Thing #4: Importance of Commenting

Commenting on others' blogs is important. Comments provide the person that created the blog feedback, and allows the commenter to gain more knowledge about others. This interaction ties people together with common interests and ideas can be shared.

I learned from the readings that it is key to make meaningful posts. Comments that are made carelessly or in a hurtful manner are not beneficial to the person who created the blog nor to those that are reading it. I also learned that when I make posts, I should encourage others to make comments/provide feedback. That would help me to see others' perspectives.

So far I have commented on 2 blogs. I plan to comment on more as I go along. I chose Baning Hatchett's and Mindy Engle's blogs. I just randomly selected them and found that I really liked both of their avatars and wanted to let them know. I also agreed with their post about blogging and found that I had common interests with Mindy.

Update: On Ursula Price's blog, I commented on her Thing #9. The image she selected was true of how some people treat others while they are working. I agree that it is important to be respectful of others. I also agreed with Stephen PaulkMcGinley that the web opens doors for higher learning, and that we have the opportunity to be more interactive with the web. Kim Morrow made a comment that the use of RSS feeds would allow them to find articles and other forms of news readily available for use by students, and I agree. I commented that it would also be eco-friendly if the students view them online.

I commented on blogs on The Leaf Chronicle- the local newspaper and Deb's Mathematics. I selected these 2 blogs because they were of interest to me. I posted a message to the family that lost their daughter in a car accident. I know the family, and wanted them to know they are in my prayers. On Deb's blog, I posted that humor is needed in the math classroom, and thanked her for sharing jokes, but each time I went back to see if I did it correctly, it does not show.