Monday, November 24, 2008

Intro to Blogging

We will be using our blog for teacher-to-student communication as well as student-to-student communication. Our main purpose will be for you to respond to questions and make comments related to journal articles about technology and the business world that have been posted by me. An article will be posted each Monday for the rest of the term and you will have until the Friday of that same week to respond. You may respond to the blog from class, home, the library or any other place that you might have access to the Internet.

Before we begin, there are ground rules that must be set and followed. Note that if these ground rules are not followed you may receive a zero on the assignment(s). Please follow the rules!

All posts must use school appropriate language. When you post, you must write in complete sentences using proper grammar and spelling.

When commenting on another student’s post, keep your comments non-personal. You can agree or disagree with a comment but refrain from sarcasm and/or put-downs. You must state how you feel and why. You must comment on every article - it is an assignment - you must thoughtfully address each topic and question posted on the blog. You cannot simply write “I agree.”

Let's get started! Please compose and post your responses to the following questions before you leave today.

1. How much do you know about blogging?

2. Have you ever used or hosted a blog?

3. What would you use a blog for personally?

19 comments:

chris said...

1. I do not know very much about blogging this is because i had just started.
2.No I have never even written a comment so this is a knew expeiriance.
3.Personally i would use a blog for probably writting about my hobbies like lacrosse

Anonymous said...

1)I know that a person posts a story or information and people comment on it.
2)I have never used or hosted a blog before.
3)I would probably use a blog to share stories with people.

tracsn said...

1. I do not know very much about blogging.
2. I have used myspace and facebook for blogging.
3. I would use a blog to let people know how I am and what is going on in my life.

Tabitha said...

I dont know very much about blogging. I havent used or hosted a blog i dont tink. I dont know what i would use a blog for personally.

lonsar said...

I do not know very much about blogging. I have read my cousin's blog about college and how he is doing, but other then that I don't use them. I have never hosted a blog. They have always seemed to confuse me or I tend to forget about it. I do think I could use a blog every once in a while though. I could use it for softball and how our team is doing and the different tournaments we have been in. I could also use it with everyday life and school and family. I have never used a blog before, but I could easily learn how to now.

Bugejw said...

1. I have a bit of experience with it

2. Yes, I posted them on Youtube

3. I use blogs to talk about things that have been going on with me and things for the future

GaldDM said...

1. I don't know much about blogging at all.

2. No, I have never used or hosted a blog.

3. I would use a blog to talk about cheerleading or something like that.

Anonymous said...

1.This is my first time doing blogging so i don't really know alot about it.

2.No I have never hosted or written a blog before.

3.To tell people about my life and how life is going.Also hobbies like baseball and football.

kosmmd said...

1.Not mutch, but I have a myspace.
2.I have never used or hosted a blog.
3.I would use a blog as a journal.

Logaml said...

1. I do not know very much about blogs.

2. No, I have never used a blog or have hosted a blog.

3. If I had a blog I would use it to write about the important events in my life.

Rachel A. said...

I could say that I know alot about blogging, but I would be close to lying. I don't really blog to much, and so I can't say I know too much about it, but it is preaty easy to figure out once you do start.
I've never really hosted a blog myself, just replying to friends and the occasional journal entry on my deviantART.com account.
I would probably use a blog to find friends, get advice if I'm having problems maybe (while keeping names and the like out of course), or just to have something to do I guess. I really never was much of an out spoken, 'sharing-personal-feelings' kind of person.

KereMJK said...

1. Blogging has been very useful to me, I've used to it to find information that I needed, or opinions from others. It's nice reading other peoples thoughts on informaion.

2. No, I have never used or hosted a blog. When I need a question answered, I usually just Google it and there's already a blog written about it somewhere on the net.

3. If I were to use a blog it would most likely be on my hobbies, such as music. I would not write about my personal life because I think that would be odd having people on the internet knowing what's going on with your life.

kosmmd said...

1.Not mutch, but I have a myspace.
2.I have never used or hosted a blog.
3.I would use a blog as a journal.

Anonymous said...

1. I dont really know what blogging is I think it has something to do with sharing your ideas.
2. I have never used a hosted blog before.
3. If I ever used a blog I would probably use it for a subject that I feel really strongly about.

joebem2 said...

I don't know a lot about blogging except that it's a way of communicating using the internet

This is actually my first time blogging

I think that the only personal things you should have are your feelings about an issue

Anonymous said...

1. not much at all, i have never used a blog.

2. i have never used or hosted a blog.

3.i have no idea what i would use a blog for.

hoobba said...

1)I know absolutely nothing about blogging due to the fact that this is my first time.
2)It is a whole new experience to me.
3)I would personally use blogging for my family life what I like to do.

Abby said...

1. I know some things about blogging because I had to use this blogging website for Honors English.

2. I don't really host a blog except for a couple things on Myspace but I have read other peoples blogs.

3. If I was ever to use a blog it would just be to talk aobut things that were going on in my life.

Anonymous said...

1. I know that it's a web log online that usually more than one or two people can view, and a lot of people can post comments on it most of the time.
2. The only blogs I really know how to host are on facebook or myspace. Other than that, I think I could figure it out but as of now I don't really know anything about it.
3. I could use a blog to talk to my cousins out of town or to get advice from people. I could also use it for basketball and school.