Thing #4

It's true, every blogger loves to see that their posts were read and have comments. This shows that their topics are of interest and the audience (the readers) are engaged. Commenting is a great tool of interaction that helps communicate ideas. Communicating and sharing ideas, concepts, and common interests, creates an elaborate community overtime.
From Drape's Tasks I learned that it is not good "blogger etiquette" to ignore someone's comment on your blog..."a message of elitismm may be exuded." A simple thank you, if not any other response, will suffice.
From the Blue Skung Blog I took away an important statement -"make your comment relevant." It's best if you add to, or expand on an idea pertaining to the blog.

The 7 "special" blogs I commented on (also with brief points I agreed with) are:

1. Tammy's Tales #4: I agree that commenting is a must and that negative comments should be kept to yourself. Constructive criticism is a good thing, but there's no reason to be ugly about it!
2. Ashmiller's 23 Things #5: I, too, was clueless about 2.0 in the beginning. Technology has a come a long way and it's constantly evolving and expanding -we need to jump on the boat!
3. Douchane's 3040 Reflections #3: Blogging is a social interaction site, but more geared towards our future endeavors. It's a great tool for communication.
4. L. Oliphant's 23 Things #12: Google Translate is a great tool! It's awesome for translating and extremely helpful to have on hand in a classroom.
5. Foster's 23 Things #1: The easiest habit for me was also #7 "to teach/mentor others." I feel like this is a great habit to have mastered, since we are going to be future teachers!
6. Maultbay's Blog (outside class 3040-04) #7: The Flickr image of the ballet was awesome! I'm definitely appreciative of the fine arts, and yes, dance is beautiful!
7. Twenty Three Things (outside class 3040-07) #6: I love Pandora myself! It's a great, free tool, that can bring music into the classroom and liven everyone's day up a little.