My blogging experience so far has been mostly what I expected it to be. The only surprise was that I didn’t think I would write as much as I did on my posts. Normally I’m not a very wordy person. However in this case I find it’s pretty easy to just keep going once you get started and the 250 limit isn’t a problem at all. Of course some were easier to write than others, it all depended on the reading that went with it. I found it was much easier to write about the stuff I didn’t like as opposed to the stuff that I did. It’s a lot easier to complain then to complement. Plus let’s face it, reading something that’s one fact after another isn’t as entertaining as when someone writes based off emotion.
Having our blogs due 24 hours before was kind of an inconvenience. Personally I think 18 hours before would be enough time.
Overall in this experience I think I’ve learned how bogging is easy in some ways and hard in others. It’s easy because it’s so informal and someone could easily just type away. The hard part for me is making the decision to finally click publish post; because once I click it, there’s no going back. Sometimes right after I click it I think of something that I wanted to add or delete. I know that technically you can go back and change it, but to me that seems a little wrong. I can’t explain it exactly, but I just feel that it’s wrong to put something out there and then go never mind.
I’ve really enjoyed reading my peer’s blogs. I like hearing about other people’s opinions even if they differ from my own. Most of the time, someone will bring up a point that I would never have thought of.
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Nice post, Emma. I can relate to everything you're saying. Emotional writing is more entertaining, and it can be hard to finally press that publish button.
ReplyDeleteI'll consider your suggestion of requiring posts just 18 hours before class. That might require a bit more math -- 24 hours is easy to figure -- and faster reading time, but maybe.