The Platforms – Kevin’s Meandering Thoughts


That is one in every of a collection of posts answering some questions on a lifetime of running a blog that began (I imagine) through Tom Woodward, (possibly through this blogger) however that I first noticed through Alan L, Sarah H and Martin W via a renewed push to return again to running a blog areas and away from company social media platforms. I’m breaking down the collection of questions into totally different weblog posts.

Q: What platform are you utilizing to handle your weblog and why do you utilize it?

I’ve lengthy been utilizing Edublogs, and the reason being easy: I began right here and have discovered it comparatively secure (after some rising pains), and it’s a part of a neighborhood of academic blogs, largely on the College stage. I arrived at Edublogs initially of my running a blog life when Jim Farmer was simply creating the platform. Again then, I may e mail him immediately and get a response, shortly, and even with the quirks of rising pains approach again initially of all of it, Jim was at all times useful. Later, Sue Waters took over from Jim in most of the every day operations, and he or she was nice, too — an educator who was serving to to run a running a blog platform for different educators. These days, I don’t know who’s working the corporate. However I haven’t wanted any assist, both, so I suppose all has been positive.

And so, since I began right here with my first weblog put up (7,445 posts in the past!), I’ve remained right here, largely out of “if it ain’t broke, don’t repair it” mindset. Or laziness. I’ve used just a few Edublog websites through the years for my classroom — generally, I might pay for premium providers and generally, I’d go along with the free model. We nonetheless use a free website for our every day homework weblog for college students and households. It really works positive. I’ve by no means moaned and groaned concerning the annual value. Edublogs has labored out for me through the years.

Which isn’t to say I’ve not tinkered for numerous initiatives on different platforms. I’ve used WordPress for a Day by day Join website (impressed by the DS106 Day by day Create), and for the CLMOOC web site (hosted by my buddy, Karen F). I tinkered with Blogger at an early level and use Write.As for my every day poem writing. The Manila platform was the place I began this entire running a blog factor, approach again (which I wrote about in an earlier put up). There is likely to be others that I’ve forgotten.

Simplicity and stability are the issues I’ve seemed for through the years, and Edublogs has supplied that. Which doesn’t imply it won’t be time to select up stakes and port my weblog elsewhere, quickly, and eventually set up a ‘Area Of My Personal’ as many on-line pals in DS106 and past advocate, as an alternative of being hosted by the Edublogs community platform.

Extra on that risk to come back.

Peace (on the platform),
Kevin

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