Thing #4 Blogging about Blogging
In general most blogs seem to be informal and conversational in tone and definitely editorial. Most blogs that I have read in the past were almost stream of consciousness and served no other purpose than catharsis for the author. The education blog samples provided for us though seem to be much more meaningful and serve a useful purpose in aiding collaboration. I liked the blogs like this one where the author took the time to do some research before writing. I also really liked this post where the teacher posted an issue for students to discuss. I think this method of facilitating a conversation could be used to ensure that all students participate. Also, having to express themselves in writing causes them to think more deeply about the subject than they probably would in a quick classroom discussion Blogging also changes the way students write because it is authentic and they expect it to be read and commented upon.
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What caught my eye to read your blog was your catchy title! I am a person that totally thinks outside the box and loves other people that do as well. I do like people that don't totally get the "thinking outside the box", but consider people who do "fun" people. Life is too short to not have fun, be an active participant in life and not just an observer. I look forward to reading your blog more in the future.
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