Blogging Around

Alli wrote about blogging this year in a Metacognition blog. She focused on the overall experience of the blogging and specifically the Blogging Around prompt.

Hey Alli. I really liked your take on blogging this year. You gave a really great overview of (I think) everyone's feelings at the beginning of the year. I agree that blogging helped us develop our writing skills but still kept it open to interpretation. I also like the prompt blogging around for the same reasons as you do. It reminded me how many smart people there really are in Academy, and that even those that usually don't talk have many ideas. I found it really interesting that even in the blogs where we were all writing about the same thing, each blog came out differently. It was amazing to see the different ways people think about the same things. You've also inspired me to go back and look at my past blogs, which I have yet to do, so thanks so much!

Emily wrote about her suggestions for blogging in her Metacognition blog. She also talked about her whole impression of the whole blogging experience.

Hey Emily. I really liked all of your ideas. I also agree that some of the really good blogging prompts weren't used, and that more freedom in blogging would be beneficial to the thinking process. I also agree that even though we do not necessarily like the blogging prompts they are beneficial to our thinking. Thank-you for reminding me that blogs gave an open stage to continue conversations had in class, because that is a very important facet of the experience. I also agree with you on the subject of grading, and how it facilitated a free environment. Nice job!