As part of the Teacher Challenge, I have received several inquiries about my blog, domain, hosting, student blogs, etc. I thought it would be a good idea to share all of this in a post in case others wondered about it as well. Domains The domain name is just the fancy description of the web… Continue reading Domains, Self-Hosting, and Content Management Systems
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Avatars, Profile Pics, and Gravatars! Oh, my!
Challenge #4 for the Teacher Challenge supported by Edublogs, asks us to create a new avatar and explain the avatars that we use. Profile Pics You’re probably really familiar with profile pics if you use Facebook. Since I use Facebook primarily with my friends and family, I change it periodically. Currently, my profile pic features… Continue reading Avatars, Profile Pics, and Gravatars! Oh, my!
“Winter” Cleaning the About Page
I decided sprucing up my “About” page would be a good idea. Here is a screenshot of it before I tackled it today: As you can see, the old page was just a bit boring. It lacked a lot of specific information, and it was really, really short. I also don’t think it did a… Continue reading “Winter” Cleaning the About Page
Five Ideas for Effective Blog Posts
This is the second installment of the Teacher Challenge supported by Edublogs. I am going to share some things I find effective when reading blog posts. I am definitely not an expert at following my own advice! Use lists and/or bullets. We all know that it is easier to read lists than a huge chunk… Continue reading Five Ideas for Effective Blog Posts
Ask the Blog: What’s Stretching Forward all about?
I have decided to take part in the Teacher Challenge supported by Edublogs in order to expand my blogging. It’s a 30 day challenge, and I am hoping it will encourage me to become a more active blogger. Today’s challenge is to share information about this blog. _________________________________________________________________ 1. When did Stretching Forward begin? Stretching… Continue reading Ask the Blog: What’s Stretching Forward all about?