Thing No. 4

Commenting like conversation helps build relationships. The more we comment and contribute the better the relationships! When posting blogs one must consider the reader and be able to create ways to make commenting easy among the group. I have learned through facebook how to get readers interested and importantly responsive. I do this by utilizing many of the things I read in the article “10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog”. My experience on the particular social network has allowed me to consistently see what works and does not work among the readers…in this case my “friends”. So, In reading the article it was interesting to see what I had discovered through the experience of trial and error. The article discusses how to invite comments, ask questions within the blog and how to leave entries open ended. I feel like this is great advice as I have seen that it makes the common observer feel the need or desire to contribute. Also, I completely feel the emotions behind comments. I believe perception issues will always exist and there is no way around that but being humble and gracious on your blog is very important. It sends a message that the commenter insight is of value and respect…even if dealing with a controversial topic. Meaningful comments are key to making an impression and leaving a piece of yourself with the group. Thought out and educated responses along with humble honesty goes along way. Commenting is the only way to make blogging a productive entity within a group setting…efficiently contributing forms a true sense of community among the group that will make a blog the glue that holds a virtual community together.


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Thing No. 3

Reflection is going to be a consistent tool that I bring to surface within my efforts to finish my teacher education program. A blog is probably the best way to make reflection a structured process. I have an evolved “talent” of thinking about tasks before, during, and after I complete them. A talent I am hardly proud of because I tend to completely over think everything I do. A blog is a great tool for someone like me that needs reflection to be more compacted into a session of writing rather than a daily obstacle. A blog is journaling our lives in away that is productive when used as a practical approach to recognize one’s strengths and weaknesses. Also, blogging goes a step further than a simple journal. It allows followers and readers insight to our thought processes and if recognizable: behaviors. Collaboratively, a blog allows us to reflect and also allows others to influence through perception, based on their personal life experiences. Interesting enough, as colleagues we can learn an array of information simply from communicating with one another through blog format. Insight to who a person is and establishing related connections forms a respectable level of understanding among a group that becomes a valued asset among its users. Basically, a blog builds relationships that can create a sense of community inside a classroom. Reflection and a source of communication within a group are two practical uses of a blog that create knowledge and skills that go way beyond the classroom