I never really thought about how comments affect a blog. But, I must admit they really are nice to get! :) I just signed on to my blog and found a comment from B. Foye on my site. It was a nice surprise! Thanks B!
So, leaving comments is important. I see that now. B. had a question about the use of Glogster (because some of the content is quite mature) and that allowed me to comment back and talk out my thinking process about how I plan to get around it. Of course, it all works our well in my head. But, I'm hoping that B. or someone else will read through my thinking process and bring up some of the pitfalls that I haven't thought about. In the end, making my plan to use Glogster a more positive experience. All in all, commenting is important because it allows us to have a professional learning community where we can help, encourage, or just listen to each other.
Another point that I liked from various sites on Thing 12 was setting up parameters about the kind of comments that are acceptable. Though I haven't done that here (maybe because I'm still niave enough to believe that I won't have a DC show up) I do think that it's important for me to do when I'm working on a campus or classroom blog. I need to take the time to set up those expectations for my studnets; the same way that I would set up the whole community expectations of my classroom.
So, what are your thoughts?
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