30 days of Web Tools #16: Use Pen.io to create a quick page with a URL

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pen.io is an interesting application for making a quick page with a URL. (Whatever you do in Google Docs will also be given a web URL but this is a much quicker method.)</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Go to <a href="http://www.pen.io/">http://www.pen.io/</a>. You will notice a straightforward page with a code in the left box entitled ‘Page name'. The code remains as the URL of your new page. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBA89MjvOs-pWJ_RKYxBbTECbZoQHylSCPsmSLQUaNjlCik4fiX94upqfMBCKsIfEpbLm8-Iw4KtNq1rIAfx1uCpHuRPEFCU3KLchZiLsyhOmLCwAgPTe02Ar7Q-cHUrYlb4j4WADFi8/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiaQkSBldU9w0mmNSNuxcisIWGCnE1258UYQ20dMr4CO_u5yWfGiqJM91YS-zmseV2-iuTCaIJkZD0v989uJ8i2gue1R7poPIUNdkQwf4FJhPQh49Hx1JBsohOfjdmniEpQIxyteA4iQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Give your page a password and then click on ‘<i>Create new page’.</i> You’ll be taken to the page where you can start writing.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkz86cZO68-yPQgr1c1kU9Y0VwJj6T1_UEmIvucrZiAzNb-w6xAzOJgEv05bxO5BQqcYzRCzhKWYSAQggpO4kHPRJCIGLBN5syAVPKwTyNZ0HPmL9YcLi2ydwOploEvVjCweF3BRuyi-Q/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoZPMR7FoCpBlBSsaoN-uNxxE6BsL80qAr5DdlQNR7x04mFcf2_-gXYrtT3V_JPfAlj7l4eC3kc3DxA02vTiTvsSrTid559FSElzRSbB23jJTyWxQfK0d6LYd5HcC09xC70PVUUuzBis/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Give your page a title and write your message. You can drag on=ver a picture from your store of pictures. It will just get a text name until you save.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6I0kAqDzXBNkyxgmYpXg-rJN0SDiusjzFv8qQBqC6JRcGozpLPE-vUrR7Q0wwSexvBCZ7luHCBYNredMe1-CiK454wz2wEtxmL6MpHTEzwGsKok3kMHupbTxrhh6_siRMBJ-BoWARCY/s1600-h/image%25255B11%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYgD-DdU13YyDBK5DJ2vA15_ZyGsx0zEnp6k9-dthQMDafG6HDfYhQYfCDp6KrllQ7PbpW2npn7EQLOc575QHmvfkA4EMh5FO4DsokR_K7H0svmikHlt8uUjaLL5U0RMsnxWgUrOQgZY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Once you click on Save the picture appears.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpel759FaGeXoVO86BZV_w238oI5Ud4rlxceJWTNQW7FeTh0PPyv32L7o2odq3Fq_FL8uxsz7pbWsd3emhAJD95_vaO9FiVJPOqzdOSNsKZdkZaM6XujoMpPq1olcMUjkRy3gRRU5_iE/s1600-h/image%25255B15%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiUWiv_2Po3JBo6Wi-By_uWhEzqm9pUx_SvYSVFiK6uAmXbrjGi6qcH9uUjW2V3iefcYef5IfAKGBVuycMPyeXWV9fPYM1GUZ1mCPd88fNfiLe-0bWfnK4BKRT4f4zpuLcFyjU1B33FA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. There are various other things you can do with this tool. On the right you can change the background and add photos in a more formal manner. Below you can embed the file into a blog or wiki.  </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY12dIFgQPUhyphenhyphenQmaQNje4pd987baIMshnX8qUKAdW0Pp2Salxn4-rO-BXWacDhVjP2dxHrw8Rr1JLvvYOl6n5VZE4-oQEEC9D2yTiskRBty1N0IMCWvVvvqFrFd-IY7GsKYgbaJMskX3g/s1600-h/image%25255B18%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWl-tYOGxyKVrX8Cvwg89-D2DyhZqHlyMlFlGc3RYxh4SVepIU2u-yFM4-kthERz2ENfFe1s-IwJ1uixIOoTH9hMHlitsJBJbGqzGTgvzQqXNG1Ecw1A24mJfyBT4JbPR0DzwsCW3iKY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can also promote your page by tweeting it, pinning it (in Pinterest) or sending it to Facebook. How easy is that! I am sure this tool could be useful at times in a classroom setting which has technology. </span></div></div>

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