Monday, February 9, 2009
Thing 7 Leaving Comments
Very interesting dynamic. It is easy to leave comments to individuals of the class. I know they are in education I know they are Mesquite and there is a level of security. I know that I am in a class with people who want to learn technology and will be understanding with errors, mess-ups and the occasional strange comment. Commenting on sites outside of the safe realm of mesquite was scary at first. After the first 2 I began to think, "dude these people don't know who I am... who cares if they think what I have to say is stupid!" But is is still intimidating. As far as others commenting on my site I find it fun and a little competitive. If someone has something contradictory I feel compelled to reply... same with other blogs I have commented on. I can definitely see how this is an engaging forum for communication!
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I agree with you completely. It's hard to leave a comment on the "professional" blogs. I keep wondering if people will think, "who cares."
ReplyDeleteI guess we can understand how our students feel about responding in class sometimes. Maybe this more anonymous conversation would be great to encourage them to talk.
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