IGNORE THIS MESSAGE: (this is being left here for instructional purpose only)
When you begin a new blog site, you may notice this on either a starter page or starter post. This is a page and not a post. Feel free to edit to share as much or as little about yourself as you choose. You may also delete this page, in which case you would have to delete it under Appearance/Menus.
Why include an ‘about me’ page on your blog site?
What should this page contain? How can this page build your professional identity or the digital presence of your classroom on the internet? Take a look at the examples collected below. What do you see? What don’t you see?These examples may spark some ideas for your building blocks.
- Five Flames for Learning – About Me (by Helen DeWaard)
- blogsomemoore – About (by Shelley Moore)
- Trevor MacKenzie – Who I Am
- Welcome to Peter Skillen’s Online Spaces
- Learning Zone – About Me (by Brenda Sherry)
Take 5 to jot down 5 – lets pause for 5 minutes and take a look at these or other blog sites to see how these bloggers and authors have structured their ‘about me’ page. Jot down 5 items of action for your blog site. Remember to think about your ‘why’ as you explore the digital identity and presence shared by these bloggers.