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Finding interesting posts to read at various educational blogs was easy. Thinking of something worthwhile to leave as a comment was more difficult than I expected. It's weird to say, but I guess until you get the hang of it....you can be shy even when blogging. I felt like I didn't want to leave a comment on people's blogs because they would be left wondering, "Who is this person?" I got over that though and was able to leave a compliment at the two blogs above.
Overall this experience of creating a blog and checking out the blogs of others was very valuable for me. I had no idea how many 1st grade teachers out in the world., are blogging about the ups and downs of teaching young children. What a great way to share ideas and resources and just find inspiration....from complete strangers! The internet really does make the world a smaller place:)
Posting comments is always a challenge. Depending on my 'writing mood', I might post a comment about a similar situation in my class and share my solution, I might provide additional links so that others reading the post (and they always read the comments as well) might be able to extend their learning, or I might ask a question that will help clarify some issues I have.
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