So, what’s new in SD?

See, here is something of what I’m uncovering and it’s a fascinating thing to find what others are talking about out there!!!!

http://cogdogblog.com/2007/06/04/vonnegut/#comments

So, I’m reading along about what Alan Levine is referring to and realizing that I agree with him in the fact that “being” and “doing” are what’s important and what drives us, not what others have to say necessarily.  Then I backtrack to find his reference points and I uncover, not only the article/interview with Kurt Vonnegut (http://usairwaysmag.com/2007_06/verbatim.php), but also his passing reference to Martha’s thoughtful post and I decide to pursue that….

http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2007/05/31/blogging-practices/

Wow — I didn’t know there was so much to thinking about blogging!!!!  But, I agree with her about why one should think about such things if one is going to try to explain about blogging to students….Why is blogging different than journaling?  New catch phrase, same ideas?  I think not, but that is something that students need to learn from us, the educators.

One more mystery to try to decipher.  Makes me wish I taught high school students instead of middle school students, but maybe the younger set could also understand the “why” of blogging, and not just for the social connections that I’m hearing so much about….