The two points I want to discuss are commenting and tagging in blogs. When we comment on people’s blogs we show them that we care about the topic they are exploring. In the CoolCatTeacher blog referenced in this “thing” (http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-to-comment-like-king-or-queen.html) the author refers to this when she writes, “I think that as an edublogger, I think commenting is one of the most meaningful tools that we have to show experts where they need to focus. It is like having a vote and when you comment you are saying, ‘This is important!’”
To have a meaningful conversation, a blogger must have comments. And as a follower of a blog, when you comment on a post, you “vote” for more blogging on that topic. So, in a sense, you shape what your favorite blogger will blog about in the future.
Creating a cloud tag for your comment helps those who search later to find your comment. If everyone would tag, the web and blogs in it would be a much more search-friendly place—and isn’t that what all librarians want? (smile)
The two blogs I chose for this “thing” are Blue Skunk Blog and Librarian Philosopher. Currently Doug Johnson (Blue Skunk Blogger) has a post about killing his Twitter account, and how teachers and school professionals should be exclusionary when it comes to social networking and students. Very interesting.. check it out at http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/8/9/i-killed-my-twitter-account.html?lastPage=true#comment5076960. Librarian Philosopher’s (http://librarianphilosopher.edublogs.org/) June 15th piece is on talking points for getting school districts to un-block YouTube. Very interesting and definitely worthwhile.
p.s. commenting on other blogs within the Library2Play blogroll…done. J
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