To be honest, I was at first very skeptical of the class project being based on a blog. Not that at was afraid of the technology by any means, it just seemed like it would not be as beneficial as it was explained to be. This perspective quickly changed for me. After probably the first or second blog I became very supportive of this method. The blog allows us to publish our "assignments" on the internet, which makes them viewable by the entire class. For me personally, this might have made me think more deeply about the audience, and not specifially writing the assignment to be read by a single professor.
Additionally, I think it is really great to be able to read all of my classmates assignments. This method makes it very easy to see where others are going with their projects. We can also make comments and initiate conversations on the blog site which may have never been started if assignments were simply handed in on paper at each class.
Overall, I enjoyed the class and I enjoyed the blogging. This was the first blog that I have ever written myself, and I think now that I may continue using blogger socially for personal writing. Using the blog site forced me to open up my assignment to my classmates, and provided me a way to see theirs. This gave us all the opportunity to read others assignments. We received a lot of feedback and comments, which allows us as authors to see what our peers think of our writing and thought processes. A fun assignment, which was structured in a way that helped us relate the assignments to the content in class!
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