Commenting is important because it makes the blogger feel they are being listened to and that someone cares about what they are talking about. Although I have never blogged before I do have a facebook account I know that it makes me feel good to know that people take the time to read what I have said and to comment. I like to know other peoples thoughts about what I have said. I know it creates a sense of community because people are able know people think the same way as they do when someone comments.
On the Cool Cat Teacher Blog, they say that "you show the author that you hear them." I completely agree with this. I know that if I post something and no one responds I have all these thoughts pop into my head. Did no one read my post? Why did no one read my post? Did no one care about what I had to say? Maybe these are just insecurities in my head but this part of the article made me think I'm not the only one.
When reading "10 Techniques to get more comments on your blog" I thought that when he said "Interact with comments left" that this was very important. If someone takes the time to post a comment on your blog I believe it is a must for you to respond. You should continue the conversation and acknowledge what they said.
The classmates blogs I chose to follow and comment on are: Alyssa Kniffen, Kelley Poole, Natasha Pentacost, Morgan Garton and Katie Robello. I chose these blogs because I liked what they had to say and felt like they had given good information.
I chose to follow a blog called Art with Mr. E. This is a blog that is from an art teacher in Nashville, TN. I like to look at this blog to see what a local art teacher has to say. Mr. E shows his students work on his blog. He has links to TAEA and NAEA. He has a Wish List of things he needs for his classroom. He has important artists birthdays listed, museum website links and examples of his own artwork.
http://artwithmre.blogspot.com/
The other blog I chose to follow is Adventures of an Art Teacher. I first looked at this blog just because the name is funny and I liked it. This art teacher is an elementary art teacher. She has examples of her students work. Each grade as a link on the page. She has project examples and pictures of her ideas and samples. The main reason I like this blog is because she has a huge list of other art education blogs listed on her blog.
http://artteacheradventures.blogspot.com/
I love the notion of commenting back to someone who took the time to acknowledge what you have said. I think the most important thing with all of us keeping the blogs is to enforce positivity and confidence.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I've had a great time reading everyone's blogs today and reading everyone's point of view.
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