A few impressions…
January 22, 2008
Creating the first post was very easy. One great thing I found out was that posting a link here is actually easier than in Blogger, as they ask you whether you want it to open on another page. I always do, because then I make sure my reader will always go back to my main page, no matter how much he wanders off in cyberspace. With Blogger I must turn to html mode and insert the right code after the link (thanks for teaching me how to do that last year, Erika!). Here the whole process is much simpler!
I chose the default template (it’s a bit like those ice cream shops that offer you 200 different flavours – I get so lost with the variety of choices that I usually stick to vanilla). This template allows me to customize my header, so I used a picture I already had in my computer to make the blog a bit more personal. And then added a Tangram image: a cat, simply because it was one of the few pictures I found that faced the centre of the screen. I saw a cute one of a man running, but it was facing right and it looked as if he was actually running away from the blog!
So there you go: two posts in 30 minutes. Now it’s time to get back to work…
More later!
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carla arena | January 22, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Dear Mônica,
The “vanilla” layout is great. I love clean blogs with not so much information. Here, my focus was only in your post. Nice reflection of the differences between Blogger and Edublogs. You’ll find many more in no time, and being adventurous as I know you are, you’ll master Edublogs and find even more creative ways to use it. Now, I’m curious about the story behind Tangram! I just loved the one you shared with us about the Platypus.
Waiting for more.
Don’t forget to TAG your posts “blogging4educators”. Next week, you’ll understand why we keep insisting on that!
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mveado | January 22, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Hi Carla, I’ve just added the tag to both posts, thanks for reminding me!
What I’ve always loved about the Tangram is its simplicity and the fact that there are actually hundreds of combinations to form different shapes using pieces that, in isolation, are simply geometric forms…
Hugs,
Mônica