What do you like / dislike about leaving comments? How did you feel when you received your first comment? Why do you think commenting is so important in online communities? What might this mean for students who share their writing online?
Comments bring the blog to life and provide feedback regarding the information being shared. Without comments, the blog becomes a journal, which would not need to be public. Comments may also change the direction that the blog is taking. I've read blogs for the past year, but had never left comments before. Once I started to receive comments on my blog, I realized the power of this form of communication. I especially like the features of blogger: becoming a follower of a blog and then going into the profile area and being alerted to new entries. While Bloglines does the same thing, it means taking time to log onto Bloglines. I am now following other media specialists' blogs.
The two articles provided helpful tips to keep in mind when considering adding comments. They will also be useful in creating a tip sheet for students. Students need opportunities to learn in school how to both share writing online and also communicate online. We are doing them a great disservice by not allowing email communication. We do have access to Moodle e-classroom, which includes a forum or discussion thread feature. I hope to utilize it in the near future. Students would benefit from sharing ideas online. It would extend the classroom experience into non-school hours when students might wish to reflect on a topic discussed earlier. Communicating online may provide a voice for quiet students in classrooms.
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