Comments on: The Blogging Process http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/ I'm here to learn, join me Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/comment-page-1/#comment-15281 Dean Shareski Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:25:50 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/#comment-15281 I'm with you Dave, with the number of blogs I read, I can't afford someone writing lengthy posts time after time. That said, if someone who regularly posts shorter posts and once in a while writes something of length, I usually pay attention. As far as drawing the line, I do not write her as an employee, this is my own space but I also know I represent a school division and try not to be overtly critical. My criticism are generally broad observations in education that are not exclusive to my situation but may be a part. Your situation may be a bit different in that since you are tied to one school, any criticisms or negativity, would be hard to disassociate. It's a difficult line but you need to be honest and insightful in a respectful manner if you want others to consider your writing meaningful. I’m with you Dave, with the number of blogs I read, I can’t afford someone writing lengthy posts time after time. That said, if someone who regularly posts shorter posts and once in a while writes something of length, I usually pay attention.
As far as drawing the line, I do not write her as an employee, this is my own space but I also know I represent a school division and try not to be overtly critical. My criticism are generally broad observations in education that are not exclusive to my situation but may be a part. Your situation may be a bit different in that since you are tied to one school, any criticisms or negativity, would be hard to disassociate.
It’s a difficult line but you need to be honest and insightful in a respectful manner if you want others to consider your writing meaningful.

]]> By: Dave Sherman http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/comment-page-1/#comment-15271 Dave Sherman Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:18:59 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/#comment-15271 I agree with your 5 points here. My favorite posts on my own blog are the ones that come from my own experiences or have a direct connection to my work or my life. Regarding brevity, I am amazed by some people who write 1000s of words daily. How do they have time to write so much and hold down a full time job? I try hard to get my opinions across without overkill or too much verbage. I have trouble reading overly lengthy posts. Finally,since my blog is part of our school district's site, I struggle with the amount of personal posts I write. Where do I draw the line between professional writing and personal writing? If I write an opinion about a topic, and my superintendent or a school board member disagrees, am I in jeopardy of recieving some type of reprimand? I think blogging has the potential to test the limits of freedom of speech rights. I agree with your 5 points here. My favorite posts on my own blog are the ones that come from my own experiences or have a direct connection to my work or my life. Regarding brevity, I am amazed by some people who write 1000s of words daily. How do they have time to write so much and hold down a full time job? I try hard to get my opinions across without overkill or too much verbage. I have trouble reading overly lengthy posts. Finally,since my blog is part of our school district’s site, I struggle with the amount of personal posts I write. Where do I draw the line between professional writing and personal writing? If I write an opinion about a topic, and my superintendent or a school board member disagrees, am I in jeopardy of recieving some type of reprimand? I think blogging has the potential to test the limits of freedom of speech rights.

]]> By: Tom Turner http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/comment-page-1/#comment-15097 Tom Turner Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:20:39 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/#comment-15097 Sometimes lists can be helpful though :). I recently read an article about blogging in the Barnes and Noble College Booksellers magazine "UTurn", sorry for some reason the URL doesn't work, that discussed similar topics. I posted an entry on <a href="http://tnturner.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/personal-bloggingsome-tips-i-found/" rel="nofollow"> my blog </a> as well. The key to me is relevancy. Be relevant and as you say original, that will attract readers back to your site over and over again. Sometimes lists can be helpful though :) .

I recently read an article about blogging in the Barnes and Noble College Booksellers magazine “UTurn”, sorry for some reason the URL doesn’t work, that discussed similar topics. I posted an entry on my blog as well. The key to me is relevancy. Be relevant and as you say original, that will attract readers back to your site over and over again.

]]> By: Saskboy http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/comment-page-1/#comment-14958 Saskboy Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:38:52 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/01/23/the-blogging-process/#comment-14958 Oh my gosh, another list on a blog... *runs away screaming from list overload, even though I contribute to it too* Oh my gosh, another list on a blog…
*runs away screaming from list overload, even though I contribute to it too*

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