I prefer using Markdown over Word for document creation, it is simple and structured. Daring Fireball reported the integration of Markdown with OneDrive. I wonder if it could be used for teaching children before using more complex software like Word.

Thinking about teachers and pupils using WordPress, sparked, in part by Our Core Division posted by Matt Mullenweg

A note about the guided tour facility in the Pootlepress Blueprint Generator for the WordPress playground.

The daily create prompts users to explore the #ShowYourStripes webpage, illustrating over a century of temperature changes globally. Links to BiodiversityStripes which highlights the alarming decline in biodiversity. UK moths show an 86% drop since 1970. A recent survey indicates a 66% decline in flying insects in Kent since 2021.

Read: In the Woods by Tana French ★★★ 📚 Doorstop of a police procedural. Lots of psychological twist & turns. Vivid characters. Maybe too much horror in the crime, like most thriller books and movies nowadays.

Like: “Wait. You knew it was damaging mental health, sleep, attention and social development, and your response was… to give younger children even more access?” And we will say: “Well, yes. But everyone else was doing it.” A clear succinct run over social media & the young. Personally I think there might be something in […]

I like pixabot a tiny pixel character creator. Not sure where I saw this, there is a live editor at Pixabots — Pixel Character Avatars which is fun. Could be useful in class I think. Perhaps in Scratch when an uploaded gif is turned into a sprite with a costume for each frame.

This is a really interesting & powerful post. Problems from the tech giants, algorithms & AI, suggesting learning and anger as possible ways to fight back.

I've not posted a set of links for a while, keep saving them, but retired life is busier than I thought it would be.

I’ve been trying out my.wordpress.net and can see some interesting parallels with my all time favourite software HyperCard.

First Impressions: My WordPress is an interesting development. It allows you to have a totally private WordPress site in your browser. You could use this to test, develop or just play around with WordPress. It also looks like it could be used for developing an app just for yourself, or perhaps to export & share.

I saw a note from Sarah Honeychurch in an email thread about a problem with FeedWordPress, the plugin that makes the ScotEdublogs Aggregation work. This alerted Alan Levine who raised an issue and simplified the solution. Alan also had blogged about the problem, with his usual speed! I’ve applied the fix and this post should […]