This blogging activity, as part of the Edublog Teacher Challenge, is to consider the use of “Pages” as opposed to “posts” on a blog. Essentially, a page is a static site (sort of like a common webpage) while a post shows up as the homepage, in reverse chronological order. Specifically, we are being asked to examine our All About Me pages and think about the message it sends, and maybe do a little spring cleaning.
I did a similar preview a few years ago, too, and although today I made some quick tweaks to the language there (I used to moderate every single comment and now I have it set differently, so returning users don’t need to be in my moderation bin), it is still a pretty inviting message, I think. My All About Me page is actually All Ab0ut You (the reader).
I’ve avoided using too many pages because I feel like it clutters up the blog homepage site. The only other pages that I used to use was for an ongoing short story called Mac’s Music Shack (and is really The Canterbury Tales, retold through music themes), and I was working to embed video introductions to each chapters and podcasting the chapters. (You can tell it’s a bit dated because I was using Google Video). It was an experiment around using audio and video and writing, and the static quality of the Page made sense to me at the time. The page is still there, if you are curious, but it remains a Page Under Construction and is not currently linked on the homepage.
Peace (in the reflecting),
Kevin
Hi Kevin, thank you for sharing this post. As always, you give us something to think about!
I like your focus on the reader and explaining how comments work. I may have to incorporate those instructions somewhere on my blog. I am slowly getting parent comments, but I wonder how many aren’t sure how to go about it.
Hi Kevin,
What an excellent blog you have. I have enjoyed exploring your blog rather than doing my challenges.
Glenda
Thanks
I’m glad you could pop on by.
Kevin