Thing 4

Commenting on other people's blogs affirms that the person posting the blog and their ideas or welcomed or at least thought provoking.  Whether our responses express agreement or disagreement, our comments reveal what interest us. From there,  we can learn who else shares those interests, in what way they share those interest and what experiences or knowledge do they bring to support their comments.  In 10 Techniques to Get More Comments, I liked the idea of making it easy for people to comment.  On several occasions have I stumbled into a forum, in search of information, only to find that my comments were not welcomed because I was not a registered member.  In a world where technology constantly creates the need to become a member , it is unreasonable to require registration just to leave a comment.  Sure it makes sense to register if you are posing a question on the blog, and you have the need to make it accessible.

The blog also suggests "acknowledging comments," to let the commentators know their comments are appreciated.  Affirming peoples comments on Facebook has already been in my practice, but after hearing someone else suggesting the idea, I will commit myself to making more effort in "rewarding comments."  When I first started posting my thoughts on Facebook, I noticed that I did not get very many, if none, responses.  But once I started commenting on peoples posts, it was as if people were motivated to interact with me.  Maybe, responding to my post was their way of saying thank you for responding to their post.


I viewed exactly seven peoples blog, although, I wasn't sure if two of those blogs were suppose to be from "23 things" blog. One of these blogs was Olivia's.  On Olivia's blog, "Thing 7," I thought posting  the instructions to create a Flicker account and her response to the exercise was fairly easy to follow.  I thanked her for sharing this blog, as I intend to use this particular blog as a reference to complete "thing 7" for myself.  Next, "Thing 1" from Sydney's blog, in which She embraces the idea of being a lifelong learning. Having shared teaching and mentoring as the easiest habit, in my response I went on to elaborate on the idea, explaining why I find teaching and mentoring a habit to promote lifelong learning.  In John Phillips blog "Thing 1," I was  excited and curious to learn his reasons for choosing "accepting responsibility for his own learning" as one of the easiest habits. But I was not satisfied with his points he made to support his claim; more specifically, I  didn't see how "teachers wasting his time" connected to the idea of  him accepting responsibility for his own learning.

I responded to his blog by pointing out other factors that contribute to our ability to learn, in hopes that he would reevaluate his statement or give more consideration to the idea of responsibility of one's own learning.  On the contrary, Irwin's blog "Thing 1" had clear points to support why he choice "accepting responsibility for your own learning" as the easiest habit.  Not only did he identify the implications for this habit in school, but he also related it to life.  Irwin states clear examples of what is not away of accepting responsibility for one's own learning," which is followed by some personal reflections that others can relate to.  I responded with satisfaction of him including all those things in his blog. John Collins blog Thing 2 was how he described his experience creating it "simple." But John also described working with the Avatar as a difficult experience; nonetheless, he expressed his desire to eventually master the layout.  I could admire him as someone who was struggling but is yet determined to overcome an obstacle, which is why I offered to help him with what I feel I just mastered.

Then, I stumbled onto Ciapann's blog via Worldpress, which included tons of photos of what use to be an airport in Berlin. Just the thought of an airport being utilized for recreational purposes vs. used for illegal activities are advancing a dilapidated  transition, sounds  creative and expresses a sense of community.  Reading this blog, mostly staring at the pictures, I was surprise that this was an airport in Berlin, it also made me feel connected in some way to the culture, as I vicariously lived those moments of thier delight on what they now consider their playground, as I have to consider, I may never get to see Berlin in person.  I decided to respond as many people did with admiration, and surprise that people decided to use it in a positive manner as oppose to tearing it apart.

The last blog of my choice was a discussion about pinterest.  This blogger had ambivilence towards the innovative website, as the very idea she thought was great, was something she couldn't find the time or the ability to do.  I shared my thoughts, agreeing with her thoughts that pinterest can be viewed as a "bottomless pit,"  followed by a disagreement about pinterest pinners implying you are not a good mom, better yet person if you fail to make what they have suggested.  I ended my comment with one that requires thoughtful consideration, asking her to truly become aware of her own abilities to see if they were pinterest worthy.