Supporting the blogging community – 2

Posted by Peter Ford in UncategorizedJan 6th, 2007 | 4 responses

If paying for something that you can get for free seems far too altruistic, then perhaps you can consider using the services of a theme designer to make a school website or blog look presentable. Even in this day and age, many websites look crap. This is as true of school sites as it is of those set up by ICT folk.

I’m in the middle of sorting out my company site for a relaunch and as a starting-point, I’m using a great theme designed and made freely available by Brian Gardner. However, he will create you a simple custom theme for about $200. This seems like incredible value. I’m going to get in touch with him.

Static school websites cost anything between £500 and £1000s and often look static and cheap. Brian and others like him will save you money and produce a school or personal site that looks good. You’ll be supporting the community in return. You might even turn some of these part-time designers into pompous yuppies! That everyone’s goal in life isn’t it;-)



4 Responses to “Supporting the blogging community – 2”

  1. Brian Gardner says:
    January 7, 2007 at 2:30 am

    Hope to hear from you! :)

    Great post, by the way!

  2. John Sutton says:
    January 8, 2007 at 8:14 am

    Hi Peter, where is this guy based? Sounds like a great service.

  3. Jane Krauss says:
    February 8, 2007 at 9:17 pm

    Hi Peter –
    I met you in the Netherlands when we both presented at an AFNORTH (NATO school) gig about two years ago. I’ve followed your blog for a while. In addition to the newer work I do now (see website), I’m writing a book on project-based learning with technologies that help make the enterprise more authentic and interesting. The book is designed for an international audience (with profiles from around the globe) and I’d like to include you as a UK blogger to read along with Ann Davis, David Warlick, etc. (US usual suspects) and Thinking Stick’s Jeff Utecht.
    I hope this message finds you well.
    Jane Krauss
    Eugene, Oregon USA

  4. Scott Lazovik says:
    March 16, 2007 at 4:19 am

    I’m just getting started at blogging and really enjoyed seeing the set up of your site as well as reading some of your blogs. I thought your idea on a blog as a way to do a presentation was innovative. My thought was at Wikispaces to do a presentation and include comments from the audience right away. By adding input from the audience during or after a presentation you create a much more interactive presentation. It also allows for instant feedback and the ability for questions that pop up after the presentation to be answered. I’m thinking about starting my primary class blogging or using the wikispaces site for book reviews and writing activities. Any thoughts? Please let me know at http://teaching2ndgrade.blogspot.com

    Scott

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