Thing 4

I believe commenting in the blogging world is important because its gives a sense of gratitude for what you have written when it has been commented on and also gives way to discussion on your topic in the blog post. I love how the "10 techniques to get more comments" includes "Be Humble" and "Be Controversial?" These are two completely opposite techniques but are both options I find myself using in every day conversation so why not put them to use in my blog? Although I do not see how I could really be controversial over the 23 things I will be posting about. The seven blogs I am posting consist of these five within my 3040 class, Christina Ray, Kim Messer Things, Chelsea Ninness' Blog, 23 Thing For Teachers (Kendra Donaldson) and 23 Things-Manske. Two Blogs outside of class I have chosen to follow are Tween Teacher, and Nashworld. I have chosen these seven blogs because I found their content interesting and similar to my own beliefs. I really enjoy the Tween Teacher blog because I plan on teaching middle school and this is the age group her blog focuses on. All the comments I have left myself on blogs have been to tell how much I enjoyed their writing and what I agreed with in their post. I've enjoyed learning about the blogging world and getting my feet wet in such a large internet community.

Thing 3

I believe that creating a blog as a teacher is a great choice. The blog could be used for a number of things but what I believe I would use it for is to track my classroom activities. This is a great way to keep up with lessons that worked or even what did not work in your classroom and why. It could also be a tool for parents of your students to see what you are doing in the classroom and potentially get them involved with what their child is doing and carrying the lesson home. Blogging is a vital tool for sharing information and should be utilized by teachers to either gather information from other educators or share your own. Using a blog during my education program at APSU is a great way to gather information on classroom practices and will also be a way to save what I have learned.

Thing 2

Creating this blog for me was somewhat difficult because I had a hard time getting the appropriate email and figuring out the set up and layout for it. I've never been one for blogging but I believe this experience will change my mind on the matter. I named my blog the after what the assignment entails but my blogspot address I named Keeping Up with the Jones as a play on my last name. I also designed my avatar to look as similar to me as I could make it because this blog is a representation of me and how I feel about the 23 things I'll be writing about so I wanted to make this as authentic as possible.

Thing 1

Lifelong learning is extremely important to me. I feel that we learn something if not multiple things each and every day. When watching the video about 7 1/2 habits for lifelong learning I felt that the easiest habit for me to continue is Using technology to your Advantage. I feel this is easiest because technology is always changing and improving itself and as a teacher technology will continue to be an important factor to any classroom. With technology I will be able to learn right along with my students as well as learning from them. The habit I found to be most difficult for me would be having confidence in what I know. This is a good habit to have as a teacher and something I will definitely have to improve upon before I get my own classroom. Lifelong learning to vital to the development of our nation and world and I feel it should never stop.