Thing #4

Commenting helps create a sense of community and interaction because it allows you to interact with other individuals. Not everyone has a blog, thus it is a community of interaction discussing topics or keeping up with close friends' lives or getting tips on a topic of your choose. I really enjoy reading people's comments and posts. It really educates me on my weak areas and it gives me helpful tips. Commenting is very beneficial for a successful future and successful blog.

I chose to comment on Robert Gallowitz thing three. He discussed what ways a blog could be beneficial to a classroom. I really enjoyed reading that he can track his students' progress and the parents' can see their progress. I really enjoyed his idea of posting a response to a reading assignments on his blog.

Bretlea Appleton's thing three post was very beneficial to read. She thinks that a blog is a way a student can get their work if they missed a day of school. That was an idea that I did not think of. I am really glad that blogs can help collaborate fantastic ideas.

Kayla Copeland's thing three discussed that if the students had journals to write, she could use her blog as a discussion board. This is a wonderful idea because it came prepare them for the future because many colleges have assignments that are discussion boards.

I chose CBrooks' thing two to comment. It discusses that making a blog was a painless experience. In this post, we have to discuss what our avatar represents. Her avatar represents her inner child, Beauty and the Beast. It is a very creative avatar.

I chose Jessica Patterson's thing three to comment. She thinks a blog can give her improvement on her classroom by letting her collagues post comments. I never thought of that. It is a great way for improvement.

One of the blogs that I chose to comment on of my choice is my roommate, Sarah Rimkus. her blog is called "Home, let me come home." She studies in France and decided to study abroad at Austin Peay State University. Her blog shows what she has been doing in America and at Austin Peay. It helps her family know she is having a great experience.

I really enjoyed reading through "For the Love of Cooking," blog. It shows delicious recipes. I really enjoy cooking, so I chose to comment on this blog. It shows some easy recipes that I will cook in my spare time.

I made encouraging comments. I believe that if you use constructive criticism comments it will not come across as negative, but as a way to improve. Although, my comments were encouraging, I learned new ideas that I can use in my future for my career. I also learned some great new recipes.

Thing # 3

I believe that a blog will be very useful to my teacher education program. For example, it is a wonderful reflection and I can document my ideas/comments to help me in the program. I can also help other students in the program by giving my helpful hints. Blogging helps with what we resources we can utilize in the future. It is a perfect way to document what ideas worked and what did not. I think a blog will be very useful in my future classroom. For example, I can give the students' parents/guardians the link to the blog for newsletters, homework assignments and upcoming events. I can post my students' wonderful works they have accomplished. It would be a great way for the whole classroom with the parent involvement to reflect on their learning.

Thing #2

I have never had a blog. This is a new experience for me. I enjoy reading other students' posts because I can relate to my peers. The posts are a great reflection and helps me become a better understanding of how people learn, from Thing # 1. I decided to post my name on my blog because I feel as if I had a pretend name, it would not be as professional and my peers could not search my blog that well. My experience creating this blog was somewhat challenging. As I stated before, this is a new experience for me. But, I am rather enjoying it. I created an avatar that reflects myself in the future. My avatar reflects myself as a professional and striving educator. I know I have a couple years until I become an educator, but I am really excited to learn about more beneficial tools for my future classroom and students.