Comments on: Day 28: Link It Up

By: Hi, My Name is Christy and I’ve Participated in a PLN for 8 Months « EdTech4Newbies

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:35:37 +0000

[...] ideas and information. (Will Richardson describes it as a dance, and Steve Dembo reminds us to Link it Up!) To be honest, I often feel what I like to call RSS two-way guilt (I may or may not be the [...]

By: Lisa Thumann

Lisa Thumann — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:45:05 +0000

Steve - I'm so glad you wrote about linking. I get frustrated sometimes. When I write a post I actually write the word "link" in parenthesis after a name or a title so that I remember to go back and hyperlink it. Hyperlinking can really slow down your thought process if you stop right then and there to copy and paste the URL. But it's so important. I hope that others look to see who's linking to them as much as I do (and I guess you do too). Lisa Thumann´s most recent blog post.. An Accomplishment in Itself

By: Tag your it - Wordle — Beth's Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom

Tag your it - Wordle — Beth's Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:47:28 +0000

[...] with the Wordle meme begun by Lee Kolbet. Which works well with Teach 42’s posts Day 27 and Day 28 of 30 days to being a better blogger where he referenced Lee’s meme. So here [...]

By: Day Twenty-Eight - Thirty Days To A Better Blog « Virtual High School Meanderings

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:12:31 +0000

[...] twenty-eight in the 30 Days to Being a Better Blogger series was yesterday and asked us to look at Day 28: Link It Up. Essentially, we are asked to consider how we link to other entries, specifically we were asked to [...]

By: Sean Nash

Sean Nash — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:16:11 +0000

I love the instructional part of this post. I think it is a really good reference for very early beginners as well. In fact, I just mailed this link to a bunch of student starting a new group blog.

I love the idea of connective writing, and have referenced comments on this by Will Richardson several times before. I agree that this is one of the most obvious things separating journaling and blogging.

Where the topic gets gray is perhaps when we get near that area between linking and “pimping.” I am betting that is something everyone works through at some point or another.

This idea really came home to me when this comment was posted to my site:

“I agree with Sylvia–this post has depth that keeps me engaged (and I’m also not feeling manipulated, as I sometimes do when I read posts that are heavily laden with links…I’m all for “link love” but when it starts looking like “link advertising” I start to itch a bit).”

So where is the line? How can we be more specific about where it lies when working with students? Oh, and… by the way… the post this comment was in? => http://snurl.com/6y25o [nashworld_edublogs_org]

Discuss?

Sean Nash´s most recent blog post.. Your ideal writing space?

By: Scott McLeod

Scott McLeod — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:11:35 +0000

I found found this post through my egofeed!

“If you ain’t linking, then you ain’t thinking.” I like it!

Scott McLeod´s most recent blog post.. I said, they said

By: Cathy Nelson

Cathy Nelson — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:29:22 +0000

I relocated my blog too, making my high of 78 drop to a paltry 22 in Technorati authority. It was one of the reasons I was reluctant to relocate, but then i decided I was paying for my space, and needed to go ahead and use it. So I moved. I also have grown to distrust technorati, and just participate in the blogosphere because I can. Yes, it's about the conversations. I link when it is relevant to link, but I dont link just for the sake of linking. Im still growing as a learner here in the blog world. Cathy Nelson´s most recent blog post.. You are all winners in my book

By: Shortcomp

Shortcomp — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:33:31 +0000

Good on you for spending some time with your family Shortcomp´s most recent blog post.. Lightning Writing