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I just wrote a po...Comments stimulate my thoughts. I just wrote a post on connective writing at http://bloggingonthebay.org/?p=213. I invite all to take a look.<BR/><BR/>BillBill Gaskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976413420234430560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-89626712262637605222008-05-24T19:52:00.000-04:002008-05-24T19:52:00.000-04:00Thats a great idea. This is my blog:news101.edublo...Thats a great idea. This is my blog:<BR/><BR/>news101.edublogs.org<BR/><BR/>My most commented blog is this Flash movie I made:<BR/><BR/>http://news101.edublogs.org/2008/05/22/24/<BR/><BR/>I thought it was very mediocore but the reviews haven't been that bad.<BR/><BR/>I thought this post would get alot more comments:<BR/><BR/>http://news101.edublogs.org/2008/04/05/40-years-later/<BR/><BR/>It is one of my best pieces of writing yet i haven't gotten more than a response from a teacher.<BR/><BR/>Please check out and comment my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-38182629347262747672008-05-21T10:43:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:43:00.000-04:00I was pondering something similar on my blog--tryi...I was pondering something similar on my blog--trying to get a sense from people who don't usually comment as to why, just out of curiosity.<BR/><BR/>http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/05/18/31-day-comment-challenge-reflections/<BR/><BR/>Lots of interesting conversation here. And I agree that the posts you think will generate the most comment often gets none, and then the sort of throw-away posts end up getting lots of commenting and conversation. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the lesson is to write what moves you, be aware of audience but don't worry about them too much, and the conversations will happen when the time is "right."Carolyn Footehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581454611313810543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-61134836138943194632008-05-02T09:36:00.000-04:002008-05-02T09:36:00.000-04:00I start out with every intention of offering even ...I start out with every intention of offering even a small semblance of thought provoking substance as comments - but then realise that what I think has already been said before - and I can only agree - or that at times what I would want to say feels too personal to share. I have been part of a team of bloggers within occupational therapy education who have been trying to maintain a blog to generate discussion and debate between educators and practitioners. We have had some success but at times it's hard going. Interestingly the post that has been awarded the most comments is a post http://frederickroad.blogspot.com/<BR/>2008/<BR/>03/is-there-anybody-out-there.htmlasking if there really is anyone out there (sorry cpouldn't work out how to link properly) and why we might be getting so many hits and relatively few comments. The comments don't necessarily give us the answers - but it was a very interesting exercise.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020158010421360396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-22580471524574076972008-05-02T08:29:00.000-04:002008-05-02T08:29:00.000-04:00@Karl - It's interesting because of our slightly d...@Karl - It's interesting because of our slightly different approaches to commenting back to readers. My experience has been that most bloggers who do engage and comment back to readers on their own posts don't control the conversation rather they enhance it thus adding to the conversation. I'll need to reflect on this more to give some good examples.<BR/><BR/>However I agree time is an issue when choosing whether to comment back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-38083751771010931652008-04-30T22:22:00.000-04:002008-04-30T22:22:00.000-04:00@Lee - I knew you were going to reply to my commen...@Lee - I knew you were going to reply to my comment! :-)Karl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-18941673508719913762008-04-30T22:01:00.000-04:002008-04-30T22:01:00.000-04:00@KarlIt never occurred to me that if I reply too o...@Karl<BR/><BR/>It never occurred to me that if I reply too often, then I run the risk of controlling the conversation. But, you make a lot of sense here. <BR/><BR/>I think this would be particularly risky where commenters are directing their topic-related comments at each other rather than the blogger, building an entirely new life of it's own. This would be fascinating to watch and I would love see that evolve on my blog some day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments, Karl. Your insight is much appreciated not only by me, but by many in the blogging community.Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-54198465174047853392008-04-30T18:16:00.000-04:002008-04-30T18:16:00.000-04:00I’ve given up predicting which posts are going to ...I’ve given up predicting which posts are going to receive comments. I agree with you Lee, some of the posts that I like the best don’t receive comments, while others I thought were barely worth posting received a ton. You won’t be surprised that the most commented on posts were <A HREF="http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/08/did-you-know.html" REL="nofollow">Did You Know?</A> and <A HREF="http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-it-okay-to-be-technologically.html" REL="nofollow">Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?</A> (hmm, maybe the key is to put a question mark in the title).<BR/><BR/>One of the posts I like the best that only received a few comments was <A HREF="http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/03/2020-vision-on-designshare.html" REL="nofollow">2020 Vision on DesignShare</A>, but that’s partially because it included things that I’d already posted. But at the time it brought a few things together for me and I was surprised at the lack of comments. And there have been other posts that haven’t received any comments that I really liked as well. I think different ideas resonate differently with different folks, and I think that’s a good thing.<BR/><BR/>For me, all comments are still pretty much a surprise because, in the end, I think I mostly blog for myself anyway (shh, don't tell anyone). It’s a way to help myself think more deeply about issues, a kind of forced personal staff development. When I get comments, it’s a bonus, because it adds to my thinking and hopefully indicates that perhaps my thinking has helped someone else.<BR/><BR/>As far as commenting on my own blog, I recently wrote this on a <A HREF="http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/blogging-as-conversation/" REL="nofollow">post</A> on Carolyn’s Foote’s blog: <BR/><I>For me, commenting on my own blog is a tricky thing. Part of me feels like I’ve had my initial say in the post, so I try to let the conversation play out a little bit in the comments before I jump in. I worry that if I reply too often, then it runs the risk of me controlling the conversation.<BR/><BR/>This is particularly true for my blog, since it was initially setup as a place to continue the conversations in my staff development efforts. I wanted the teachers in my staff development - as well as others that might drop by - to be able to drive the conversation somewhat, so I tried only to reply when asked a direct question (or when I just couldn’t stand it). Ironically, because my blog started reaching a wider audience, my own teachers started commenting less, thereby nullifying part of the original purpose of the blog (unintended consequences at its best).<BR/><BR/>The other issue, of course, is how often folks who comment check back. Blogger recently added the option where a commenter can get emailed every time someone comments on the post (if they choose, it’s a checkbox) and I think that has the potential to help the conversation part a lot. . . .I think that may have also contributed to the increase in comments on Will’s blog lately - I’m not sure how long he’s had that option but I don’t remember it being there originally.</I><BR/><BR/>And, of course, there’s the time factor – and the timeliness factor. I often get to conversations (like this one) a little late, so I sometimes feel like my comments are too late to add to the conversation. I often still comment, but not always.<BR/><BR/>I think there are a lot of different approaches to blogging and commenting – both on your own blog and others’ blogs. I don’t think there is – or should be – a one-size fits all approach to this. We often don’t know what else is happening in the blogger/reader’s life at the time, or the reasons they may choose to comment – or not comment – so I think it’s a little dangerous to make assumptions. It’s impossible to meet everyone’s expectations – especially because they often contradict each other – so I don’t think we should worry about trying, and that includes worrying about whether a post gets comments or not. As long as we are doing our best to learn, and therefore to help our own (and hopefully other) students, I think that’s all we can ask of ourselves.Karl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-38244858010416977702008-04-28T12:23:00.000-04:002008-04-28T12:23:00.000-04:00I hardly get any comments. Does this mean I have ...I hardly get any comments. Does this mean I have no readers, bad content, none engaging, or it’s the type of content that you just can’t comment on? How am I missing the boat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-50676717006329097102008-04-28T07:02:00.000-04:002008-04-28T07:02:00.000-04:00@IMC Guy - That's interesting. I've heard that a f...@IMC Guy - That's interesting. I've heard that a few times now how the feed reader influences how you respond to the blogs. <A HREF="http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/" REL="nofollow">Sue </A>was telling me that she doesn't receive the formatting in her reader and <A HREF="http://www.brainfrieze.net/" REL="nofollow">Kim</A> tells me that he doesn't get the whole text, where if he's behind a firewall when he starts to read it in his reader, and the blog is blocked, the likelihood of his going back to it again from home is slim, regardless of how brilliantly engaging the first paragraph was! But it does make sense, that as with anything, if you have to jump through too many hoops... you're not going to bother. That's why supermarkets are laid out the way they are, right? Good insight! Thank you for taking the time to click through here. :) <BR/><BR/>@Ann -I don't feel obligated to seek out every conversation linking back here (although I'd love to know about it). I'm sure there's some I'm missing that's similar or directly related and talk going on between blogs is like normal conversation and makes perfect sense. Imagine that you are at a party and you talk to a few people. Then you and those people go your separate ways and talk to other people, the next thing you know you are meeting up with others and eventually someone is saying, "It's a small world." It would be nice to meet you someday, 'cause it is such a small world. :)Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-27373732420562885352008-04-28T03:55:00.000-04:002008-04-28T03:55:00.000-04:00To Lee and Sue, et al,How do you keep up with it a...To Lee and Sue, et al,<BR/><BR/>How do you keep up with it all? I so enjoy reading all the blogs out there, but what is so crazy is the path. <BR/><BR/>I started at Sue's five tips to blogging and then I got here and who knows at which blog I'll be next. (I did dip into a few from the comments.)<BR/><BR/>I'm just starting to get so confused by trying to get a handle on all of them. Luckily, connections to all of them are happening, so I guess that lessens the circle. <BR/><BR/>I blog for my students with out many comments: http://dearlibrarian.edublogs.org/<BR/>That's ok though. For now, I just want/hope they read it. I really enjoy doing it.<BR/><BR/>What I am struggling with is trying to keep up with all the blogs. And I guess I comment when triggered! Like now.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>AnnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233397005822038125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-45101875442415736082008-04-27T23:15:00.000-04:002008-04-27T23:15:00.000-04:00Since you requested a comment, I'll provide one. ...Since you requested a comment, I'll provide one. There are a number of reasons why I do comment on a blog entry and reasons I don't. I did think of one recently and it has to do with RSS Readers. <BR/><BR/>I'm using Google Reader and in a lot of cases, I read the entire blog entry in the reader, without actually visiting the blog site. Because of this, the "Leave a Comment" link isn't available. If something truly makes me want to comment, I then visit the site and leave one. However, more often than not, I read the entry, and move on. In some cases, I would leave a comment, but since it takes a couple more clicks, I just skip it. It's probably a bad idea, but I do think Google Reader (and Bloglines) contribute to my lack of commenting.IMC Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279699282698965195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-5942809329182132552008-04-27T20:43:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:43:00.000-04:00@Mrs.A -Since you don't comment often, I'm glad yo...@Mrs.A -Since you don't comment often, I'm glad you took the time here. It's good to hear from everyone, regardless of their comfort level. To me, it is sometimes more valuable to hear from those who don't comment often to find out what it is that prevents them from jumping in to the conversations. Thanks for commenting. :)Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-48716056535167687652008-04-27T15:10:00.000-04:002008-04-27T15:10:00.000-04:00I'll post if I am passionate about something writt...I'll post if I am passionate about something written, agree or disagree, or when the author requests it. So this is just for you.<BR/><BR/>Usually I don't post, because I'm too late and everyone else has said what I feel and I don't want to repeat.<BR/><BR/>Or like this comment I think of more to say or make typos and have to delete and resubmit.<BR/><BR/>And I have been known to email or direct message someone about their blog - for their eyes only.Mrs.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254193272554130312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-29492443102076935822008-04-27T15:08:00.000-04:002008-04-27T15:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mrs.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254193272554130312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-6562890392320034222008-04-27T15:03:00.000-04:002008-04-27T15:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mrs.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254193272554130312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-50501906166788569022008-04-27T13:28:00.000-04:002008-04-27T13:28:00.000-04:00@Lisa -I too often wonder if comments ever get loo...@Lisa -I too often wonder if comments ever get looked at. I like to have the option to receive an email update if someone responds to the post and some blogs don't support that, so if I remember, I go back to look at my comments and it's not unusual to see my comment waiting to be moderated days or weeks later. Needless to say, I don't bother commenting on those blogs anymore.<BR/><BR/>@cathy -I've noticed on some other blogs where the posts targeted at women bloggers also hit some nerves that pull us girls out of from the corners. Is this just another arena where we are largely overlooked for a mostly male-dominated edubloggosphere? I hadn't noticed, but now I'm wondering...<BR/><BR/>@Sarah -I just read your post on how to comment on a blog and I think it's an AWESOME how-to for readers! I'm wondering what you mean by "advertising" though. Are you referring to people linking back to their own blogs? So, are you questioning whether people are commenting just so they can link back to their own blogs? Or are you referring to the fact that your blog "awareness" only occurred because of @sue's blog featuring your post as well? Personally, I think both have a lot to do with how blogs become well-known as with all things in life. Referring to @Steve (above) who was sought out by Wired magazine, I'm sure that brought increased traffic to his blog-whether his post was so brilliant or not (sorry Steve), right? It's the Big-Break or it could be the <A HREF="http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2005/10/david_warlickis.html" REL="nofollow">Warlick Effect, blogged about by Ewan McIntosh</A> in 2005, where he thanks DW for mentioning his blog because that's all it took and now people are reading his posts.<BR/><BR/>@David -Thanks David. I'm with you and sometimes, I choose to hum to myself softly, too. :)<BR/><BR/>@elementarytechteacher -I challenge you to find ANY blogger who doesn't get excited when they see comments. I'm not new to blogging, but every post is a new post and believe me, I am very excited to get comments. THIS post has turned into the one that has generated the most comments. :) I encourage you to keep blogging and commenting, the blogger whose posts you are commenting on is excited to see you there!<BR/><BR/>@sue -funny that you mention a follow-up post. That's exactly what I'm working on right now. :)<BR/><BR/>@Keamac -I understand your lack of confidence in leaving comments on some of the bigger blogs, for fear of saying something that others might perceive as uninteresting. I too wonder, "If I say something stupid, and this is read by so many people, it won't be forgotten as quickly." We are all human, but I'm with you and I also have to work to gain confidence in that area. But then I saw that there were other people,with quite interesting and well known blogs, who would leave comments that included typos, or misplaced words or misplaced "thoughts" (to be kind). I'm not thinking any less of them... Thanks for commenting!Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-46250927387204108292008-04-27T13:24:00.000-04:002008-04-27T13:24:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-54106122713269833402008-04-27T08:11:00.000-04:002008-04-27T08:11:00.000-04:00I have maintained a personal blog for 12 months an...I have maintained a personal blog for 12 months and a teacher blog for 6 months, so I guess I'm still a blogging baby. I started reading blogs at much the same time as I first started writing one. I often have comments whizzing around in my head as I read but find that my natural shyness gets in the way at times. I'm most often compelled to comment when I feel a connection with the blog author - so I tend to comment with greater regularity on blogs belonging to those I have developed a relationship with, either through Twitter or them commenting on my blog. If I feel passionately about what the writer has to say then that is often all the motivation I need to comment. When it comes to the blogs of those more notable denizens of the Edublogosphere I have often mentally composed comments, but have felt so intimidated that I have been unable to write it down - what do I have to say that they would find important? Or I worry that I'll come across as sounding stupid or lacking in knowledge about the topic they are discussing. Which is silly really, as we're all human beings. I have been making a conscious effort over the last month or so to leave comments on all posts that I read. I am finding that my confidence is growing and I no longer feel wracked with guilt that I didn't acknowledge the authors hard work. It's scary being a beginner, but I have discovered that the best thing to do is just jump in and comment.Kirstin Anderson-McGhie (Keamac)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00724907406423207265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-3586612690826830102008-04-27T00:32:00.000-04:002008-04-27T00:32:00.000-04:00@Lisa Ideally it's good if the original commenter ...@Lisa Ideally it's good if the original commenter sees the comment (you can always email them with ti) but your commenting back is showing your readers that you value their comments. In cases like this where you have a large number of comments if you can write a follow up post that highlights the great comments and links back to the commenters that is even better. That type of post may not get a lot of comments but is valuable for community building.<BR/><BR/>@Cathy having a post with lots of your own comments is excellent, and not fluffing your own statistics, because it tells me you value your readers and you want to have conversations with them. It means I will always be willing to write comments on your post. Whereas someone with 30 comments on their post who hasn't commented on any of them isn't going to have me as a loyal reader or commenter.<BR/><BR/>@Lee and yet without the already large and supportative community I've built up on my blog that post probably would have had no comments. Aragh writing skills -- I'm shocking with words but that is a whole other story.<BR/><BR/>@Sarah I've wondered about the increased advertising but that isn't it. I thought maybe twitter increases my comments (and sure it helps) but I can twitter other peoples posts and struggle to get people to comment on them. Hence goes back to my original point of the skills of the original blogger to write posts that make people want to comment.<BR/><BR/>@Elementarytechteacher (Nedra) Looks like you've taken some of my tips from Open PD and have used them in your blog posts. Well done. You are doing really well! If you checked my earliest posts on my Mobile Technology posts I mostly had no comments. It does take time to build a community and it won't happen overnight unfortunately unless you are one of the really lucky people (and normally they already have a large community connections first).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-77004279427139598782008-04-26T20:22:00.000-04:002008-04-26T20:22:00.000-04:00I am still fairly new to the blogging network. I f...I am still fairly new to the blogging network. I find I tend to comment when someone poses a question or asks for a response, as you just did. The most comments I've had on a blog is four and that was for my meme passion quilt-http://elementarytechteacher.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/meme-passion-quilt/<BR/>Two of the comments were from people I had tagged. <BR/><BR/>I'm still new enough to this blogging world that I still get excited every time I see someone has left a comment. <BR/><BR/>I've learned some helpful hints about blogging from Darren Draper at OpenPD and from Sue Waters blog; add pictures, titles to different sections and to comment back. So, hopefully as I continue to learn my blog will continue to improve. Maybe someday I'll get more comments, maybe not. When there's only a few comments it makes it easy to make sure I comment back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-18084357929469040052008-04-26T19:57:00.000-04:002008-04-26T19:57:00.000-04:00As a musician, I always think in the terms of reso...As a musician, I always think in the terms of resonance and dissonance. If something within my core value resonates deeply, I'm going to shoot my hand up and say I'm "with you!"David Girtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327415002946631659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-36922685701900093862008-04-26T19:47:00.000-04:002008-04-26T19:47:00.000-04:00Great post Lee, and I am really enjoying the ensui...Great post Lee, and I am really enjoying the ensuing conversation.<BR/><BR/>The post I set out to be controversial and set off discussion actually went off like a damp squid (I was trying to rack up the midwives who read my blog). The post that actually got the most hits was a post like this one,<A HREF="http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com/2007/12/leaving-comments-on-my-blog.html" REL="nofollow">on how to comment on a blog.</A><BR/><BR/>But the comments followed as a result of an interchange of blog posts between me and Michele Martin as well as a tweet by Sue Waters. So what I am trying to question is whether the comments came because the post was brilliant or because of increased advertising? Does extended advertising make a difference to comments? And if so, does that make the comments 'false' or not? If you see what I mean?Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559663.post-91015924420289518102008-04-26T19:17:00.000-04:002008-04-26T19:17:00.000-04:00One of the best parts of my blogging Personal Lear...One of the best parts of my blogging Personal Learning Network is having my friends over to my "house" to play once in a while. Thanks for coming!<BR/><BR/>@Riptide -I agree with you that I don’t always know how to comment although I may be stimulated to think. If I feel strongly about something, but don’t have time to sort through my thoughts right then, I may send myself an email to comment on that post later. I’ve been guilty of never quite getting to some of them, though. Thanks for commenting. I’ve enjoyed your blog. Do you have a blog post that received a particularly large number of comments? <BR/><BR/>@Kim –I’m starting to experience that blur between the educator and geek who camps in front of her keyboard all day long that you so fondly speak of in your comment. ☺ It seems your blogging experience is similar to @Sue where she talks here about having separate blogs. Do you agree that it is better to have content-specific blogs so that your readers know what to expect when they reach your blog?<BR/>I agree with you though, that the funny comments are the most fun!<BR/><BR/>@Steve Getting a call from Wired Magazine is very cool! See? We really don't know who reads our blogs. I blogged about this, and I'm still amazed, that someone from SXSW wanted to interview me because of my del.icio.us/Twitter mashup. Why do we still crave such validation from people who aren't our parents?<BR/><BR/>@Diane I didn't know we had to discount our own responses. Does that include when we ask our parents to comment as well? Just kidding. I see a running theme here in the comments and that is that people are interested in conversations and not being spoken "at." So, like you, Diane, I also comment back at people. Thanks for commenting here. :)<BR/><BR/>@Sue -Thanks for the tips on reformatting this post. I learn from you always! I blogged in support of your Open PD project and I found it admirable how the blogging community really pulled together for you. It was beautiful! Thanks for commenting, Sue!<BR/><BR/>@Linda -I just read your BEST POST EVER and it must have slipped by me the first time because I think it is quite poignant. Personally, I LOVE DWS. I find it not only entertaining but I also am amazed at the total physical and emotional transformations that take place in a few weeks on that show. I love the analogy you make of how you do that with your students and they are able to look amazing! They simply have to trust you and that is sometimes the hardest thing to accomplish as a teacher, isn't it? You SHOULD be proud, Girlfriend!<BR/><BR/>@Frank - I agree that the seduction of words is very, well, seductive! Regardless of what you have to say, do you agree that you need to have some decent writing skills to be an effective blogger? Or does it depend on the content of your blog? I tend to agree with you also about some blogs that are total turn-offs. Bloggers who interact with their readers are so much more interesting. If there is no interaction, I'll read a newspaper or magazine article instead.<BR/><BR/>Controversial blogs! Hmmm, I wonder how many of us are brave enough to go there? Not sure I want to challenge my bureaucratic organization in an effort to get comments but it sure would make for some great reading. As for that blogger/Twitter cocktail party... Are those people STILL drinking?<BR/><BR/>@Kathy -Taking a look at your post from 2005 I see there was a trend towards interactive white boards, even back then. One of the things I love about blogs is archival nature of the posts and comments. I'm curious, when you put a question out there for your readers, how do you use that information? I mean, do you use the information for future blog posts, to help your district's needs, for planning presentations, etc?Lee Kolberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710085354049378555noreply@blogger.com