Not My First Rodeo...err...Blog

Thought I have never used blogger.com before, setting up the blog through it was fairly straight forward. Last Spring Quarter I had a very outside the box ENGL&101 teacher and in her class we wrote weekly and bi-weekly 800 word blogs along with commenting on other student's blogs. We used a site called Ning.com. It was really fun, like a Facebook or Myspace but just for our class.

With a digital workspace/classroom there are not as many time constraints. We don't have a set class time just as long as our work is done and submitting by the due date and time. I think that with an online class it is actually easier to get to know people because you aren't limited to a class time in which the teacher is trying to teach, though it can be a little harder to interact without actually seeing each other face to face. Updating your Moodle profile with a picture and a few personal tidbits can also help.

Okay, I'll admit it I was once a member of Myspace, but no longer. I am currently a member of the following social networking sites:

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. LinkIn.

I spend more time on Twitter than Facebook because I have discovered that people I've never met are sometimes more fascinating then people I have. I just recently joined LinkIn at the urging of a colleague. I like that it is a "professional" social networking site. With today's job marketing being as competitive as it is, networking is nearly as important as any other aspect of job searching.

I typed this blog in blue (except the numbers because they wouldn't change) because my colleague is convinced that it is easier on the eyes. What do you think?