April’s Blog ;)

Hi :]

Well, here we are in computer class…and I just noticed it’s been a long time since we’ve had to write in our blogs! But today we have to write two posts…and I’m starting with this one. Mr. Fisher showed us some questions on his blog that the Blogicians had. We have to answer no more than four. So here’s my four answered.

4. When you post, how do you get the ideas to post about your topic?

I get ideas based on what I feel like writing about. If I’m surfing the internet, and I find an interesting website that looks like people would want to see it, I’ll link to it on my blog, write about it, and tell people to leave some comments about it after they check out the site. Sometimes I’ll find a cool picture I just feel like posting, or sometimes I’ll write about what someone else said. If what someone said interests me - whether they say it to me in person or on their blogs - I’ll write about it to see if other people are interested in it as well. I also like to write about fun stuff I’ve done, either on the weekend or other breaks, or afterschool hours.

7. What is your favourite or the most interesting thing you like about blogging?
There’s a lot I like about blogging. I like how you can comment on other people’s blogs and they can comment on yours. It helps you communicate with people in a different way, you can easily read their opinion, and you can easily state yours. I also like posting because it gives me something to do, and it gives people something to read. I like to post because I can get my opinion all around the world easily, and I can see how my opinion differs from theirs. I like to write about my weekends and what not because I find it fun, I guess…I just like to write about it, but I’m not 100% sure why. I guess I just like to post. People can also comment to me about what they did on the weekend so that’s cool. I guess my favourite stuff about blogging is the comments and the posting. I also like reading other people’s blogs and it’s interesting to have an audience reading mine.

8. What makes you want to comment to a blog?

When someone says something on their blog, and I find it interesting, I’ll want to comment, either because my opinion is different from theirs or the same. If someone says something on their blog and it makes me angry or sad, I’ll let them know that in a respectful way. If their opinion is different from mine, I’ll let them know why I think this, not to be rude or anything but just let them know that maybe we don’t agree on something, which is okay because it would be boring if everyone in the world agreed on the same thing. What makes me want to comment is to let people know how I feel, and my opinion.

11. How has blogging gotten better since you started?
Let’s just say it’s gotten better. I’ve been blogging for almost two years now…one year in grade 7 and one year in grade 8. In grade 7, I didn’t enjoy blogging that much…I didn’t like getting comments because I’d think, “Ugh another comment to respond to…” Now, I don’t mind at all, now that I’m older and I’ve gotten more used to blogging. I’ve enjoyed reading what people have to say and I enjoy writing back, knowing that my opinion might be different than theirs and it’s good to know how we both feel about a topic. I also didn’t like posting last year because I just didn’t feel like typing to a bunch of people I don’t even know, because I didn’t think anyone would care. This year I like to write to an audience because I know now that they care, due to the comments I get. I know now that my opinion matters just as much as anyone elses, and I like to see how people’s opinions are different/similar to mine. Writing is good to see how I feel and how other people feel. Blogging for me has changed also because I’ve gained better writing skills, and I’ve learned how writing online is different from writing on paper. Everyone online can read what I write, but on paper only certain people can read it. I’ve also learned better grammar skills and how to make my writing more interesting. I like blogging more now.

Anyways, there’s my four questions completed. Hopefully it helps. Please feel free to leave a comment about them.

APRiL<3