What it means to lead: Response
The most important point stated in the video is to remember who you are. The reason being is if you were to abide by all of the other points but you did not stay true to yourself, then nothing you acquire, accomplish, or adhere to will be worth it. The feeling of being ashamed of yourself would overcome good feeling. With that being said, being proud of yourself and being successful makes that feeling of success that much better. This is because you would not have any negative emotions attached to it.
The next most important point is to ask for and accept help from others. There has been many times where I have tried to complete tasks where I had no idea to start. Time would be pass and I would feel like I have made no progress. After much time has passed progress would have been made, but not as much as what could have been done with the assistance of others. Once pride is set aside and you can allow someone else to assist you, it gives you the opportunity to learn and grow.
WordPress Users: Response
The first site that uses WordPress that caught my eye was whitehouse.gov. This was surprising because I did not expect the US government to be building a website through another business or organization, but they have to do it somewhere. This shows the capability and quality WordPress must have since it is being used by the government. It also shows the worth in understanding how to use WordPress. If knowing how to use this site is good enough to get a job for the government, it must be good for many other places too.
What I like most about this site is the simplicity of it. At the top of the home page is five topics where you can click on to see many articles pertaining to each topic. I also like how the home button for the page is a little White House icon. To improve the site I would change one of the headings. Now it says “The Opioid Crisis” and it looks like a bad reputation for the page. I would change it to something that suggests change like “Ending the Opioid Crisis” or “Fighting the Opioid Crisis.” I would recommend this site to friends and family because it offers good information on many different important topics.
My next site that I chose to review was Canada.com. This one follows the same theme as the first one, being that it is a site that represents the country. Although, this site has a different purpose for it. It is used as an advertisement for visiting the country, also with providing information about the countries jobs, health, contests, and much more interesting information. I did notice that this site is filled with ads, while the White House site was not.
What I like about this site is that it is not all political. There is tabs for travel, arts & life, driving, and jobs. All of these headings have subcategories that open below when hovering over each topic. It allows for a much quicker and more accurate search. What I do not like is some of the tabs do not have a subcategory search bar. Also some have a color that pops up when hovering over while some do not. Another thing I noticed is the longer topic titles run across the lines set for each topic box. I would also recommend this site to my friends and family because Canada is a very fun place to travel to and explore.
https://o.canada.com/category/travel
Qlik Sense Sites: Response
Joe Warbington used Vizlib to create a scatter plot of NHL hockey shots. He gathered every shot taken from every game of the last 9 seasons. This information could be used by any team who wants to see where the highest percentage of scoring shots are taken. It could also be viewed by broadcasters or even NHL fans. What I find interesting is the scatter plot is laid over an image of a hockey rink. Of course without this it would make the information obsolete. Another cool part of the sheet is it can be filter to a team, season, or player type to gather more information. It also shows blocked shots and shots that miss the net entirely.
Link to information on Vizlib extension for Qlik Sense: https://community.vizlib.com/support/solutions/articles/35000107160-vizlib-scatter-chart-overview
About my site: Response
This topic was very easy for me to select. It is something I take a lot of interest in, and I have a moderate amount of experience. I have been to more gyms than the average gym member so I felt like there was something interesting I could share.
I chose the Ixion theme because it was very simple and easy for me to manage. Aside from the home page, I did not use many themed pages and built them from blank pages because the viewing was always off when I exited the editing page and viewed my site.
The colors that I chose, the yellow linked phrases, came along with the theme. Other than that I decided to use a white background and black lettering to keep everything easy to read.
From this assignment I have learned that WordPress is very capable of supporting a full website and nothing has to be paid for. Unfortunately with that being said your websites will be filled with ads that can be somewhat distracting. Still I had a good time creating my website and feel like it is something cool that I will be able to hold on to and maybe one day come back to.
Matt's Best Finds 