This semester was the first time I was introduced to a blog. When I was first assigned to create and write on my blog, I was a bit apprehensive. I have never been good with technology, so I was worried that this assignment was going to be very challenging for me. After a few days of experimenting with my blog, I realized it was not that bad. I actually came to truly enjoy weekly blogging. I feel like my responses to the children's books I read were more interesting since they were in blog format. I felt less restrictive regarding the content of my blog since the format of the blog was less informal. The colorfulness of my blog site made me feel more free and open, and not like I was writing in a Microsoft Word document.
Furthermore, I found a lot of high quality children's books this semester that were easy for me to connect to. I was very surprised as an adult, I could relate to the books. It shows that children's books are not meant for just children anymore, anyone can find some use from them. I had a lot of fun sharing stories that were similar to the books I read. It was also fun to revisit my childhood by rereading books I read when I was younger. I overall thought the blogging assignment was an excellent idea. Blogging is something I would like to use in my future class room because it connects children with technology, while also letting them respond to literature for anyone to see. This would be a great way for my students to give positive feedback to each other as well since they could comment on each other's blogs. I hope to continue to blog on my website, and I definitely know I will continue to read children's literature.
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