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Russ Pontius
Candice Bryant
Erin Quackenbush
Michael Gillis

Website Analysis Recommendation Report

Introduction

Introduction
When looking at modules on the Drupal website, I decided to focus my attention on Media related modules. There were a large variety of modules to look at, including a module for using Flickr, and a module to create image galleries. The module that seemed most interesting to me was the
MP3 module. If you are interested in adding an MP3 player to your site, this review will be helpful.

History and Features

As I have been working on my Drupal site, I have been contemplating how to add extra content that is related to the curriculum of this course. One way I have managed to expand upon my learning, is by reading some online news articles about Drupal. It is important to understand why we as students are learning how to create sites using Drupal. Looking at news articles helps put things in perspective.

I have attached a PDF copy of our groups web analysis report. Please note that you must be logged in to the class site to view the attachment.

Chapter 11 gives some great advice on using graphics in web writing. Although the drupal sites we are building for class probably won't use many images, many websites are built around selling products which requires extensive use of images.

Pictures can be used for many reason. They evoke an emotional response in a reader, represent a product, convey a step or process, or even organize information in a chart.

Chapter 9 in Letting Go of The Words talks about lists. Lists are a great way to display information. Often time lists are part of databases, where people will be searching for information specific to their location or interests. Examples of this include movie time listings, or product lists on Amazon.