My Brain Hurts

"What brain?"

Hahahaha--whatever.

No, seriously, it's been a busy week and while my brain doesn't hurt, I am ready for the week to be over. It wasn't bad busy or anything, don't get me wrong, just lots of stuff piling up.

"Like what?" you asked?

I'll tell you.

I've been helping Becky with the testing of the Resume Generator, but that's just the start. I had a great idea for redesigning a couple ReadWriteThink pages, so I worked up some mock-up examples for discussion...and then got feedback on them, and needed to do some more work.

I also got asked to fill in for a some voice work for the Engage / Teacher to Teacher blog Listen Up! podcast (yup, that's me in the intro!).

There's a bit of work I'm doing for IRA's Annual Convention -- which will be in Chicago April 29 - May 2, 2012. More on that coming in the following months (shhhh! It's a secret!). Fun stuff--good for a laugh, I hope, and informative.

And I'm pulling all kinds of statistics and traffic numbers for ReadWriteThink so that we can analyze usage and make some changes/improvements. So I get to look at charts and graphs and columns of numbers in order to make charts and graphs and columns of numbers that make more sense and show the information we really need.

This is why my brain hurts. But at least my charts are pretty.

I know, not the most interesting blog post, but busy doesn't always equal fun/entertaining.

I hope to have a more interesting blog next week. If not from work stuff, then just something I make up and talk about anyway.

Wes

Upcoming RWT Goodness: Resume Generator

I meant to post this on Thursday, but I was too busy working on the Resume Generator interactive to actually post about it. And by working on it, I mean testing it. I mentioned a few weeks ago about how I was the lead designer on the K-W-L Chart Creator interactive. Becky is lead designer on the Resume Generator, and she did an excellent job researching current resume practices, finding templates, and creating the tips.

It looks AWESOME!




Of course, looks aren't everything. It also functions extremely well. It's not only intuitive, but it has audio tips throughout to help guide users in creating a stronger resume.



And it does result in a pretty swanky-looking resume when you are all done:






Testing that was my Thursday. As always, there were minor changes that need to be made, some small things we wanted to see a little different, but all-in-all, our programs did an excellent job--which was no surprise. Those guys are great to work with.

We are hoping to have it ready for release in August. We still need to get some more testing done--by you! That's right, we want to have a sort of open beta test for this interactive. If you are interested in trying it out, send me an email or drop a comment on this blog, and I will hook you up with a link to Resume Generator so you can give it a whirl.

More cool stuff still to come from ReadWriteThink. I scooped the K-W-L Chart Creator, and just introduced the Resume Generator, but we've still got a third new interactive rolling out this year--but I'll keep that one under wraps until we get a little closer to finished.

It's pretty exciting, though!

Wes