Thing 4

The ability to comment definitely creates a sense of community and interaction with other people. It is a way to share your opinion or even ask questions to that person.  The learning possibilities are endless with commenting because anyone can do it! You can have an entire discussion with people you do not even know through commenting. Commenting is a great way to receive feedback and opinions on your own blog as well.

Some people do not understand the point of being able to comment. When people leave one word comments or rude and critical comments, it can be annoying. I just feel that there is no reason to leave a comment in the first place if you are just going to say something mean or say something completely insignificant.

It is important to not be afraid to comment just like they mentioned in the Coolcat Teacher blog. Just do it. If you have something to add to the conversation then tell them. Like I said before the learning possibilities are endless so start a conversation with someone! You might learn something. 


I was looking around at my classmates blogs and came across Kim Messer's. The link is http://kimberlymesser.blogspot.com/. Her blog stuck out to me because we had some of the same ideas! She had written about how she would like to keep a blog for parents of her students and I had also written about that. What a great idea! Such an easy way to stay connected and keep the parents involved.

I also commented on Mellissia Troyer's blog. I agreed with her about web 2.0 being a scary new world but I think that it is also exciting! There is so much information to be gathered from the web and I think it can be incredibly beneficial if used correctly! Here is a link to her blog - http://epmom6.blogspot.com/.

Another classmate's blog that I commented on was Anita Taylor. She had written about how she wants to teach high school English and use the blog to connect with her students outside of the classroom and I want to do the same thing! The link to her blog is http://ataylor29.blogspot.com/2012/01/thing-3.html.

I commented on Stefanie Tate's blog as well. She had a wonderful quote on one of her posts that I thought was very uplifting and encouraging. She decided to keep her blog name and avatar simple and I did as well. Go look at that awesome quote! Here's the link! http://stefanietate23things.blogspot.com/2012/02/thing-two.html.


The last classmate's blog that I decided to comment on belonged to Hannah Stone. She had written something that I wholeheartedly agreed with about parent involvement. I think that parent involvement is extremely important! The link is http://hannahstone3040.blogspot.com/2012/02/thing-3.html.

Then, to find blogs from people who weren't classmates I went on a site called Edublogs! http://edublogs.org/. There are so many awesome blogs here for educators and students. Check it out!

The next blog that I commented on was one called "From Down The Street
Mr Borges and the Grade 8 Math, English and Drama 'blog squad'." Mr. Borges had written an entry about being surrounded by animals at a science center. I thought it was really neat! Here is the link! http://borges.edublogs.org/2011/08/09/would-you-say-awww-or-stay-away/

The last blog I commented on was a blog called "Huzzah A grade 5 - 6 class of 10 & 11 year old learners who have a lot to celebrate and share..." Now, I want to teach high school, but this blog was awesome. These kids post on their own about crafts and things that they are interested in. I can't wait to have a blog like this with my students! Such a great way to stay involved. The specific blog I commented on was a girl named Caitlyn who had started making bookmarks to sell for her class. I thought her bookmarks were very neat! http://caitlynhz3.edublogs.org/2012/01/27/caitlyns-book-worms/.

I enjoyed looking at everyone's blogs! It was very neat to be able to post my opinion. I will definitely keep exploring the blogosphere and commenting!