Commenting in the "blogging world" is a way for readers from all over the world to interact with the writer. This can be by simply putting a "thankyou" and your thoughts on the subject. When a blogger gets a comment on their page, it makes them happy to know that they are not just talking to themselves. A lot of the time, bloggers do not feel like they are getting their point across because a lot of readers read the post and do not take the time to put in their input. Most bloggers want to make a difference in the community and world by sharing their thoughts and knowledge with readers.
Commenting is a good way to show the blogger that you "hear them." When a blogger gets a lot of comments on a post, more than likely they are going to write more on that topic. The writer might even mention your name in a post. This not only makes the blogger feel good, but the commenter as well. You can put a hyperlink on their name that will direct you straight to their blog page. It is a simple thankyou and giving back.
I have chosen to follow several blogs: Kyle's World, Mallory Stewart's 23 Things, Penick 23 Things, Sarahmariefelts, 23 Wonderful Things, First-grade Teaching, and Tattling to the Teacher. These blogs have been very interesting to read throughout the semester. I have commented on each one of them.
When I visited Penick 23 Things, I commented on a post about technology growing over the years. She explained what someone had told her about their day years ago and how much technology has grown. I agreed with her comment that some schools can take the usage of technology too far, and I believe that one day younger generations will lose simple skills obtained when our generation learned them. I commented on a post in Kyle's World that talked about networking with Facebook. I think that Facebook is a great way to network with anyone. Mallory Stewart's 23 Things blog ends in a post about how much of a rollercoaster ride this class has been. I commented and agreed with her, but we both are happy that we went from knowing nothing about computers to being "tech savvy." Saramariefelts did a post on flow charts and mind maps. She put a picture of a floor plan that she created through the Giffy website. I had not tried this feature of that website, so I had to tell her what a great job she did! 23 Wonderful Things has a post on Livebinders. As I was reading, I noticed that she had made a binder about class decorating. I did as well, so I had to share that with her!
I have added both First-grade Teaching and Tattling to the Teacher to my blogs to follow, but they both have not shown up in my "following" list. I have been following these two blogs throughout the semester because I want to be a first-grade teacher, and I have learned some good ideas from these bloggers. They both share work that is done by students in their class, worksheets, and lesson plan ideas. I thanked Kristen who wrote First-grade Teaching for sharing all of her wonderful ideas because I love reading her posts about her classroom! She is my favorite blogger by far. Laura wrote Tattling to the Teacher. She put up pictures of Factor Houses by her students. They were the cutest things! I told her that it was a great idea. One day I am going to use some of these ideas that these two teachers are putting up.
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