I have been blogging for quite some time now. It seems I go in “fits and spells” and I know the lack of continuity is not a good thing. I havealso stopped blogging as much now that I use twitter (@mwaiksnis). However, blogging allows you to use much more than 140 characters, so it is nice to continue to blog. It just seems the exchange of information occurs much more frequently on twitter. I am wondering if my fellow edubloggers are finding the same thing.
1. Are you blogging as much as you had in the past? If not, why do you think this is so?
2. Is twitter effecting your blogging? How?
I guess what I am hoping for is a way to continue to use both blogging and tweeting in my quest to be a true life long learner. I do not want to abandon either platform, but I wonder if splitting the time is detrimental. PLN - Let me hear your thoughts.
Comments
Mike,
Hey! Just had this conversation yesterday with a colleague. I read your tweets all the time…never go to the blog…I think I would read my child’s principal’s tweets, too. Would probably not read her blog so much.
Timely post for me. I have not been blogging much lately for three reasons.
One, I think I am running out of topics to blog about. Two, I am worried that if I really share my true feelings about the principalship and issues that I deal with, I will offend parents who read the blog. Plus, I have run out of non-controversial topics. Three, nobody writes comments that spark good conversations. Isn’t that the point of blogging? (maybe because I don’t write about controversial topics??).
Thanks for the comments and I hope things are going well in Columbia!
Dave - I agree, we have to be careful with our topics.
My tweeting has decreased dramatically over the few months…blogging has stayed about the same.
I have blogged on my class blog less this year because my position changed and I have less things to share.
I think I am blogging at the same rate on my professional blog, but I think it is harder to get people to read it than last year.
I do find myself having more conversations on twitter, but I often find those conversations leading to blog posts.
I’m not sure how more tweeting and less blogging is detrimental, if they fulfill the needs we have at the time then they are both useful/powerful learning mediums.
