Comments on: How Do You Decide Who to Read?

By: Ann Oro

Ann Oro — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:27:07 +0000

I choose my blog roll by some of the same criteria you've laid out. The blogs I read and enjoy the most teach me either how they accomplish or learn things (Sue Waters and Bob Sprankle), how they work in the classroom (Lisa Parisi and Brian Crosby), or how they assist people in their building (Patrick Higgins and Patrick Woessner). I'm glad to have met you this year and look forward to learning with you. You have a great start to your blog and a nice clean look. Ann

By: Jan Smith

Jan Smith — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:51:59 +0000

Hi Sue,
I enjoyed visiting your blog and was really impressed with your students engagement in blogging. Are you a one-to-one school?
I would agree with your criteria for your blogroll–what I liked about your blogs is that the pedagogy behind the tools is transparent–and that’s important. I will be more consciously looking for that as I read other people’s blogs.

By: Miss W.

Miss W. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:42:54 +0000

Just been tweeted by Sue Waters about your blog, Jan, so thought I would wander over. Love the clean look of your blog.

Criteria for my blogroll … teachers with great ideas, teachers who give lots of practical help using web 2.0, teachers who have me questioning why I teach using technology.

On my blogroll is also a link to my class blog and on that blogroll are all the students in my class who wanted their own blog. Hope you visit some of them.

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:10:48 +0000

Thanks Jan for writing that excellent comment on The Edublogger of what you look for in a blog theme. Definitely each are great points and you may want to think about following it up with your own post outlining those points you raised.

Sad to say I’ve the Voki with the following hair but in my defense the Voki is for the students and teachers to see how you can use them.

By: Jan Smith

Jan Smith — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:18:14 +0000

You’re right, Paul. Managing the flow is hard. I am getting better at the quick glance–so I appreciate titles and subtitles that allow me to sift the content of a post. I suspect I will soon find a threshold where I delete a blog for every new one I add…but I’m not there yet!

By: Paul Hamilton

Paul Hamilton — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:05:50 +0000

Welcome to the ranks of the edublogers, Jan! Looks like you are off to a fabulous start, and I don’t say that just because you mention me. I love the theme you’ve chosen.

For me, the problem isn’t one of finding and adding blogs to my blogroll. It’s keeping the list pared down to manageable proportions. There are just so many fantastic blogs out there. –Paul