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After doing either of the activities about pages for Activity 3, how has your idea or understanding of pages changed?
When working with someone just starting out with blogging, or when introducing blogging to students, how will you explain the difference between posts and pages? What content is best left for pages?
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Miss W. 4:44 pm on January 16, 2011 Permalink |
On my class blog, I have pages with links for different subjects eg literacy, numeracy etc. I also have one for parents where I explain what is happening in the course for the year and they are expected to leave a comment. Neither of these pages are going to change over the year, other than me adding extra links in the subject pages.
To see my class blog, just click on my name or avatar.
lhowlin 2:07 am on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks for sharing how you use multiple pages. As a Teacher Librarian, I have all classes K to 6. I could see it may be useful to have a separate page for each Stage (1-3) to give an overview of what each stage is doing that term.
jamclaney 2:03 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
I was impressed by the beautiful work done by the students in the lower grades..I haven’t advanced to their level yet, but I am working on it….sort of like the cleaning up the room project.
MrSimpson07 6:41 pm on January 16, 2011 Permalink |
I have always felt pretty comfortable with the differences between pages and posts. Like Miss W., I have broken my class blog into a number of pages that address different components of the class. I find this particularly important as a Secondary teacher, as students have multiple pathways that they may be taking.
I see pages as being a separate drawer in a filing cabinet. Different pages hold different content, which is organised within each page (using tags, categories, etc.) Posts are the individual files, where the juicy stuff is kept!
Really enjoying this challenge – it is helping me to re-imagine what is possible with blogs! Thanks!
My professional blog: http://davidsimpson.edublogs.org/
debbieag 8:44 pm on January 16, 2011 Permalink |
I like your analogy!
Mrs S 9:37 pm on January 16, 2011 Permalink |
I had not really known about pages until reading through the explanation on the beginner challenge 3 post. I have used Blogger for a while and didn’t even know I could add pages. I had found the pages part of the Dashboard in Edublogs and had done a very quick edit to the About page. I have now changed that again as per challenge 3.
Pages are great for things that will remain, more or less, the same such as contact details or a collection of tutorials and definitely great for links that can be classified for classes.
Posts are the part that carry the conversation forward. They change with the ebb and flow of the blog over time. Posts can be pointers to a new page or just a reporting of an event or a celebration of something new.
I am still mulling over what makes a good About post. I think mine will evolve some more as I explore how others have approached this task.
Amy Alrawi 9:42 pm on January 16, 2011 Permalink |
Before doing this activity it never ocurred to me to use pages. Thanks guys for another juicy activity!
I think pages are a great way to introduce yourself AND organise your blog to enhance the interface. I know what I’ll be doing now for the next 3 hours…. spring cleaning my blog!
Reba Gordon Matthews 10:04 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
I agree. This challenge is GREAT! It is definitely pushing my learning. When I visit blogs now I have more insight to what I am really reviewing and liking. This challenge has given me some great tools. This lesson on “Pages” is very helpful. Two blogs that struck me were:
Kirby’s blog -2011 Blogging Challenge: Before and After Spring Cleaning: Her blog helped remind me that we can be authentic authors and add a little fun when letting the world know who we are.
Kirby’s Blog: http://mybloggingchallenge.edublogs.org/about/
Marsha’s blog – Reflections of a Techie: I agreed with her totally that many times the reader does want to know who the author of the blog is and that is it is important to make those connections with our readers.
Marsha’s Blog: http://teachingtechie.typepad.com/learning/2011/01/putting-a-bit-of-spring-in-blogs-about-page.html
However, I haven’t made a page yet; today was my first day back to work. But I will get on it in the next few days.
Reba
lhowlin 2:04 am on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
Here goes that learning curve again and I love it. This is my first attempt at blogging so everything is new. I certainly didn’t know the difference between a page and a post but I do now after that great lesson.
I think making the About Page personal is a great way for readers to get a feel for the blogger and decide if this blog is going to be interesting for them.
jamclaney 1:41 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
I am a newbie at this, but I think I understand that the “About” would be a static area where one would list or include static information….ie purpose, bloggers info. Posts are more dynamic and can change based on each new person’s comment or contribution.
Lorie 8:31 am on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
Yes, my idea of what a page was changed quite a bit. I learned that what I thought was a page actually was something entirely different. Now I know that a page is more background information about the person writing the blog or the blog itself. I thought it was just lists of older posts.
A quality page should include interesting information about the blogger and the blog’s purpose. In a classroom setting, the blogging rules also need to be there. Since my blog is not for classroom use (yet), I didn’t include a rules page.
Shawn Avery 12:25 pm on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
I’ve found pages to to be a great addition to my class blog. It’s great to have static pages to have “about” sections. I also use them as a way to make it easy to pictures, videos, and projects that we’ve done. I have separate pages as a place to house a calendar of school events (Google Calendar) and homework assignments to make communication with parents easier.
I think pages are a wonderful addition to any website. As mentioned earlier, it makes navigation easier as it can often be difficult to try to search for something on a blog.
Shawn Avery
Plympton, Massachusetts
Mr. Avery’s Class Blog
Mr. C 12:50 am on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
Hello Shawn,
You have a really sharp looking blog. I like the way that you have your pages laid out. I have been trying to get more slideshows, videos and such on our blog to personalize it for the students. Does the template you selected allow for the pull down menus – i.e. the PICTURES tab has the choices when you hover over the tab, or is that something that you set up yourself. You have done a brilliant job. Well done.
Cheers
Brian Carmichael.
6/7 Teacher
http://bcarmi.edublogs.org
Mr. Avery 8:56 pm on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks Brian. I appreciate that. The subpages for each page was part of the theme that I chose. I tried out many different layouts but really liked that aspect of it. The template I went with is called Mystique (I enjoy the background they already have but you can always change it if wanted). When you set up each page, you have a choice of it being a parent page or to go with a parent page. So with my “About” section (parent page), I have four subcategories which would be “Mr. Avery,” “Our Class,” “Our Town,” and “Blog Guidelines.” The theme takes care of the rest for you.
I think I might have caused more confusion than helped. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask though. I’ll be more than happy to help out.
Shawn Avery
Plympton, Massachusetts
Mr. Avery’s Class Blog
jennimaartensz 9:09 am on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
Shawn
I too am impressed with all that you and your students have achieved in your blog… no surprise there with the Rookie award!
Is Mystique the only template that allows sub-categories that you know?
I am a total newbie to blogging and am wondering how you enabled the participatory components on your blog, eg the challenge and add a winter adjective.
Truly inspiring.
Thank you
http://jennimaartensz.edublogs.org/
jennimaartensz 9:13 am on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
And all it took was further reading to discover the answer to my question.
Thanks Sue Waters!
Shawn Avery 12:49 pm on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks Jenni!
I’ve tried out a few of the WPMU templates but personally really enjoyed the Mystique theme. I really like the look of it.
For the Weekly Challenge, I use a bit of everything. I use Adobe Photoshop to create the challenge (but could be done in something like MS Paint) and upload it using the media library. Then, I used Google Docs to create a form for students to fill out. I feel Google makes it pretty simple to create forms and they’re really easy to embed into the blog.
As far as the winter adjectives are concerned, I used a website called Answer Garden. It’s really easy to use and you don’t even have to sign up for anything! It definitely allows for even more participation from the students, which is definitely what a class blog is all about!
Thank you again! Always enjoy getting feedback about the blog.
Shawn Avery
Plympton, Massachusetts
Mr. Avery’s Class Blog
Mrs S 3:14 pm on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks for the link to Answer Garden, Shawn. It looks very interesting. Love the way you used it to collect adjectives on your class blog.
Shawn Avery 12:16 pm on January 21, 2011 Permalink |
It’s definitely a great tool. So many different uses for it. Great for a whole class assessment to see that most are understanding a concept you’re working on. The students loved using it too. I actually had that post setup on a laptop outside my room during parent teacher conferences so the students could add to it while they were waiting.
So many wonderful web 2.0 tools out there. Just a matter of finding them! It’s a never-ending search.
Karla 5:07 pm on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
My understanding of pages has changed because I didn’t really know you could have pages on a blog! I thought it was all just posts! I certainly didn’t know that you could add more pages. So that’s been a really helpful lesson.
As a result of not knowing that I could create and use pages I guess I hadn’t really thought about information that I could place on the blog. Reading some of the suggestions and things that other people has been doing is helpful. Having that static, easily accesible page on the blog is such a great idea.
In teaching my students I would make sure that they understand the difference and that they don’t over clutter their blog with too many pages.
mrsangle 7:13 pm on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
I have understood the concept of pages because I have been a regular blog reader for a while, but I never stopped to think about their value to me as a blogger. Now that I am giving this a serious try, I’m beginning to widen my idea base from a classroom perspective.
I currently am using a wordpress.com blog for personal use. My vision is that once I feel like I can regularly manage that, I would like to create a blog on Edublogs for classroom use. Creating separate information pages seems like it could solve a lot of “housekeeping” issues while allowing the general posting page to carry the weight of the kids’ work.
My current problem is that I want to keep “tweaking” things like my About page and the layout, theme, etc. I realize that consistency is important, but it’s a lot of fun to play around with all the options!
http://mrsangle.wordpress.com
jamclaney 2:10 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
I liked the way your site was set up with the tabs on the top. I am learning so much, and with each new thing, I try to go include it in mine.
http://jamclaney@edublogs.org
jamclaney 2:12 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
oops…
http://jamclaney.edublogs.org
Deb 9:47 pm on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
As a newbie, I didn’t have a clue about pages, but now, I think I get it (these discussions really help). I believe I will use pages for info I want my students or other readers to always have access to. David Simpson’s reply helped me sort it out in my mind.
For now, the about page on my blog will be an introduction to me. To me, an about page should help the reader get to know the author. I’m sure mine will evolve as I evolve as a blogger.
http://debday.edublogs.org
Sue Waters 10:23 pm on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
Hi Everyone, glad you have each gained varying insights into Pages and how you might use them on a blog.
Here’s some extra tips that might interest you:
1. This one is personal but I personally don’t like the look of comments on my About pages.
Some bloggers do while others don’t. For those that are like me and don’t want comments all you need to do is go to Pages > Edit hover over the link to your About page to bring up the Action menus and click on Quick Edit. While in Quick Edit mode just deselect Allow Comments and Allow pingback — final step is click Update Page.
2. Some themes allow for nested pages so you can have subpages sitting below pages in the top navigation menu. If you hover over the About on The Teacher Challenge blog (http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/) you will see Participate is a subpage of the parent page About.
This is a handy trick to use on blogs where you do use several pages to keep the top navigation tidy.
Here is how you create subpages – http://help.edublogs.org/2009/08/01/using-sub-pages-on-blogs/
Themes that support nested pages include WPMU-Nelo, WPMU-Triden and WPMU-Dixi
3. We will talk about embedding code later and this is an advanced tip.
However, those that are already know how to embed videos etc into their pages you need to make sure that you always edit that page in HTML mode once any code is added or you can end up breaking the embed code and having problems.
4. And my bonus tip. Having an About page is great. It helps your reader. But readers also like to quickly be able to work out your name and write a comment using that name. A fast way to help them is to change your display name so it is easier for them to relate than your username,
Here are the instructions for how to change your display name – http://help.edublogs.org/2009/08/25/changing-or-deleting-a-username/
Sue Waters 10:25 pm on January 17, 2011 Permalink |
PS I’ve also activate the Subscribe to Comments plugin.
So if you would like to be notified of new comments on a discussion thread all you need to do is select ‘Notify me of followup comments via email’ before you click on Reply.
napost 9:45 pm on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
Hi Sue:
After reading the posts, I have reworked my About page. I am also beginning to add other pages; however, my schedule allows only a bit of time. I need to put a student direction page up and the rubric pages, and I think I will be ready for students. I would appreciate any comments.
mrssarno 9:33 am on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
I never knew what a page was for! I thought the About page was just an ad for Edublogs! That is so funny! I am really enjoying this challenge, between everyone’s ideas and the information from the adminstrators- its great!
Patti Forster 4:58 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
Sue, thanks for the extra tips. I’m going to try to change my display name.
As to learning about pages. It was definitely important to learn about pages and how these can contain more static information (like the About page). I’m still trying to rack my brain on what other kind of pages I might include on my educational blog and on my personal blog. I’ll have to keep looking at more blog sites to get some ideas.
kshay 8:52 pm on January 18, 2011 Permalink |
I’m starting to visit more sites to get some ideas of additional pages in the future.
I already know I will update my about page to get more personable. I guess I am still not certain how much to share and how much will someone take. I have had problems with information on the internet. I guess it will take time to feel safe to share. It is hard to trust the world.
misscollette 12:04 am on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
Wow I didnt even know they were there! It makes complete sense when you look at that table defining the key differences. I would definatley use that table as an example to use with the kids, perhaps using a practical example/acivity so the kids have to decide what goes where. Like others I will be cruising everyones blogs for inspiration and ideas-Thanks everyone!
Mr. C 12:40 am on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
Evening all,
I have been checking out some other About pages and I have decided that mine certainly needs some more pizazz. I haven’t given out specific information to keep our identities safe, so our About page is pretty plain.
I have been using my pages as more of a static information and presentation tool. There is less likelihood that people will comment on my pages. I leave that more for the blog posts. My pages are not updated as much as the blog posts. Except for my homework and notices page. This page is updated daily by using a link to a GoogleApps spreadsheet. The students and families like this page to be informed. It can be found here. http://bcarmi.edublogs.org/homework
Hope this adds to the converations.
Cheers
Brian
nenifoofer 12:52 am on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks for the challenge:) I have finally written what i think is a half decent About page. I really could not decide how ‘professional’ as opposed to ‘personal’ to make it. I don’t have any problem sharing some personal info and really in order to have a decent relationship with the students I teach it is necessary to be prepared for them to know a little about your interests, passions and family life so I have no qualms putting these on the blog. I believe i will take up the ideas I have seen though and ad a CV page, and a PLN page since for this blog at least my focus is on networking with teachers. If I had a student blog, the pages would be different and would include etiquette and how to write comments etc. I think the nature of the pages is very much going to depend on the purpose and readership of the blog.
Dorene Bates 8:31 am on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
I added an About Me page to my blog. I had a gadget that was About Me, but did not know about pages. I love learning new things! I like the About Me pages that have a picture of the person, their passion and what they like to do. I will be adding to mine over time. I need to add a picture and think more about what I want to write about my passion.
Luciana 6:43 am on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
The tips and examples of About pages given in the Challenge are great. It was clear and easy to write mine. I’ve included some personal and professional info because I can not separate them. It is all about who I am. Thanks!
woodct 12:30 pm on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
Wow. The more we go through this challenge, the more I realize I DON”T know. This is really my first experience with pages. After looking through some of you AWESOME about pages, I have decided to go back and change mine. I would like it to be more personal, because I think that makes a really good about page. Thanks!
Marc Young 12:54 pm on January 20, 2011 Permalink |
I am using wikis with four of my classes. Each student has his/her own page. The comment section allows for students to interact and I have used guided questions to help students begin writing. Students like the fact they have their own place to write. Keping a classroom wiki helps me with organization. I think for my younger students this is providing a good starting place to begin to write for an audience
symojen 12:36 am on January 21, 2011 Permalink |
I have found it challenging to set up a page- not the page itself but getting it to show up from my blog. However I have persevered with it and realised what was wrong. In doing this I have learnt a lot about creating pages and won’t make these mistakes again. It will certainly make it easier to assist my students when I go back to work when school starts again.
juselig 10:25 am on January 21, 2011 Permalink |
I now have a better understanding of Pages as opposed to Posts. Thank you. My next project is to build Pages as I build the blog.
judigowing 4:44 pm on January 21, 2011 Permalink |
I have added my about page – it is pretty simple but gives an indication of my intereest as far as education is concerned. I didn’t add the private family ‘stuff’ as I did think that may be too much information!
judigowing 4:57 pm on January 21, 2011 Permalink |
The link is http://judigowing.edublogs.org/about/
kmhamm 9:45 am on January 22, 2011 Permalink |
After doing this challenge, I have decided that many more pages will be included on my blog. Now what needs to be done is finding the content for those pages. I can see that making sure pages stay true to their purpose might be a little tricky if you are including many links as resources on a page, whereas blogs can be spontaneous yet still relevant to the blog’s topic. Keeping pages “separate” is something that will challenge me.
beginnerblogger 8:59 am on January 23, 2011 Permalink |
As I understand it, the About page is an introduction. That seems simple enough, however I’m always afraid to send too much information about myself into cyberspace, so I kept mine simple.
The difference between pages and posts seems simple enough to me. The pages are reserved for more permanent additions to the blog. Things that will not be changed or updated often. Posts are regularly updated and topics may change frequently. They seem more interactive than do pages.
If I wanted to explain this difference to my students, I think I would begin by assigning a specific topic for a page, like the About page. Then tell them their post topics are up to them.
debhogg 6:54 pm on January 23, 2011 Permalink |
Hi beginnerblogger,
Pages can be simple… or not… they can be manipulated to deliver information or parts of a thread of a conversation with your readers, by nesting them within the navigation of the blog. Once you visit a few blogs of high profile bloggers the horizon of what is possible moves out beyond my reach! That’s for both templates that come for free and for the ones paid for by subscribing. You may not want a page like the About page to have a comment field but there are so many more levels within some blogs, that the whole use of pages becomes part of their engagement with their audience. Journal entry for January 2011: another mind explosion as the possibilities of page usage in blogs is opened up for me by the Edublog Teacher Challenge! Regards, Deb
Ellen 12:28 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
Funny thing…this is the activity that finally got me started in the Teacher Challenge. I realized I had been using pages and posts interchangeably, so I renewed my blog once again, to get it ready for the new semester …and voila! I hope it will be more flexible now. I have the posts set up for communicating and discussing and the pages set up for more permanent non-changing information. I hope this will work better. At least, this is how it will beuntil I learn how to set up student blogs…..
I called the About Me page Welcome to TKT and it can be found at http://teachingknowledge.wordpress.com/welcome-to-tkt/. It is meant for my teacher trainee students who have never blogged before and have never trained to be teachers, although some of them are already teaching. Yes, I know, it’s amazing, isn’t it, that people can teach without training and without a teaching license!!!!!
So far, after giving these courses for four years, I have only had one student who had ever blogged before. We are all beginners. I am hoping to help put my students on the blogging track.
I think that with the special use and circumstances of my blog and my audience that comments might come in handy for students who need to ask questions but cannot make it to the question posting place.
Ellen 6:33 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
Hello again
I had to write back and tell you that I have started a new blog, this one reflecting more of what is going on here. There is an About page and so far a post going. I promise I will catch up.
It is incredible how much time it took me to create a blog….5 hours without moving! I can’t believe I stayed still for so long! Visit my new intent at http://teacherchallenge.wordpress.com.
P.S. I’m still setting it up, but I had to get the word out.
Ellen
cswetavage 5:38 pm on January 25, 2011 Permalink |
Since doing this activity, I now understand that you can have more than one page on your blog than just an “About” page! I am so excited and am thinking about the many different types of pages that I can make available for my students to use as reference (i.e. Tips on the Writing Process, Links to Websites, Classroom Projects, etc.)
I will be able to explain the difference between a post and page as continual or static, respectively. Posts are ongoing with a variety of topics and discussions that continually change and are updated. Whereas pages are on one topic or for a single purpose, such as exhibiting a class project, and are rarely changed or updated.
See how much I am learning already!
Paula Michalak 8:36 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink |
DQ #3 – How has your idea or understanding of pages changed?
Initially, when I began looking around the blog I created, I had the hardest time understanding what made the difference. But, now I get the static nature of Page and the more vibrant nature of posts. I do like how the Page option does allow for comments, while will be useful when I try to extend the blog to students and parents.
When working with someone just starting out with blogging, or when introducing blogging to students, how will you explain the difference between posts and pages? What content is best left for pages?
That will be a little difficult to describe. I think what I’ll do is probably demonstrate using my blog during a lesson, and then show how editing and adding appear on both Page and Posts. Then, I will probably do a venn diagram with the students because there are some similarities that might make it confusing, but also some major differences that might help to clarify.
Mr Laidlaw 1:58 am on January 31, 2011 Permalink |
I had never really paid much attention to the “About” page before as I had concentrated on getting the students individual blogs up and running as well as showing them how to add posts, pictures and video. We found that all pretty exciting stuff.
But now I have realised that the “About” page is really like an introduction to Room 9 and will help visitors to get an idea of what the blog is trying to do.
Albert 5:53 pm on January 31, 2011 Permalink |
Pages are just for conveying information, not for conversation. A post is what invites conversation. That’s the main difference.
It wasn’t until this challenge that I even “saw” the ABOUT page. Talk about someone who doesn’t pay attention! A page is a good one to put an assignment where a student can ask a question, which is directed toward the assignment clarification and if another student should have the same question, they can see how you answered. It’s not an open discussion. Questioning strategies, (like our Thoughtful Education initiative) would be perfect for anyone to bounce ideas.
Deb Hogg 7:36 pm on January 31, 2011 Permalink |
Hi Albert, I don’t see the distinction between posts and pages quite as distinctly as you have described. A page can be a conversation – just one that might take longer so you want to set it aside for going back to but not have it on the home page where it will scroll down and disappear into the archive. Pages can include a comment field or not, so if you want to invite comment and start a conversation you have the comment field there but if you are just conveying information then design the page without the comment field. Either way it is important to look carefully at the navigation within your blog to make sure visitors can move between posts and pages with ease. Students are great for checking out the navigation process – they try all the buttons! Regards, Deb Hogg
aklawrence 4:04 am on February 1, 2011 Permalink |
I must admit, I think I’m still a little grey in this area. My understanding is this:
- A page is somewhere you can put information that remains in the same place throughout your blog. It might also be a space where you have a themed conversation – for example, if I was sharing my blog with the class, I might create a page on a topic we’re studying
- A post is more like an update of your topic…thoughts, ideas, reflection etc.
Am I on the right track?
Another page I’m considering making is useful links – and that would definitely be a page and not a post, right???
Miss W. 4:25 am on February 1, 2011 Permalink |
G’day Ashley,
My class blog has lots of pages, most of them links for students to use for different subject areas. I also have our grade 6 and 10 ICT checklist on there as pages – it is used as a reference for students that doesn’t change over the years. To visit my class blog page, click on either my name or avatar.
Shawn Urban 1:29 am on February 4, 2011 Permalink |
A quality About page should attract, hook, maintain the interest of, engage, inform and deliver what it promises to the blog’s reader. It should tell the reader who the blogger is, why he or she is qualified to write on the topics of the blog, what the blog is all about and why the blogger is publishing it now.
Lisa 9:51 am on February 5, 2011 Permalink |
I didn’t know that there really was a difference between posts and pages. I didn’t think it mattered what info. I put where. Is there a way to make an about page for students and one for adults? I have switched to blogger so it is a little more challenging, especially to a blogging novice.
I think the main info. I would tell my students is that a post is for what you are thinking every day and a page is for what you want people to know in the long run. If I tell them they can change a post every day and that a page can stay the same for a while, they will be happy that they don’t have to do as much work.
technologyisablessing 11:08 pm on February 5, 2011 Permalink |
http://michaelhyatt.com/anatomy-of-an-effective-blog-post.html
this website will help with some of the how to’s…
technologyisablessing 11:10 pm on February 5, 2011 Permalink |
I like the pages concepts and on the blogs I follow I think the pages have evolved. I like being able to find old posts but I also go to some blogs for specific info, and often won’t accept a blog as helpful til I have read the “About” page of the blogger. It helps make connections and provides credibility. So I think after that- your other pages develop based on your audience, their needs and your purpose of the blog…
Coach Helmer 6:49 pm on February 8, 2011 Permalink |
I am starting to understand the difference between a page and as a post. As a beginner My blog really is for coaches but as a PE teacher I am thinking of ways that I could use this with my HS students. A page could definately be used for a class syllabus or a document that we may refer to in a health or fitness class. A post could be used to communicate activity in class or communicate upcoming activities or even simple reminders. Posts could be a good way to communicate current research or health information to students.
perthlearninglibrarian 8:19 pm on February 13, 2011 Permalink |
Actually, the difference between the two seems quite logical to me. The posts being a rolling succession of thoughts, whereas the pages are far more static – the stuff people may refer to from time to time. Or alternatively pages have the sort of reference information that people need to easily access on a fairly regular basis and therefore don’t want have to trawl through heaps of posts to find.
chrischuck 8:14 pm on March 8, 2011 Permalink |
Posts are meant for conversation. People post thoughts and responses. Pages include additional information related to the topic or theme for the particular blog. People that check out the blog can look at the pages to learn more about the topic.
DavidSkalski 2:47 pm on March 12, 2011 Permalink |
As a Special Education Teacher I think my Blog, right now, would be a good place to create pages that will help me professionally. As in pages with links and really interesting internet tools that I could implement in the classroom. Some of my students may have trouble accessing the material required to make and create effective blog posts.
MrB 3:22 pm on March 12, 2011 Permalink |
Posts are up to date. I would use these as activities/discussion questions I want for my students. A page is something I don’t need to update often. I would use these for “about me”/a course syllabus/grading policies/etc.
sdavis21 3:34 pm on March 13, 2011 Permalink |
Pages are a great way to introduce yourself, the topic and or the assignment. It is something that people can relate back to whenever necessary.
sdavis21 3:40 pm on March 13, 2011 Permalink |
Also posts are more for dialogue going back and forth between students and teachers.
SarahLDavis 5:51 pm on March 13, 2011 Permalink |
The content best left for pages is that which a blogger wants permanently on their blog. A page doesn’t change on the day-to-day. A post, on the other hand, does change – so much so that it is listed with date, time, and in order from the most recent to the oldest. Pages are great for introducing the creator of a blog or the purpose of a blog, but they are not where discussions will take place. Posts are the revolving doors of blogging; people are entering and leaving their comments to be moderated and responded to.
sccsinstrumental 7:04 pm on March 13, 2011 Permalink |
I hadn’t noticed before the static vs dynamic difference between pages and posts. The page is more permanent information that doesn’t necessarily warrant discussion but comments allow feedback –if you’re not as clear as you’d intended someone can let you know! I would tell students that pages could function as a sort of instruction manual for your blog…especially if your blog has a technical or software component to it. Pages are better for facts and tutorials.
atahamon 2:29 pm on March 14, 2011 Permalink |
I am very new to all blogging. However, I understood the difference between a page and a post. The page is the big picture, the things that won’t change in your blog. In a page it’s something that you want to see all of the time. The posts change weekly or even daily. My posts are mostly my thoughts and questions I have about Seneca language, and I want to receive comments on them. Where my pages have the facts versus my feelings.
Theoceexixced 8:49 pm on July 25, 2011 Permalink |
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