Entry #11- Final Reflection Blog

Looking back, on my blogging experience, I can not help, but wonder where the last four months have gone. In the beginning of this adventure, I was excited to blog and was skeptical at the same time. How was I supposed to be successful at blogging? What about topics? OH NO, OH NO, OH NO..is what went through my mind.

But, I took a deep breath and dove in and learned how to open up to my classmates and the world about issues that had me mesmerized and events that were going on in my life. It gave me an outlet that allowed me to use as a relaxer and blogging soon changed from "what I had to do" to "what I want to do". 

I could not wait to share with my husband and my Mechistas about my latest blog and get their opinions about my writing or videos/pictures I had chosen. I definitely took this experience seriously and even given great thought to continuing my blog throughout the next few years. I also have thought about using this method when I finally have my own class. There are so many teacher-based sites that teachers and elementary students can interact and create blogs without violating FERPA.

While blogging, I learned more about me as a writer, how easy it was to attract an audience, and how experiences or ideas can come alive with choice words and graphics. I also learned more about myself personally. It allowed me to reflect not only what I was blogging about, but other events that were impacting my life.

I believe blogging was a very useful assignment for this class because it allowed us to be more creative and get away from the basic essay. It was a great way to express ourselves and get to know each other better.

Thank you so much for opening me up to the world of blogs!