For my blog portfolio, I would like to include all of my blogs. I am doing this because I did not write nearly enough blogs as I should have. For me, writing blogs was a struggle. At first, I didn’t write any blogs because I honestly was scared of the new technology and was not comfortable with writing something that was not perfectly polished. Now I can confidently say that I know how to write and manage a blog, but I still feel apprehensive. I think that I just need more experience as well as a little more push and direction regarding blog topics.
Once I got a topic in mind, however, I had little trouble writing about it. Oftentimes, the idea would be sparked by class discussion or by some other class or experience. For the most part, all of my blogs are about something that I came across by accident that made me think about globalization.
One thing that I like to do in my blogs is to raise further questions that may or may not be answered. I did this with the hopes that someone else would read my blog and have a reaction just like I did. I hoped that I could get other people thinking about the same things I was and could discuss through comments or in class. Although this seemed like a good idea, it was difficult because few people commented on my postings.
I can’t complain though because I commented on very few people’s blogs, but it was not for lack of interest. I would look at the postings by my peers and was awed by their superiority to my postings. Honestly, some of the bloggers in the class intimidated me and that might be another reason why I backed away sheepishly from blogging.
I know there are really no good excuses to why I have few blog postings, however, I do feel that I have grown as a blogger and technology user from this class. Even though I definitely struggled I feel like it was a worthwhile class and that I am much better off as a student and a person.
