Why am I writing this personal entry? Well, it is not an attempt to gain any sympathy. It attempts to show what is possible if a clear intention and goal serve the learner's needs. In May of 2022 just near the end of another fantastic school year, I do not remember what happened. But, I was unable to finish the school year and was unable to teach the following year. Why? On May 21st, 2022, I fell down a flight of 16 stairs (luckily carpeted) from the 2nd to 1st story of our home. I was found at the bottom of the stairs. I was found foaming at the mouth. This would lead to a 2-month hospital stay which included an induced coma because my seizures would not stop, several rounds of lumbar punctures, and relearning basic physical movements like something as simple as being able to roll in the hospital bed. Simply put, when I was admitted to the hospital, I was diagnosed as being “critically ill.” Please take a moment and read those words: critically ill. They are not terms that are
So, I’ve been seeing people with beautiful Twitter Cards in my Twitter Stream. They make it clear that there is a web page to visit and give a quick preview of what would be found. Something like the one below: I’ve been wondering how to get one of the cards to appear when I tweet out a link to my latest blog post. Since I use Blogger, there is not a simple button to click to turn this on. I had to find a way to paste new code into the HTML code of my blog. It took some searching from multiple sites to get a completely functional. This site though was quite helpful. But, I’d like to walk you through my process and hopefully it helps a few out. There are a few types of Twitter Cards. Two that at most frequently see are the basic summary card and the summary card with large image. Below you can see the layout of each, but realize that they both have the same content pieces. This is going to look like a lot more work than it will actually be
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