Thing 4

Commenting is important in blogging. It creates a sense of community and interaction by receiving feedback for your ideas and thoughts. Commenting in blogs is very similar to holding a conversation in person. You wouldn't want to be the only person talking, so why should you be the only person blogging on a certain topic. Blogging helps put your personal thoughts and opinions out in the world wide web so interaction is key. By doing this, you are exposing a part of yourself. Many people need reassurance that what they are saying is right or okay. Any kind of commenting is good, whether a reassuring review, or a disappointed viewer. Just having the feedback is welcome.
A point from the article "Cool Cat Teacher Blog" that I agree with was having something meaningful to say when you comment. I completely agree with that. The worst kind of commenting is when people just agree with everything you say in one of two words. When you write something, or have a conversation for that matter, you want more to go on then just a few words of agreement. By asking questions and telling opinions, the blog becomes more interesting for everyone.
Another point from the articles that I agreed with was from "Your comments?". I agree that writers like to be reassured that they are being read. Also, making your comment heartfelt is important. He states that if you receive a comment on your blog, you should thank each person.
The five blogs I chose from our group were:

Kelsey Gardner
  I commented on Kelsey's blog because I loved the picture she put in her Thing 7 blog. I clicked on the link and read the caption underneath the picture and found it really interesting.
Evelyn Estes
 I commented on Evelyn's post on Thing 8. She uploaded a flickr mashup that was her name. I told her that she missed out the V in her name, but it was okay because we still get how cool it would be. I told her that these awesome flickr techniques would be really useful in future power point slides for lesson plans.
Christy Colby
I commented on Christy's blog about cyber bullying. I know how bad of a problem this can be especially since the internet is such a big part of our everyday lives.
Tammy Seeber
I commented on Tammy's Thing 3 blog post. I just expressed my opinion about blogs and their function in society today.
Kelsie Penick
I commented on Kelsie's Thing 9 blog post. She had a lot of interesting pictures, so it caught my attention. I let her know that her post gave me some ideas for the future.
Rebecca Riels
I commented on Rebecca's Thing 7 from 3040-34. I really liked her Flickr picture she chose and I wanted to tell her so. I also agree with her post that she could spend forever on Flickr and not get tired of it. It is just such a cool website!
Er'nyce Smith
I commented on Er'nyce's Thing 6 post from 3040-34. I just told her how much I enjoy Pandora! I answered some of the questions she had listed in her blog as well.

I commented on Pioneer Woman's blog about how to make banana foster. I was just complimenting her on all the stunning pictures and easy to follow directions.
Pioneer Woman

I also commented on another cooking site, "For the Love of Cooking" about a particular dish I would like to try to cook.
For the Love of Cooking