Why Blog?: POSTS

Why Blog?: Posts 

In Alex Reid article “Why Blog?  Searching for Writing on the Web” I took three benefits of blogging that he talks about in the writing peace. At the beginning of the search Alex talks about a study done by Malcom Gladwell. In Gladwell’s study it showed to be an expert or to become a professional you must dedicate 10,000 hours to your craft. Unfortunately, decades of research suggest extrinsic motivation can hurt our performance. Blogging allows you to be more of a free writer and have less restrictions. The next thing that the author talks about is the benefits of blogging. A blog is an excellent opportunity for exploring and developing motivation for writing. On a blog you control the subject matter the length, the form, the timing of the post, and all characteristics of ones writing. The author also talks about how blogging will need to come from inside and discover such motivation not only for writing but I general. Motivation for your academic writing and later into writing as a professional. The next point I will discuss if how many kinds of blogs there are. The author states that a blog is different depending on the content. Public diaries, armature journalism or political views. Specific interest or something that will discuss my journey in English. He also gave us samples of popular blogs such as The Huffington Post, Mashable, Tech Crunch, Gizmodo, Engaged, and more. The last main point I will talk about is how to discover what to write. The first one is Class Blog. The student and the instructor post common blog on the subject. The second one is Individual Reading or Learning blog. Write specifically about the topic of the course or reflecting or a learning experience. The third is Class Team Blog. Update your blog on the classes project and progress in that class. The last one is Individual Blog which is autonomy writing style. In conclusion the author Alex Reid talks about the benefits of blogging. He feels blogging is an excellent opportunity for exploring and developing motivation for writing. I feel everything has a benefit, even the worst things. So, I can see how he feels blogging will make you a better writer. It will allow you to think different then you would in other writing and reading classes. Alex also talks about how you control the length of your writing, subject matter, timing and all characteristics of your writing. This my personal favorite because it different from other teachers’ regular style of learning. It allows you to have more fun with your writing and thinking. Over all the author believes that blogging will increase your writing abilities and make you enjoy writing. After reading this post I am more excited about our blog journey 

     Sources: Why Blog? Searching for Writing on the Web. By Alex Reid