Our World

Why Do We Blog?

Has anyone wondered why we do these blogs? (Other than because Mrs. Hartman says we have to for points). What is the purpose? I'm sure I'm not the only one who has questioned it, but something I heard on the news the other night caused me to think more about blogs in general.

I think that we are required to do these blogs so that we can stay informed about issues in our world. By reading other people's blogs, we can see a general summary instead of reading an entire article, and then if we are interested we are able to pursue the topic in more detail. It also makes us aware of other people's opinions and the differences in ways certain people react to these situations. Another use for the blogs is to link topics we are learning about in class to actual events in real life. Because Geography is constantly moving and changing, it would be difficult to just read about it in a textbook, so blogging lets us connect that to our lives outside of school.

Before this class, however, how many people knew about or used blogs? I know I never really considered them for reliable information because I thought they were just opinions. After hearing this special (Our'>http://wcco.com/goodquestion/local_story_283174622.html">Our World on the news I thought twice. Although they are still not extremely popular, some people are deeply interested in many different blogs and what they have to say. How about you? Have you ever used blogs and/or do you think you will use blogs in the future because of the information learned in this class?

posted by Anonymous @ 10/12/2006 10:21:00 PM