Thing 4!

Commenting

        Commenting is really important in the blogging world because you can discuss ideas that you and another person agree on or disagree on. You can also help introduce new ideas to others. When you disagree with someone you can elaborate and back up your argument with facts or links to other websites. 

The first blog I commented on is Simplicity Photography. She has a blog for her photography and this appeals to because I am an art major. 

The second blog I found that is really helpful for me is a crafting blog. She has all kinds of crafts that I could use  in my future art class. She has a post about crafts for boys and boys are sometimes hard to please when it comes to crafts, but she had some really great ideas. 

My peers that I commented on were:

1. Jill Hutchison

I commented on Jill's because what she said in her first post opened my eyes and I really liked the way she worded "naming her blog". 

2. Rachel Burkhart

She wrote about how her professor helped her create her blog. My art professor also helped me create my first blog in my electronic imaging class.

3. Megan Singleton

Megan had some really great ideas in her thing three. I really liked her "On this day in history" idea.

4. Lindsey Burris

She talked about how she uses her iPad too read and I do too! We can use our iPads in our future classrooms. 

5. Jared Morris

Jared talked about using a blog for his students to use and post their work. That would be perfect for me to use in my art class and my students could post their artwork. 

           I found an important point for Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog. He makes a good point about how people like knowing that other people are reading their blogs, and to let people know you're reading their blog you comment on them. I know I get excited when people comment on my blog. Commenting just lets people know that their writing for a purpose.

        The second important point I found was in Drape's Takes. When you comment you are making a relationship with the writer and the reader. That's important because it shows the writer that readers care and when the writer comments back, it shows the readers the writer cares. It causes electronic an electronic relationship. 

Thing 3

THE USE of BLOGS. 

        I would use a blog to keep track of my artwork. I would post the artwork I create and then write about it. Then when I teach my future art students, I can show them this blog, give them the link, and they can check out all of the artwork I have done to inspire them. My goal for becoming an art teacher is to get future students/artist more excited about creating art and expressing themselves. I want them to realize that in art, there are guidelines but no right or wrong. I mentioned in my thing two post, but I have an art blog from my electronic imaging class, that has some of my work already posted. I will continue to use that and show my future students all my artwork. 

MY ART BLOG!

Thing 2!

BLOGS BLOGS BLOGS!

         My experience with blogs and blogging are small but are existent. I took an electronic imaging class and my professor required us to keep a blog on wordpress.org. It was mainly to post our projects, respond to readings, and post our museum visits. When I was in that class, I would explore wordpress and check out other blogs. I chose my name to for my blog according to Dr. Wall's criteria and what were expected to do for the next 15 weeks. It was fairly easy creating my blog since I had done one before. It was the same basic setup. Then after I created my blog, I created my avatar. I created someone who looks like me because I like myself and its fun trying to make a little you. I also did not have any trouble getting my avatar up. I think with blogs, you have to really explore and play around to really figure out the kinks. 

This is one of the posts made in my art blog. The assignment was to pick an animal and use Adobe Photoshop to morph your face. I picked a tiger! The link to my blog is down below. 

My art blog from my electronic imaging class!

Thing 1!

        The easiest habit I think is using technology to my advantage. I use technology almost every minute of everyday. I constantly use my cell phone but so does everyone else. I also use my computer, my iPad, my printer, and my kindle. I use my computer to help me with school work, online shopping, and to keep up with worldly news. I use my iPad as more of a mobile computer, so I do not have to take my computer everywhere with me. I use my phone to keep in contact with my friends, check the weather, and my email. Each of my devices has a huge impact on my life and when I do not have the access to one of my technologies, I feel lost or that I am missing something. That is partly because of the society we live in today. Our whole world is based on technology. It can be a good thing if you use it the correct way and it can also lead to worldly problems as well.

       The hardest habit out of the 7 1/2 habits, I think would be to view problems as challenges. Anytime something goes wrong in my life I dwell on it and sulk about it. I rarely turn a problem around into a challenge. That is a goal I would like to set for myself. I think being an emotional person ties into that problem because I put so much emotion into everything and if something goes wrong, I become devastated. It would benefit me greatly if I turned problems around into challenges, so when I accomplish them, I will gain confidence.