I must confess that the more I blog, the more I really enjoy it! Blogging creates a sense of community and interaction by allowing people of all cultures to connect and share their individual life experiences. This type of interaction promotes peace, understanding, and even personal growth.
One important concept that I found interesting while reading the links about blogging was simply that bloggers like to be read. People blog for many different reasons. Whatever those reasons may be, people still want to know that others have taken the time to appreciate their words of wisdom. Sometimes, a simply "thank you" can mean so much to a person who has taken the time to share a little portion of their life with the blogging world. The other important concept about blogging that I thought was interesting was under the coolcatteacher blog. She talked about the importance of having a purpose for your blog. More importantly, she stressed that your purpose should be solid and to prepare for criticism. I found this to be very informative, as I plan to manage a blog even after the end of Education 3040.
The blogs, within my classroom atmosphere, that I chose to comment on were Kendra Donaldson's 23 Things for Teachers, JRichardson's thoughts about 23 things about teachers, Darryl Haislip CourtofHaislip, Kayla Satterly 23 things KSatterly, and Erin Beifuss Mrs. Beifuss. My comment to Kendra Donaldson was in reference to commenting on people's blogs. We both agreed that you should keep it respectful and admired people who could actually put themselves out there for the world to view and critique. Jasmine Richardson's blog inspired me because she said that her best habit of learning was viewing every problem as a challenge instead of a distressing obstacle. I sometimes struggle with this, so it was nice to see that someone else felt confident in this area, meaning it could managed efficiently. Darryl Haislip's blog was humorous and I could sympathize with him. We both referred to the lack of knowledge in technology and appreciated the learning curve and opportunities that the class was presenting to us. Kayla Satterly's blog was very full of great ideas about how to utilize a blog for a future classroom atmosphere. I especially liked how she mentioned adding practice material aside from homework on the blogs for parents to access with their children. Erin Beifuss's blog about military wives was nice to read. She spoke of finding women educators just like her and how she could relate to them. I shared her passion for education and thanked her for her contribution to our country as a military wife.
Lastly, the two blogs that I commented on outside of the classroom were Patterns of Time - Manual lens photography and The Happy Stepmother. I chose Patterns of Time because it is a photography blog that shares beautiful scenery pictures from around the world. I just recently acquire a Canon Rebel T2i camera and I have been learning to shoot more professional photos. Patterns of Time gives me inspiration to continue to shoot on manual instead of auto! I left a compliment about how beautiful the pictures were and thanked him for sharing his photos. The Happy Stepmother was chosen for more personal reasons, as I can sympathize with the silent struggles that some Stepmothers face with the world's predetermined misconceptions of "evil stepmothers." I found the blog very supportive and uplifting and thanked the woman for her contributions to it.
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