Commenting on a blog is another aspect in which I had not been educated on until now. After reading all of the four blog posts, which list the importance of blog commenting, I became aware of how blogs actually work and thrive. By leaving a comment on an individuals blog you are showing them that their opinions have actually been read and shared with others. Comments can provide the author of the blog with information and/or thoughts that he or she had not yet thought of or considered. They provide wonderful insight and according to The Blue Skunk Blog, "they can also make a blogger's day".
When reading the blog from ProBlogger, I found it important that this blogger observed the fact that not everyone is familiar with blogs and the way in which they operate. ProBlogger stated that, "keep in mind that new readers that are unfamiliar with blogging don't always know about comments or how to use them"; this statement caught my attention immediately because I am a first time blogger and am not aware of how everything works. I believe it is absolutely necessary to invite comments and educate your readers on how your particular blog works.
After becoming educated on how effective and user-friendly blogs can be I definitely see this type of communication as being beneficial within a classroom if used correctly. I will try to make my classroom blog as user-friendly as possible with directions for parents who may be first-time bloggers. The blog will serve as an interactive community with all the updated classroom information which may be needed on a daily basis.
The bloggers which I have chosen to comment on and regularly keep track of are as follows: Mallory Morris, Tina Tucker, LlieAnna Traughber, Monica Sears, Lindsey Cotton, Anna Hall, Jennifer Tolleson, and Amber Carver. I chose these eight women because I felt as if we all shared some of the same opinions, but also had wonderful insights on new ideas as well. Each blog seemed well organized, well written, and had a great deal of thought behind each post. Most of my comments seemed to agree with each person's posts, but I also tried to offer some new, fresh ideas to each as well. I enjoyed being able to compare my ideas with the thoughts of others and also learning from their blog posts too. Commenting and reading other blogs has been a wonderful experience and has taught me many new things.
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