Exploring Pretext

Before blogging, please do all of the following:

• Read PreTeXt Overview -Read PreTeXt Philosophy
• Read PreTeXt Source
• Read PreTeXt Source to Output
• Read PreTeXt Images
• Spend 30 minutes scimming and selectively reading whatever interests you in PreTeXt Author Guide, ignoring the chapter on Webwork and Welcome to the Pretext Community.

Blog Prompt

In this blog entry, write a full blog post on your thoughts about Pretext around the length of a typical blog post that one might find on Medium. Be sure to include the following:

• What is the Pretext authoring language and the philosophy behind it?
• What are the advantages/disadvantages of Pretext as an authoring language?
• How does the PreTeXt community differ from other open source communities that you know? (Be sure to write for a broad audience, not just your classmates and instructor.)

In order to receive credit for each blog entry, you must do both of the following:

• Post your entry to your blog.
• Additionally, copy and paste the text of your entry to Moodle. (This should only take a couple of minutes.)

The best blog entries will be honest, thoughtful, and critically reflective. Here are some blog examples of the differences between reporting, reflection, and critical reflection.

Please note that blog prompts are due by 8 am on their due dates –do not wait until the last minute!