A Moment...Step Aside...Reflect

Two months ago I was a non-blogger. I had no desire to “get into” blogging. It was something I could do without. There was no rhyme or reason for it. Today, I can declare that I am a blogger. I am addicted to blogging! Daily, I race to get my work competed so I can go online to explore blogs. Educator’s Beacon was created for myself and readers to share their thoughts about educational topics …any topic related to education. The ideas for my initial posts were triggered by reading Sara Kajder’s books. I related to many of the scenarios she described. It was as if she and I were having a conversation. Her writing talked to me, if you will.

The nine blogs I follow are all easy reading. The authors’ styles are similar: easy to understand, use of short sentences, write like they are talking to me…first person point-of-view, posts are quick to scan for meaning, and make connections within their writings in which I can relate. Genre style is professional literary, informational , realistic, and sometimes humorous. My blog comments have been limited. More entries have been made on our class blogs rather than the professional ones I follow. Why more reading than responding to blogs outside of our class? I needed to find my niche. It has been within the past week that I have found my "blog circle" and have felt confident posting to blogs outside of those in the class.