Blog Commenting

What are the purposes of blogging (check all that apply)

• Connect with other learners

• Share opinions and thoughts

• Criticize grammar, punctuation, and content

• Use writing skills to communicate with others.

A blog post is

• A response to the blog owner's thoughts or entry on the blog

• An entry on a blog by the blog's owners which shares content and ideas

• A page that tells all about the blog owner

• A page that tells visitors how to respond on the blog

When I want to add emphasis to my blog comment or post, I can...

• Use lots of emoji faces

• Repeat words over and over

• Use carefully selected words to clearly describe my thoughts

A quality comment to a blog post might include (check all that apply)

• My name and where I'm from

• Information about the mistakes the blogger made

• A greeting

• Content the includes how I connect to the blogger's ideas or content.

Which would be okay to include in a blog comment?

• I connected to your post, especially the part about loving my dog. My dog and I are best friends, too.

• I'm guessing you forgot to proofread your post.

• If I were you, I would learn to spell!

• Your post is so disorganized that it is impossible to understand.

Not including any private information in your post is important because...

• My private information is no one's business except mine.

• Using online tools such as blogging is a place to share and connect with people I don't know so I want to share private information in order to get to know others.

• That's what my parents and teachers told me to do.

• Not sharing private information online is a way to keep me safe since I don't necessarily know the people who are visiting my blog.

Pick the best sentence that could be a part of a blog comment:

• I was terribly confused by your disorganized post

• After reading your post, I wondered if you could tell me more about...

• You could improve your post by proofreading.

• Great job!

When disagreeing with an idea in a blog post, an appropriate way to start your comment might be...

• I understand your idea about __________. Have you considered another option such as ______________.

• Your ideas are very uninformed.

• I am horrified by your thoughts about __________ which indicate you don't know much about your subject.

• If you ask me, I think you need to do more research and thinking about your topic.