One small comment can open a door for interaction between you and your comment and the blogger who may in this instance be a fellow student, colleague, or possibly even your professor. This is one simple act that lets the blogger know they are not alone in their thoughts whether you agree or disagree. Debate can be a healthy thing and allows people to see how other people view a topic.
When I read the blogger comment resources listed a couple really inspired me. The first was Problogger on how to increase comments. The blog suggested you could make a person feel invited to leave comment, which triggers a response and how it is important to interact with the comments that are left. I also enjoyed Coolcat Teacher and the suggestion of adding in a hyperlink if you are referencing a topic that other readers maybe unaware of.
I am following these class mates:
(I will revisit the rest of thing #4 in the near future)
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thing #3
As a teaching professional I would use a blog in conjunction with our classroom website. Student would be able to comment on daily activities and post topics within social studies they would like to discuss. As a class we could create a blog about little known people in history and places we want to learn more about. Within my teaching education program I would use a blog as a journal of my progress, frustrations and good times. Blogging is a useful way to get your ideas out to a group of people with common interests.
Thing #2
I believe in expressing yourself; therefore, my posting name expresses my passion for horses (Equinelvr), and my blog name signifies what the blog is about (23 Things by LBarth: My adventure in Technology Learning). I feel that both my posting and blog names tell something about me. I tend to have a no nonsense approach in most things I do. When I am working with my horses, nonsense can equal danger and when it comes to the education of others and myself nonsense is generally not tolerated. I guess this falls into the 7 1/2 habits under not taking enough time to play.
Creating the blog and avatar was a new experience, for me that seemed easy yet I became confused at times; blog address, blog names & posting names OH MY! What does each of one do? Thank goodness for teenage daughters. When I tried to move my avatar to the blog I miss read the directions and struggled for a bit, but I can say I now understand the blogging process and the lingo.
I created my avatar as a reflection of myself, because I am comfortable with who I am. I dressed it in comfortable casual clothing you would wear for outside activities and accessorized it with a dog since my Bassett Hound is always at my side.
Creating the blog and avatar was a new experience, for me that seemed easy yet I became confused at times; blog address, blog names & posting names OH MY! What does each of one do? Thank goodness for teenage daughters. When I tried to move my avatar to the blog I miss read the directions and struggled for a bit, but I can say I now understand the blogging process and the lingo.
I created my avatar as a reflection of myself, because I am comfortable with who I am. I dressed it in comfortable casual clothing you would wear for outside activities and accessorized it with a dog since my Bassett Hound is always at my side.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thing #1
I am often asked, "Why do you aspire to be a teacher?". I answer, "I have a passion for learning and passing the information on to others." When I think teacher, I think life long learner. To be an effective teacher one would require constant learning, and seeking out new information to keep your students up to date would be essential.
Hmmm..... Let me think about the 7 1/2 habits for a minute. Self-assessment is not always an easy task. The 7 1/2 habits seem to be fairly easy task to accomplish. Whenever I begin a major project the natural thing for me to do is set a goal. I always take responsibility for my learning (since I am the one responsible for learning) and view problems as new challenges. However, I find myself having to work harder to achieve adequate confidence and I never take enough time to play. Therefore, my final goal is to work on my confidence level and take time out to play.
So far I am off to a good start, the hardest part of creating the blog was selecting posting and blog names. I am looking forward to creating a toolbox that will enable me to gain a deeper understanding of current and future technology, so I may challenge those I teach and mentor. I feel that students apply themselves when a subject intrigues them and the way to do this is through technology-based learning.
Hmmm..... Let me think about the 7 1/2 habits for a minute. Self-assessment is not always an easy task. The 7 1/2 habits seem to be fairly easy task to accomplish. Whenever I begin a major project the natural thing for me to do is set a goal. I always take responsibility for my learning (since I am the one responsible for learning) and view problems as new challenges. However, I find myself having to work harder to achieve adequate confidence and I never take enough time to play. Therefore, my final goal is to work on my confidence level and take time out to play.
So far I am off to a good start, the hardest part of creating the blog was selecting posting and blog names. I am looking forward to creating a toolbox that will enable me to gain a deeper understanding of current and future technology, so I may challenge those I teach and mentor. I feel that students apply themselves when a subject intrigues them and the way to do this is through technology-based learning.
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