Comments on: Blogging for your own future reference. http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Teach ‘Em How to Fish » Blog Archive » Blogging helps keep a record of our own learning… http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-55603 Teach ‘Em How to Fish » Blog Archive » Blogging helps keep a record of our own learning… Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:25:36 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-55603 [...] http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-55203 [...] […] http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-55203 […]

]]> By: Ed Warkentin http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-55203 Ed Warkentin Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:12:09 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-55203 Great point! I was just about to reflect on this general point myself. I see my own blog as sort of a resource for those teachers that I'm helping to see the benefit of maintaining a professional blog, and for blogging with their students. To convince a teacher that blogging is worth it, that it helps us grow as professional educators, helps us to do our job, and unleashes lots of energy, learning, and growth between educators.....this point is very helpful. Blogging myself helps me keep track of my own learning. The more I blog, the more I develop a sense that, "I'm onto some important learning here - I should blog about this." Then, as I'm writing the blog, I deepen my understanding as I put my reflections into words, that solidifies the learning. As you point out, a very important side benefit is that others can learn from your reflection! Sorry if my reflections here are a "duh!" no brainer for those of you reading that are more experienced in the edublogosphere, but this just resonated with me, and stimulated me to express my thoughts more completely. Thanks, Steve! Great point!
I was just about to reflect on this general point myself. I see my own blog as sort of a resource for those teachers that I’m helping to see the benefit of maintaining a professional blog, and for blogging with their students.

To convince a teacher that blogging is worth it, that it helps us grow as professional educators, helps us to do our job, and unleashes lots of energy, learning, and growth between educators…..this point is very helpful.

Blogging myself helps me keep track of my own learning. The more I blog, the more I develop a sense that, “I’m onto some important learning here - I should blog about this.” Then, as I’m writing the blog, I deepen my understanding as I put my reflections into words, that solidifies the learning.
As you point out, a very important side benefit is that others can learn from your reflection!

Sorry if my reflections here are a “duh!” no brainer for those of you reading that are more experienced in the edublogosphere, but this just resonated with me, and stimulated me to express my thoughts more completely. Thanks, Steve!

]]> By: Dan’s Blog : Blog Archive : Get Yourself Organized - Start a Blog! http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54556 Dan’s Blog : Blog Archive : Get Yourself Organized - Start a Blog! Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:10:51 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54556 [...] Finally, after writing instructions for quickcasting for the umteenth time, I decided it was time to organize my life with a blog. Steve Dembo has posted a similar resolution for 2007. I realize that there’s a ton that I could and probably should be blogging, just so I have a record of all these little solutions that took some time and effort and I know I’ll need again some day. [...] […] Finally, after writing instructions for quickcasting for the umteenth time, I decided it was time to organize my life with a blog. Steve Dembo has posted a similar resolution for 2007. I realize that there’s a ton that I could and probably should be blogging, just so I have a record of all these little solutions that took some time and effort and I know I’ll need again some day. […]

]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54363 Jack Vinson Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:05:02 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54363 Steve - You should have a look at what Jim McGee says about blogging and his blogging practice. It's exactly along the lines of what you are suggesting: bookmarks for your life. Steve - You should have a look at what Jim McGee says about blogging and his blogging practice. It’s exactly along the lines of what you are suggesting: bookmarks for your life.

]]> By: Tom http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54308 Tom Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:34:52 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54308 I do a combination similar to John Penderson but my blog is inevitably a storehouse for what I need to focus on. It also allows me to store projects and be able to share them with people easily. No big attachments to get blocked in email. I don't make feeds but I tag w/ toread etc. I do a combination similar to John Penderson but my blog is inevitably a storehouse for what I need to focus on. It also allows me to store projects and be able to share them with people easily. No big attachments to get blocked in email.

I don’t make feeds but I tag w/ toread etc.

]]> By: Ben http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54303 Ben Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:49:28 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54303 I don't follow Miquel's blog, but I'd say that's just about the most important reason I blog. When any number of problems, pieces of information, and resources and jumping out at me, it's nice to have a way to get my thoughts down and be able to come back to them later. Although I wouldn't go so far as to create feeds for my "must reads" (the feed would be huge and I would get depressed not keeping up with it), I do have the feed from my Jots bookmarks on my site in case someone else finds them interesting. I don’t follow Miquel’s blog, but I’d say that’s just about the most important reason I blog. When any number of problems, pieces of information, and resources and jumping out at me, it’s nice to have a way to get my thoughts down and be able to come back to them later.

Although I wouldn’t go so far as to create feeds for my “must reads” (the feed would be huge and I would get depressed not keeping up with it), I do have the feed from my Jots bookmarks on my site in case someone else finds them interesting.

]]> By: John Pederson http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54286 John Pederson Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/12/04/blogging-for-your-own-future-reference/#comment-54286 Del.icio.us. Firefox 2.0, Del.icio.us extenion to replace my Firefox Bookmarks. The key is to not only tag things like mad, but also annotate them. It's quick, down, and dirty. Run a little script to incorporate the linkrolls onto your blog or allow del.icio.us to post your daily links to your blog. Get creative with your tagging. "mustread" for me pushes that link to other linkrolls on my site. "toread" are important things that I want to come back to. Del.icio.us has actually become my primary form of blogging. I hop onto Wordpress when I want to get reflective and build on an idea further. Del.icio.us.

Firefox 2.0, Del.icio.us extenion to replace my Firefox Bookmarks. The key is to not only tag things like mad, but also annotate them. It’s quick, down, and dirty. Run a little script to incorporate the linkrolls onto your blog or allow del.icio.us to post your daily links to your blog.

Get creative with your tagging. “mustread” for me pushes that link to other linkrolls on my site. “toread” are important things that I want to come back to.

Del.icio.us has actually become my primary form of blogging. I hop onto Wordpress when I want to get reflective and build on an idea further.

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