A question:
If I'm blogging about other blogs, part of me wants to take notes on the blog posts I'm reading, then transfer t hem to the actual blog post. Seems like I've got an extra step in there that only hinders my thought process, so I'm just going to roll stream-of-consciousness style.
I've read educational blogs in the past. I've read blogs that are dedicated to the use of technology in education. Hurrah. Stumbling upon a blog entitled "if bees are few", I found a couple of posts that could be helpful as I try to incorporate blogs into my classroom. The first is "Blogstyle", with a list of about ten rules for writing blogs that can also apply to compositions in general. Many of these tips remind me of Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. In fact, it seems like most of what people consider to be acceptable blogging styles is pretty much in line with acceptable writing practices. Who knew?
Anyway, I'm plum exhausted from the SI. I can't physically write anymore. For serious. I'm done.
DAMMIT! I haven't written anything for writing group tomorrow.
And so I press on.
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Congratulations on getting your blog started and thanks for the mention. I've heard a variety of approaches to blogstyle for the classroom. It depends on the purpose, whether you expect abbreviated texting language or standard usage from your students. I take the latter for a few reasons, but most important of these is the fact that using language that follows standard usage makes for good communcation and easy reading. Above all the rules on style are the demands of trust and mutual respect.
I look forward to future posts on Figuring It Out. And good luck with your classroom blogs.
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