Thing #4...in progress

Blogging and commenting is an amazing part of the web world. You have the ability to start a conversation about anything and your peers can add any advice, correction, opinion (agreeing or disagreeing), affirmation, or other pertinent information right with your blog statement. I have used the blog function on MySpace several times and the good thing about that is I have a way of seeking advice from my friends and family on matters of a personal nature (though not of a private nature) and generally, I am better at expressing myself through the written word than the spoken word. It gives me an extra few minutes to hit the "delete" button. Commenters have the same luxury; being able to take a few minutes to review the comments and be sure that is really what they want to say in response.

I recently commented on Heather Adcock's blog about using blogs in the classroom as a way for her students to proofread each other's work. I commented that I really had not thought of this, but blogging is useful in this manner. Plus, the students are much more likely to want to write in their blogs because of the way they are designed to be personalized, etc. I also commented on Kristan Bland's use of her graduation picture with the puzzle feature and how she equated each step in her education as another piece of the puzzle. I totally agreed with her and shared that I felt the same way, but though it is difficult and time-consuming, piece by piece we'll have it finished. A third one I commented on was Andrea Bledsoe in relation to her introduction to, and subsequent addiction to, blogging. I agreed with her. I really like the personalization this blog page has. What a great way to share thoughts and inspire discussion.