Comments on: Day 23: Plan out your week

By: Joel Zehring

Joel Zehring — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:36:11 +0000

I'm almost never satisfied with my spur of the moment posts. They come out wordy and elitist and kind of lame. Recently, I've been drafting posts in Google Notebook because I can open it with a bookmarklet and then close it really fast. This lets me collect ideas and drafts and incubate them for later revising. When I go back to a post a few days or weeks later, I can see better the points that need editing (aka deleting). Joel Zehring´s most recent blog post.. My students play video games

By: JenWagner

JenWagner — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:23:03 +0000

For right now — I am going to skip this one.

I like spontaneous blogging…..and though I do admire those who prewrite, rewrite, and rethink before hitting submit —

for me, spontaneous bursts of blogging is working.

Perhaps a new year’s resolution in 2009? Grins, perhaps!!

Jen

By: Sarah / WaterNotes

Sarah / WaterNotes — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:28:26 +0000

I'm with Mathew.. I write a slew of posts in one day (which isnt planned) and postdate them so they will release throughout the week. I dont often have trouble coming up with inspiration though. Since my blog focuses on environmental education, wildlife, and nature blogging, there's almost always something going on that I draw inspiration from! I have just recently though - last few months - seriously started this planning. I'm happy to see it in the 30 day challenge though. Which reminds me, thank you for posting the challenges! Its really helped improve my blog! Sarah / WaterNotes´s most recent blog post.. A Gentoo Takes Refuge

By: Michelle Bourgeois

Michelle Bourgeois — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:12:48 +0000

I agree the hardest part is riding the ebbs and tides of inspiration to find a magic number of posts. I began in fits and starts last year and this year committed to posting monthly for the first few months of the school year and now I’m trying for bi-weekly. It’s hard, though.
Inspiration for posts comes at the oddest times – usually when I’m stuck in traffic on my way home or while I’m cooking dinner. I’ve learned to make little notes that I collect and put online as drafts when I get a chance. (Here’s a picture of the last week’s inspired moments – http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/3056612341_830ca9b298.jpg)
I sometimes write in the same way – put some words or an outline down and then return to it again and again until I’m happy. In fact, that’s the way this week’s post came together.
I do find, however, that the more I write, the more I have to write about. Funny how that works, isn’t it?

Michelle Bourgeois´s most recent blog post.. Learning isn’t supposed to be fun.

By: Anti B

Anti B — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:10:52 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/5p3pyx – @teach42 tweeting this from your site on my phone.

By: Lisa Thumann

Lisa Thumann — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:48:23 +0000

Wow, Steve, this Challenge, really has been a challenge. I've kept up as best as I can. I've worked on what has caught my attention, which really helps me answer today's challenge. I plan out the month actually. I plan a blog post for the beginning and the middle of the month. I include a link to that blog post in the bi-monthly e-mails that I send to my Center's Listserv along with a teaser and a list of upcoming workshops. Usually, those posts are the ones that I wrote the title of and saved as a draft, maybe pasted in some links or inserted a picture that I wanted to use. The rest of the posts are what I am feeling or thinking about. What conferences I'm attending, what teachers I am working with - what's going on in ed tech. So, except for watching the trends now that you pointed out that Tuesday your blog gets the most hits, I'd say that I plan for the month. Lisa Thumann´s most recent blog post.. What did you do at work today?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:31:29 +0000

This is exactly one of my biggest issues. Obviously, blogging spur of the moment doesn't work because I can go more than a week without posting. I think I did my best planning when I was at a conference. I took about two hours one morning and planned out three or four posts. Sure enough, those got done! If I don't get to this now, I should be able to this weekend. Thanks for another great challenge. Natalie´s most recent blog post.. What DOES It Mean?

By: Mathew

Mathew — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:06:00 +0000

Good challenge. I know that my output would be spotty if I had a set time to sit down and blog each week and so I tend to blog in advance. When I have the time and inspiration, it's easy to write three blog posts in one sitting whereas when I'm uninspired and distracted it's hard to write even one. So using wordpress's edit date feature I'm able to put out about two posts a week by postdating future posts. When I want to write something that's time sensitive I can always rearrange the dates. Mathew´s most recent blog post.. Making Classroom Rules: Fostering Community

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:29:31 +0000

Weird though it sounds this task in the original 31 Days to Build a Better Blog was the most important challenge I did last year. We actually had to plan a week worth of posts. It was incredible pressure because not only did I plan and write the 5 posts but I was also doing the daily tasks. However it did force me to focus on one topic and introduced a lot of new readers to my blog as I wrote about mobile learning (which you think I would write about). Nowadays I'm just pleased if I have an idea for a post, especially with having two blogs. Sue Waters´s most recent blog post.. Tips For Making Virtual Classroom Sessions More Interactive

By: mwright103

mwright103 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:05:24 +0000

Day 23: Plan out your week /Teach42/ – This isn’t exactly the ideal time for this post, but I just realized … http://tinyurl.com/5p3pyx