So I missed last weeks class and wish I wouldn't have because I am feeling a little lost for these upcoming assignments. Being confused seems to be a re-occurring theme for most of us this semester, so I am taking what I can out of the assignment.
Tools that I think are important for blogging are creativity and openness.
Creativity is an obvious one. The more creative your blog, the more interesting it is. The more interesting, the more people want to read it.
Openness is not as clear however. I think it is very important to be able to "speak" (type) freely about what is on your mind. I like blogs that tell stories. I've said it time and time again, but I like a blog that serves like a journal. If you're open to write about anything, then I personally find your blog more interesting. You would think that a blog comparing two sandwiches is ridiculous, but in some contrived way, I find it more interesting because it is so ridiculous!
These two tools are beyond the most obvious, which is technical skill. You have to know how to start a blog and have some basic computer skills to maintain the blog.
What tools do you guys find necessary? (Maybe asking a question will help to make us a more cohesive group???--just an attempt)
2 comments:
Bridget
I agree with your ides but I think what Dr. S is looking for is the software tools that we use. Sorry for not keeping you in the loop. Adrian and I were looking at and discussing different image manipulation programs. Photoshop, Gimpshop, and perhaps looking into some video editing and blogging software.
Again I apologize for not emailing or otherwise contacting you. I had some major dental work last week and it threw everything else out of synch.
Tom
Thanks so much Tom and don't worry about it. It's not your responsibility to keep me up to date:) Hope everything is going well with the dental work, I know what a pain that can be. Hopefully we can all catch up and chat in class today--see you then!
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