The reason that commenting on other people's blogs helps create a sense of community and interaction is because it brings people together that share the same interests. When you have people commenting on your blog, you realize that you are not the only person that feels the way you do about something. Commenting allows the blogger a chance to learn from other people about the subject being blogged about.
From the blogs about commenting that we were supposed to read, I really liked the "ask questions" portion. Like it stated, asking question invites visitors of your blog to comment on your posts; especially if it is a question that can't be ignored. I also liked the point "make it meaningful". Don't leave a comment that isn't heart-felt or sincere, the blogger spends a lot of time posting and is proud of their blog and the work that they put into it.
The five class-mates that I chose to comment on are: Hilton's patch of education, C. Barlow's 23 things, Webb's 23 things, The Brennan Breeze, and L. Oliphant's 23 things. The reason that I chose these five was for various reasons, but the main reason was because their blog pages were eye-catching which peaked my interest on the content included. The two outside blogs I chose were Happyquiltingmellissa.blogspot.com and smittenkitchen.com. The reason I chose these two blogs is because I love quilting and cooking. I want to learn more about both so I thought I would give their blogs a try.
I commented on Hilton's patch of education on her post named Thing 5 on 2.0. I told her that I agreed with her about the use of technology in the classroom. I also told her that I could tell how passionate she was about becoming a teacher. I chose to write this comment because I did agree with her and I liked what she had to say about the use and misuse of technology on classrooms. At the end of her post she talks about how excited she is to teach with technology, but the way she said it made me smile.
C.Barlow's 23 things and her Thing 7 was what I posted on. I told her that I have not done thing 7 yet but that it looked like fun and that I also liked the picture she posted. I chose to comment on hers because I, like her, like flowers too and I thought the picture that she chose was pretty.
For The Brennan Breeze I commented on Thing #9: Image Generators. I commented on how I liked the quote that she chose for the first image and that I thought it was quite fitting to have in the classroom. I chose to comment on this one because I liked the way the images looked and it got me excited for when I get to Thing 9.
On Webb's23things, I chose to comment on Thing 3. I told her that I loved her idea about how to use her blog to keep the children interested. I chose to write this because I have the same views as she does when it comes to making a blog while being a teacher.
On L.Olophant's23things I chose Thing #10. I told her that I like the idea of having a time-saver in the classroom. I chose to write that because I know that as a teacher anything to make our jobs a little easier, even if it is saving a little time here and there, is going to be better.
For Happyquiltingmellissa.blogspot.com, I commented on the really cute Halloween fabric and designs for her current quilt she is making. I also told her I am new to quilting so I don't know much about block quilting. The reason I made this comment to her was because I wanted her to know that I liked her quilting ideas.
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