Thing # 4

This assignment requires us to comment on five blogs. At first I wanted to only post on people that I was familiar with. I decided to read and respond to blogs that I was not familiar with. This is a good way to start and branch out of  my comfort zone. I understand the value of building a base a friends and collegues within the teaching field. This will undoubtedly be a priceless resource in the future. Blogs allow a way ask for help, research, and post oppinions. I responded to blogs that reflected a positive outlook and offered helpful advise. Here is a list of blogs that i commented on. Matt Little's Thing 6 at http://frenchiemaj.blogspot.com/. Ashley Beazley's Thing 8 at http://beazley1.blogspot.com/. Jill Hutchisons Thing 8 at http://jhutchison23.blogspot.com/. Amanda Bartons Thing # 12 at http://amandafaithbarton.blogspot.com/. And Pollie Armstrong's Thing 10 at http://pollieann.blogspot.com/. I commented on these blogs because I shared a similar view with each one. I feel that each blog was informative and professional. My responses we meant to say that I agree with the views they posted and often I learned something beneficial from reading these posts. I understand the value of the blogging community within the education field.
For the section of the assignment where we look for blogs of personal interest, First I chose NPR's music blog because the site offers a massive collection of styles and genres. I am a huge music fan and this site also has an almost scholorly feel to it. They also take their music very seriously. Here is a link if interested http://www.npr.org/music/blogs/. The next blog is chose to follw is for go big or go home travelers blog at http://gobigorgohomeblog.com/. This site if fun to visit and get ideas for my next expidetion or simply to live vicariously through others. I highly recommend checking out this blog.