using a blog

When I first heard that we were going to be using blogs in TE 448, I was a bit nervous. I have never blogged before, and the thought of starting to use a blog did not thrill me. It seems like I just finally got used to posting things on angel, and now a new and unfamiliar form of sharing my thoughts was thrown into the mix. After I created my blog site, however, I realized that the whole idea of blogging is not really that big of a deal. I am not saying that I like it, but I can see that it is useful for communicating ideas from and about class with my peers. On occasion I will click onto a couple of different peoples blogs to see what they think about a particular topic, but I have not yet posted a blog in response to someone else's posting. Although i am still a bit skeptical about blogging, I am trying to give it a fair chance. For the purpose of this class I think it can help open your mind to other opinions. It is a good tool to help see what other people besides yourself are thinking about the different topics we cover. Overall, I think blogs are useful for TE 448, but I will probably steer clear of them after this class.