{"id":609,"date":"2017-02-18T23:12:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T23:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2017-02-18T23:13:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T23:13:23","slug":"blog-index-february-18-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/index\/blog-index-february-18-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Index \/ February 18, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In all the busy-ness of the past couple of weeks, I forgot to do an Index post last week. And now&#8230; I am indexing not just this blog, but also my <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter4canvas.blogspot.com\/\"><strong>Twitter4Canvas<\/strong><\/a> blog and <a href=\"https:\/\/canvasliveplayground.blogspot.com\/\"><strong>CanvasLIVE Playground<\/strong><\/a> blogs. I am clearly having too much fun with this! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The posts new to this index are marked in bold, and there are also &#8220;latest posts&#8221; from all three blogs in the sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CanvasLIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/canvaslive\/canvaslive-brainstorming\/\">CanvasLIVE Brainstorming<\/a>. This is just a braindump of all tricks and strategies that I could share through CanvasLIVE.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/canvaslive\/canvaslive-getting-started\/\">CanvasLive: Getting Started<\/a>. This is my new blog to support the work I will be doing for the CanvasLIVE presentations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/canvaslive\/excited-about-canvaslive-thank-you-stefanie\/\">Excited about CanvasLIVE (thank you, Stefanie!)<\/a>. I am excited that my next Canvas project is going to be doing some demos for CanvasLive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CanvasLive: Growth Mindset \/ Feedback Cats<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/canvaslive\/canvaslive-planning-the-mindset-cats\/\">CanvasLIVE: Planning the Mindset Cats<\/a>. This is a plan for a growth mindset \/ cats widget presentation (still some work to do here).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvasliveplayground.blogspot.com\/2017\/02\/notes-diigo-for-annotated-articles.html\">Diigo-in-Canvas<\/a>. Using Inoreader, I can display live Diigo content in Canvas; these are feedback resource examples.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvasliveplayground.blogspot.com\/2017\/02\/notes-blog-rss-in-canvas.html\">Notes. Blog RSS in Canvas.<\/a>. I&#8217;ve been working on Inoreader RSS documentation for Canvas; these are &#8220;feedback cat&#8221; examples.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/canvaslive-with-janie-ruddy-feedback\/\">CanvasLIVE with Janie Ruddy: Feedback!<\/a>\u00a0These are my notes and comments on Janie&#8217;s feedback presentation. I need to do feedback cats!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Twitter4Canvas Mini-Course<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/canvaslive-planning-twitter4canvas\/\">CanvasLIVE: Planning Twitter4Canvas<\/a>. I&#8217;ve sketched out the presentation for Twitter4Canvas (streamlined with help from the Community!).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter\/learning-about-with-twitter-hashtags\/\">Learning about \/ with Twitter: Hashtags<\/a>. The advantages and disadvantages of Twitter hashtag widgets (in honor of #DressLikeAWoman).<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/twitter4-canvas-blog-has-launched\/\">Twitter4 Canvas blog has launched!<\/a>\u00a0I have started publicizing the Twitter4Canvas project, and I&#8217;m also making ready-to-use widgets!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/twitter-for-class-content-my-top-5-strategies\/\">Twitter for Class Content: My Top 5 Strategies<\/a>. This is a summary of how\/why I use Twitter for my classes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/twitter4canvas-good-things-come-in-fives\/\">Twitter4Canvas: Good things come in fives<\/a>. This is my rough sketch for a 5-step workshop approach for Twitter widgets in Canvas via OU Create.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/twitter4canvas-getting-started\/\">Twitter4Canvas: Getting Started<\/a>. I&#8217;ve decided to launch a new Canvas project: a mini-course in using Twitter in Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/twitter4canvas-im-excited-about-this\/\">Twitter4Canvas: I\u2019m excited about this!<\/a>\u00a0More thoughts on how this mini-course will take shape.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/twitter4canvas-v-canvas-twitter-app\/\">Twitter4Canvas v. Canvas Twitter App<\/a>. A comparison of a real Twitter widget and the (seriously limited) Canvas Twitter App.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter\/twitter-in-canvas-and-the-occasional-hashtag\/\">Twitter in Canvas and the Occasional Hashtag<\/a>. This is the post that\u00a0prompted me to come up with the mini-course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Widgets and Other Dynamic Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/curation\/canvas-curation-and-distributed-content\/\">Canvas: Curation and Distributed Content<\/a>. This is a post of curation and distribution, using Freebookapalooza as an example.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvasliveplayground.blogspot.com\/2017\/02\/notes-randomdaily-discussion-prompts.html\">Random\/Daily Discussion Prompts<\/a>. I documented how to use a randomizing widgets inside a Canvas discussion board as a prompt.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/uncategorized\/martin-luther-king-canvas-widget\/\">Martin Luther King Canvas Widget<\/a>. This is a widget I created in honor of the Martin Luther King Day holiday.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/widgets\/the-power-of-a-student-project-archive\/\">The Power of a Student Project Archive<\/a>. A randomizing widget gives my students access to hundreds of past student projects.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/widgets\/widgets-to-awaken-curiosity\/\">Widgets to Awaken Curiosity<\/a>. I will be able to use all my new\/updated widgets to prompt my students&#8217; curiosity this semester.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/widgets\/progress-at-the-canvas-widget-warehouse\/\">Progress at the Canvas Widget Warehouse<\/a>. I got a lot done at the Widget Warehouse over winter break!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/widgets\/widget-warehouse-update\/\">Widget Warehouse Update<\/a>. I&#8217;ve added some new widgets, plus a Widget Catalog to keep track of them all.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/https\/237\/\">New Canvas Course: Laura\u2019s Widget Warehouse<\/a>. I&#8217;ve created a public Canvas course for sharing my Canavs-friendly javascript widgets.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/dynamic-content\/become-a-javascript-wizard-in-canvas-https-is-the-key\/\">Become a Javascript Wizard: HTTPS is the key<\/a>. You can use the power of HTTPS to display javascript content in Canvas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spring 2017 Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/twitter4canvas\/friday-and-what-a-great-week\/\">Friday\u2026 and what a great week!<\/a>\u00a0Good news about Google Sites and other events in my week of teaching online.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/spring-2017\/friday-spring-classes-begin-in-the-snow\/\">Friday: Spring Classes Begin \u2026 in the Snow<\/a>. The first day of Spring 2017: I open the classes early for students who want to get a head start.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/api\/power-of-api-power-of-community\/\">Power of API | Power of Community<\/a>. I was\u00a0so grateful for James Jones&#8217;s API script to globally update all my class assignment dates: wow!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Openness, Sharing, and Connectedness<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"rsswidget\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/open\/canvas-for-everyone-connecting-and-sharing\/\">Canvas for Everyone: Connecting and Sharing<\/a>. With Canvas you can create all kinds of shared spaces for student success; it&#8217;s not just about courses.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/open\/269\/\">Open: It\u2019s the Canvas Difference<\/a>. This post in praise of open was prompted by Keegan&#8217;s great Camp Canvas and also a video meet-up with the crew at CSU CI.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/connecting\/connectedness\/\">Connectedness<\/a>. This is my grateful response to Jesse Stommel&#8217;s blog post about Creative Online Educators.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/lms\/open-content-resources-not-courses\/\">Open Content: Resources, not Courses<\/a>.\u00a0A warning about the dangers of putting content into LMS course spaces.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/open\/go-open-with-canvas\/\">Go Open with Canvas<\/a>. Canvas, unlike\u00a0D2L, has some open options, which is my main interest in our switch from D2L to Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/lms\/canvas-for-open-syllabuses\/\">Canvas for Open Syllabuses<\/a>. Canvas makes it easy to open up your syllabus so students and other faculty can learn about the class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Canvas Class Announcements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/announcements\/blissfully-blogging-announcements-in-canvas\/\">Blissfully Blogging Announcements in Canvas<\/a>. A description of my class announcements blog plus details about embedding blogs in Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/announcements\/10\/\">The Power of Random Cats<\/a>. I used random cats to promote\u00a0growth mindset in my Canvas announcements blog.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/time-management\/new-countdown-widget-on-homepage\/\">New Countdown Widget on Homepage<\/a>. I created a new &#8220;__ days left in the semester&#8221; widget for my Canvas announcements blog.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/announcements\/maati-baani-in-my-canvas-homepage\/\">Maati Baani in my Canvas Homepage<\/a>. I like to share\u00a0videos with students via my Canvas announcements blog&#8230; and Maati Baani is great for my India class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blogs and Blogging<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/blogging\/keep-calm-and-love-the-randomness\/\">Keep Calm and Love the Randomness<\/a>. This is how I create random responding groups for my classes each week.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/connecting\/inoreader-and-tracking-blog-comments\/\">Inoreader and Tracking Blog Comments<\/a>. This is how I keep up with my students&#8217; commenting on each other&#8217;s blogs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/blogging\/building-my-student-blog-network-with-inoreader\/\">Building My Student Blog Network with Inoreader<\/a>. As students set up their blogs for the new semester, I subscribe to them with the Inoreader feed reader.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/blogging\/inoreader-managing-incoming-blog-posts\/\">Inoreader: How I Manage Incoming Blog Posts<\/a>. As students blog, Inoreader automatically sorts, files, and tags the posts based on content.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/content-development\/a-blog-network-for-class-content\/\">A Blog Network for Class Content<\/a>. This post explains the network of blogs that I use for all the different types of content in my classes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/canvasangst\/friday-thoughts-re-online-presence\/\">Friday Thoughts re: Online Presence<\/a>. Blogs are great for building online presence; the LMS is not.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/writing\/fall-semester-blog-success\/\">Fall Semester: Blog Success<\/a>. The Fall semester is over, and having this new blog is one of my semester&#8217;s successes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thoughts about Canvas and about LMSes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/faculty\/359\/\">Introduction for a Canvas Training Course<\/a>. This is an introduction I wrote for a Canvas training course (closed course), and I crossposted it here.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/lms\/the-lms-and-its-ecosystem\/\">The LMS and its Ecosystem<\/a>. The LMS is just one tool in a technology ecosystem, and it&#8217;s good idea to know your ecosystem #BeforeYouLMS.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/lms\/the-lms-and-its-dis-contents\/\">The LMS and Its Dis-Contents<\/a>. Looking at\u00a0the advantages of publishing on the open Internet and the disadvantages of the LMS.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/lms\/how-instructors-dont-use-the-lms\/\">How Instructors (Don\u2019t) Use the LMS<\/a>. These are my\u00a0thoughts on the Blackboard study showing\u00a0limited (VERY limited) use of LMS features by instructors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Posts about\u00a0Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/students\/more-student-voices-from-fall-2016\/\">More Student Voices from Fall 2016<\/a>. A steady stream of blog posts kept me well informed about student use of Canvas in my classes!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/lms\/student-tech-support-for-canvas\/\">Student Tech Support for Canvas<\/a>. Based on student feedback, these are the Canvas features I am supporting and promoting: Calendar, Notifications, Profile, and Mobile App.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/students\/student-voices-about-canvas\/\">Student Voices about Canvas<\/a>. These are the\u00a0results\u00a0of my Fall 2016 mid-semester student survey, with lots of advice from students for instructors using Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/meta-learning\/time-management-brainstorms\/\">Time Management Brainstorms<\/a>. I got some big ideas from an ILED studio session on helping students with time management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Posts about\u00a0Instructors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/faculty\/faculty-survey-faculty-voices\/\">Faculty Survey \u2026 Faculty Voices<\/a>. I hope the results of this survey will be shared so that we can learn from each other.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/connecting\/big-canvas-new-for-spring\/\">Big Canvas News for Spring<\/a>. Instead of being opt-in for Spring, we are going to be opt-out. I hope this blog can be useful for faculty who will start using Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/connecting\/moving-from-marketing-to-conversation\/\">Moving from Marketing to Conversation<\/a>. In addition to student voices about Canvas, we need faculty voices too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/writing\/writing-enhanced-curriculum-canvas-minicourse\/\">Writing-Enhanced Curriculum Canvas Minicourse<\/a>. I am really glad that I got to participate in this online learning opportunity, and it would have been even better with more faculty participants. Writing: it&#8217;s a topic that can and should be something we all have a lot to say about!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/writing\/wec-minicourse-day-two\/\">WEC Minicourse, Day Two<\/a>. I really appreciated the emphasis on low-stakes, creative approaches in this day of the course.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/engagement\/engagement-creativity-and-non-conformity-getting-ready-for-iled\/\">Engagement, Creativity, and Non-Conformity<\/a>. Yes, I believe in creative non-conformity in both teaching and learning.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/writing\/writing-yesterday-writing-today\/\">Writing yesterday. Writing today.<\/a>\u00a0Some thoughts after the presidential election.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some Practical Canvas Advice<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/time-management\/advice-use-the-canvas-grace-period\/\">Use the Canvas \u201cGrace Period.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0Having a two-deadline option in Canvas allows me to create a grace period for all assignments (D2L did not).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/advice\/advice-keep-canvas-modules-current\/\">Keep Canvas Modules Current<\/a>. It just takes a minute to keep your module list up-to-date. I make it a weekly routine!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/advice\/advice-use-a-course-image\/\">Use a Course Image<\/a>. Instead of a (boring) colored block, you can choose to display an image on your Dashboard course card.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/advice\/advice-course-images-and-flickr\/\">Course Images and Flickr<\/a>. Not sure what image to use? You can choose your course card image by searching Flickr inside Canvas!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/domains\/think-before-you-link-creating-a-canvas-url\/\">Think Before You Link: Creating a Canvas URL<\/a>. To create continuity from semester to semester, you can create a URL for each course you teach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grading with Canvas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/the-tyranny-of-the-percentage-part-1\/\">The Tyranny of the Percentage: Part 1<\/a>. In which I learn that I cannot assign letter grades at semester&#8217;s end based on my students&#8217; total points.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/the-tyranny-of-the-percentage-part-2\/\">The Tyranny of the Percentage: Part 2<\/a>. In which I research past feature requests related to serious limitations in the Canvas Gradebook.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/the-tyranny-of-the-percentage-part-3\/\">The Tyranny of the Percentage: Part 3<\/a>. In which I vent my frustration with numeric-based grading, the only kind that Canvas supports.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/feature-request-text-fields-in-gradebook\/\">Feature Request: Text Fields in Gradebook<\/a>. In which I make a Feature Request, only to learn the Feature Request process has been put on hold.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/points-based-grading-cumulative-not-punitive\/\">Points-Based Grading: Cumulative, Not Punitive<\/a>. My philosophy of grading is driven by student choice and forward progress.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/points-based-grading-student-gradebook-declarations\/\">Points-Based Grading: Student Gradebook Declarations<\/a>. Students record their work in the Canvas Gradebook on their own by means of &#8220;Declarations.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/content-development\/canvas-hack-repeated-quiz-content\/\">Canvas Hack: Repeated Quiz Content<\/a>. For recurring Gradebook Declarations each week, I remote-host the content: Canvas meets <a href=\"https:\/\/indieweb.org\/POSSE\">POSSE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/grading\/points-based-grading-choices-not-zeroes\/\">Points-Based Grading: Choices, not Zeroes<\/a>. I am glad that in the Canvas Gradebook a blank really\u00a0<em>is<\/em> a blank, not a zero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And here is one of the growth mindset cats from this week:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/growthmindsetmemes.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/english-dont-stop-just-keep-going.html\"><em><strong>Don&#8217;t stop! Just keep going!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/donstop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-610\" src=\"http:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/donstop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/donstop.jpg 400w, https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/donstop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/donstop-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In all the busy-ness of the past couple of weeks, I forgot to do an Index post last week. And now&#8230; I am indexing not just this blog, but also my Twitter4Canvas blog and CanvasLIVE Playground blogs. I am clearly having too much fun with this! \ud83d\ude42 The posts new to this index are marked &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/index\/blog-index-february-18-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blog Index \/ February 18, 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-index"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612,"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions\/612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canvas.lauragibbs.net\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}