Overall with the final results with my e-book is a successful on, this is because i have already created a website in the past before, but not using the site Weebly.
The first stage of creating my site was ensuring that i structured the site so that it is easy for all audiences, i added numerous amount of pages so that i could add the information without the need of scrolling per page, overall i think that i was successful when it comes to this aspect of this e-book because separated each page according to its title and section, thus i separated each page in order making it easier for the user of my e-book. However at the start of creating my e-book i was criticised for having too much pages, which made my e-book look too much, i responded to this feedback by reducing the amount of pages i have and by putting it in order.
My e-book also contains a variety of multimedia components such as text, images, and videos. Overall this aspect of my ebook has been good but there have been issues. The text element was the easiest part of adding it to my e-book, to continue i have also added images, the images i have chosen are overall good because these images are relevant to my site i.e using a vle logo to represent education in technology. However it has been difficult to use videos in my e-book at the start, this is because videos had to be a specific format and in order which was SWF, i had to convert each youtube link to a video and then convert the video into a SWF file, overall this issue was a hard one at the start and after the issue was figured out it was straight to repeat the steps for the other videos.
My e-book is fit for purpose because i have continued a specific colour scheme throughout, this colour scheme consists of brown, black and white. it meets the needs for the audiences because overall the e-book looks professional and sophisticated, thus the colours i have used are not too overpowering, the scheme is simple yet effective.
When it comes down to the ease of navigation my site i have strengths and weaknesses this is because that every page in my e-book is linked to upcoming page but in my e-book it would have been better for each page to include a home button, this is so that if the user wanted to go back to the home page i they could click the home button instead of scrolling up and going to the home page from there, this was also given feedback to me by a peer she said “ you should have a home button on every page” , i could not respond to this feedback because of the time frame i had but in future i will take this feedback on board.
My e-book is accessible by all audiences because the software i have used “ weebly” can be accessed by majority of browsers such as the internet explorer, Google chrome, Opera etc this means that majority of audiences have no difficulty when it comes down to accessing the e-book.
During when making the e-book i i continuously asked the critique and opinions of my peers, this is so that i could have my e-book to the best of my ability. Many people said that i have clearly checked that the e-book was linked and it runs effectively throughout, they also said “My colour scheme is very sophisticated “ this is beneficial because it will make it easier for a user because they will not get put off if it had bright overpowering colours. . However i did get many comments on how to improve the e-book like “ Add more images ”. I responded to this critique by adding an image on majority of the main pages this is so that my e-book will become more attractive and interesting to the user.. Another critique i got was to “ensure that everything in order” i worked on this feedback the most as it is very important to present the information to the user in a tidy, presentable format which can be used by those without the computer knowledge when accessing the e-book. To improve the whole e-book i would manage my time effectively this is because i should have built up the site gradually over the time period i had rather than cramming everything together toward the end, thus by looking at this improvement i can prevent any mistakes made along the way which would make my e-book much better.
During this whole process I felt that my performance in creating the e-book was good because throughout the process i had a good attitude to work hard, throughout I spent many hours in an attempt to create a fully working e-book even though i had to restart the whole e-book because of a weebly error , i thoroughly ensured that everything was in full working order so i checked everything step by step and before i moved on to the next stage i made sure everything is working, thus i ensured that the design of my site was easy to use for every audience even those who lack ICT knowledge.