I can get a little obsessive when I'm learning about something new. I freely admit that. So here we are at the end of the weekend and I've spent pretty much all of today at the computer.
When I saw that a couple of my friends had blogs here I told myself that I would investigate the site and learn what I could. I throw myself completely into learning things on the computer. I was pretty much glued to it for a week back in December of 2006 when I put my MySpace page together because there was so much I wanted to learn. I don't like being left behind.
As a teacher, I partly feel like it is my duty to stay current on technology. I've mastered MySpace, digital photography, designing layouts, MP3 players, burning CDs, Bluetooths, my fabulous Palm Treo phone, and a few other things. But some things are still a mystery to me, like TiVo--which I don't have, cable TV--which I don't want, or the collective group of video game machines out there--which I don't plan to own. If I sound like an electronic elitist, I guess you can say that I am. But it is only because I am around 9 and 10 year-olds all day and I see the effects of these things when they are used in excess.
Like learning from others during my early days on MySpace, I've had a lot of fun with that small but powerful "NEXT BLOG>>" button at the top of the page. Oh, the things I have seen--everything from a Portuguese horticulturist to a mom from
I learned a lot about what I would like to see and what I want to present to others. In a nutshell, here are some basic musings about blogs I have seen:
THE GOOD:
1. instructional blogs
2. vacation blogs
3. blogs that share the writer's art (photography, painting, woodworking, interior design, etc.)
THE BAD:
1. rows and rows of pictures with no explanation (confusing)
2. rows and rows of blogs with no pictures (boring)
3. blogs dedicated to Miley Cyrus--OK, sue me, but when my 4th grade students care more about this annoying teenager than little else, I tend to go on a rampage of dislike
THE UGLY:
porn pics (I'll report you immediately, don't mess with me)
THE "Sum Up:"
Thankfully, in my search for good blogging examples I only came across one really gross and offensive site. For the most part, about 98% of the blogs I found at random were your average people trying to make their little mark in the world by showing what makes them unique. I was impressed. Most people were just writing and sharing pictures of their own life experiences and things that were important to them.
THE CONCLUSION:
I'm here to stay.
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