Comments on: Why continue to write a blog? http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/ and Sharing Web 2.0 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:06:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: It’s My Blog’s First Birthday And Here’s My Birthday Wish | Sue Waters's Blog http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-16 It’s My Blog’s First Birthday And Here’s My Birthday Wish | Sue Waters's Blog Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:06:02 +0000 http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/#comment-16 [...] still remember the feeling of Why continue to write a blog? when you don’t receive any comments and feel like you’re talking to yourself. I’m [...] [...] still remember the feeling of Why continue to write a blog? when you don’t receive any comments and feel like you’re talking to yourself. I’m [...]

]]> By: Claire Thompson http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Claire Thompson Fri, 02 May 2008 17:56:52 +0000 http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/#comment-6 Hi Chris, I've also gone through times when I wonder why I am still blogging--I feel guilty that I am not posting enough, and at times that no one seems to be reading my blog. But I've realized that my blog has to be for me. I love it when people comment, but if a post I've spent hours on doesn't generate any comments that's ok. It's ok because the reflection part of posting is important to me and it's ok because it is still helping me to become a better writer and educator. I reached your blog from a comment you left on one of my posts. So thanks for your original comment and I've enjoyed reading your posts. Hi Chris,
I’ve also gone through times when I wonder why I am still blogging–I feel guilty that I am not posting enough, and at times that no one seems to be reading my blog. But I’ve realized that my blog has to be for me. I love it when people comment, but if a post I’ve spent hours on doesn’t generate any comments that’s ok. It’s ok because the reflection part of posting is important to me and it’s ok because it is still helping me to become a better writer and educator.

I reached your blog from a comment you left on one of my posts. So thanks for your original comment and I’ve enjoyed reading your posts.

]]> By: tlehmann http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5 tlehmann Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:26:16 +0000 http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/#comment-5 From a personal note I like your idea of a blog to keep in touch with family members, especially those that you don't get to see often. What a GREAT idea! As far as teaching and learning is concerned blogs help me to record my reflections and learning. It helps me to clarify my understanding. I plan to start an edublog for those purposes. I use my school blog for student learning and parent communication. It has been helpful to check for student ' learning. From a personal note I like your idea of a blog to keep in touch with family members, especially those that you don’t get to see often. What a GREAT idea!

As far as teaching and learning is concerned blogs help me to record my reflections and learning. It helps me to clarify my understanding.

I plan to start an edublog for those purposes. I use my school blog for student learning and parent communication. It has been helpful to check for student ‘ learning.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Sue Waters Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:47:38 +0000 http://chriswherley.edublogs.org/2008/04/11/why-continue-to-write-a-blog/#comment-4 Hi Chris - it's actually a good question why should I blog. I've mentored a lot of people on blogging in the past 9 months. Definitely I'd have to agree there is a certain level of commitment to be being a blogger and it has to be something you want to do. My blogging is an important part of my personal learning; but I also like helping others. There is several parts to blogging; the posts you write, the comments written on your posts, the comments you leave on other people's posts and linking between posts on different blogs to increase the conversation. The comments and the linking expands the learning because it provides alternative views that make your mind think -- often setting you off in a totally different direction. If you check out my early posts (look in the Archives on my blog) you will see my blogging skills have come a very long way. And it has taken time to build a community - first people need to know about your work but more importantly they need to connect with what/how you've written so they feel engaged enough to respond by commenting (that is where the skills of writing a good post come in). I've learnt a lot and have a lot more to learn. The 31 Day Project had the greatest impact on my blogging skills. Hi Chris – it’s actually a good question why should I blog. I’ve mentored a lot of people on blogging in the past 9 months. Definitely I’d have to agree there is a certain level of commitment to be being a blogger and it has to be something you want to do.

My blogging is an important part of my personal learning; but I also like helping others. There is several parts to blogging; the posts you write, the comments written on your posts, the comments you leave on other people’s posts and linking between posts on different blogs to increase the conversation. The comments and the linking expands the learning because it provides alternative views that make your mind think — often setting you off in a totally different direction.

If you check out my early posts (look in the Archives on my blog) you will see my blogging skills have come a very long way. And it has taken time to build a community – first people need to know about your work but more importantly they need to connect with what/how you’ve written so they feel engaged enough to respond by commenting (that is where the skills of writing a good post come in).

I’ve learnt a lot and have a lot more to learn. The 31 Day Project had the greatest impact on my blogging skills.

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