Like a car needs gas to keep it running, a blogger needs comments to keep up their enthusiasm to blog. If bloggers are continuously writing blog posts but not getting any comments, they will not be able to gear their blogs to their readers. With commenting bloggers and their readers can really get to know each other and be able to help each other. One thing that I have not really thought about is how you become a part of the blogger’s life when you comment on their posts. In Vicki Davis' blog she tells how she feels like she’s gotten to know people either through their comments or through people commenting on her posts. I have always just thought that the reader gets to know the bloggers, but that the bloggers never really gets to know their audience on a more personal level. Another thing that I found important was to watch out for “DC” or “Darth Commenter.” As a blogger one has to truly know why they are blogging and be willing to accept a bad comment every now and then. It is also important to try to not be that “DC” by commenting negative things on fellow bloggers’ blogs.
The first blog I chose to follow was Kelsey Gardner's blog. The biggest reason I chose to follow her blog is actually because 1. we are roommates and 2. because I really like the creative ideas she has when it comes to education. I commented on her "Thing #9" because it was one of my favorite things from this half of the project and I really thought her creations were fun for a classroom setting.
The second blog I chose to follow was Brandi Reed's blog. I chose her blog because I really liked a lot of her ideas she had when it came to using technology in the classroom. A lot of the tools she chose to explore and post about where different than mine, so I was able to learn more about the other applications before trying them out. I commented on her "Thing #8" because I thought the idea of making a collage with Flickr was a great idea, especially if a teacher is making a poster for the classroom wall.
The third class blog I chose to follow and comment on was Mallory Stewart's blog. Because she is a good friend of mine and I enjoy reading someone's posts who I will probably be going through a lot of education classes with in the future. I really think it's important to form a relationship with people in your same field so that away you can share ideas. I chose to comment on her "Thing #11" because we both pretty much had the same feeling about the tools we can use to search for blogs. We both really loved Google's search tool but did not care so much for Synic8.com.
The fourth blog I chose to follow and comment on was Jessi Wright's blog. What really drew me into her blog was that she had a different blog title that everything else. Just from her title I could tell she would probably have fun posts. I chose to comment on her "Thing #7" because it really looked like she took a lot of time to post all of the pictures on it. I also thought her idea of using Flickr to show students images from around the world was great and something I had never thought of doing.
Last but not least, the final blog I chose to comment on from Education 2030 was Bletlea Apple's blog. To start with I really loved her blog layout and all the polka dots since I am a major polka dot fan. But aside from that I can tell she puts a lot of thought into her blog posts. I chose to comment on her "Thing #8" because the tool she chose to use is one that I did not run into in my exploring, or at least not the particular way she used it. I thought she had a great idea about using the photo collage to quiz students using more visual elements.
One of the blogs I chose to follow that were not in my class was Adventures in Educational Blogging. I really like this blog because it fits exactly into what we have been learning about in this class....blogging and technology! What better blog could I choose to follow for this assignment? The blog post I chose was all about different tools that are available to use to make the work flow easier. I basically just commented how their post helped to further my understanding on various web tools that are available.
The last blog I chose to follow is Ideas and Thoughts. I thought this was an interesting educational blog because not only does he post about education, he also posts about stuff that is interesting to everyday people such as him learning to play the guitar. I chose to comment on his post where he states that he had just started learning how to play the guitar as sort of a learning project. I thought it was a fairly clever idea.
Commenting on various blogs has really helped give me a sense of community with my fellow education majors. It really makes me stop and actually read their blog posts in order to give a proper response. Throughout the rest of the semester I plan to keep up with these seven blogs and comment on them regularly. Who knows, by the end of this semester I might be the next commenting queen! :)
The first blog I chose to follow was Kelsey Gardner's blog. The biggest reason I chose to follow her blog is actually because 1. we are roommates and 2. because I really like the creative ideas she has when it comes to education. I commented on her "Thing #9" because it was one of my favorite things from this half of the project and I really thought her creations were fun for a classroom setting.
The second blog I chose to follow was Brandi Reed's blog. I chose her blog because I really liked a lot of her ideas she had when it came to using technology in the classroom. A lot of the tools she chose to explore and post about where different than mine, so I was able to learn more about the other applications before trying them out. I commented on her "Thing #8" because I thought the idea of making a collage with Flickr was a great idea, especially if a teacher is making a poster for the classroom wall.
The third class blog I chose to follow and comment on was Mallory Stewart's blog. Because she is a good friend of mine and I enjoy reading someone's posts who I will probably be going through a lot of education classes with in the future. I really think it's important to form a relationship with people in your same field so that away you can share ideas. I chose to comment on her "Thing #11" because we both pretty much had the same feeling about the tools we can use to search for blogs. We both really loved Google's search tool but did not care so much for Synic8.com.
The fourth blog I chose to follow and comment on was Jessi Wright's blog. What really drew me into her blog was that she had a different blog title that everything else. Just from her title I could tell she would probably have fun posts. I chose to comment on her "Thing #7" because it really looked like she took a lot of time to post all of the pictures on it. I also thought her idea of using Flickr to show students images from around the world was great and something I had never thought of doing.
Last but not least, the final blog I chose to comment on from Education 2030 was Bletlea Apple's blog. To start with I really loved her blog layout and all the polka dots since I am a major polka dot fan. But aside from that I can tell she puts a lot of thought into her blog posts. I chose to comment on her "Thing #8" because the tool she chose to use is one that I did not run into in my exploring, or at least not the particular way she used it. I thought she had a great idea about using the photo collage to quiz students using more visual elements.
One of the blogs I chose to follow that were not in my class was Adventures in Educational Blogging. I really like this blog because it fits exactly into what we have been learning about in this class....blogging and technology! What better blog could I choose to follow for this assignment? The blog post I chose was all about different tools that are available to use to make the work flow easier. I basically just commented how their post helped to further my understanding on various web tools that are available.
The last blog I chose to follow is Ideas and Thoughts. I thought this was an interesting educational blog because not only does he post about education, he also posts about stuff that is interesting to everyday people such as him learning to play the guitar. I chose to comment on his post where he states that he had just started learning how to play the guitar as sort of a learning project. I thought it was a fairly clever idea.
Commenting on various blogs has really helped give me a sense of community with my fellow education majors. It really makes me stop and actually read their blog posts in order to give a proper response. Throughout the rest of the semester I plan to keep up with these seven blogs and comment on them regularly. Who knows, by the end of this semester I might be the next commenting queen! :)
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