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26 Jul, 2007

Why Do I Blog?

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Blogging| Instructional Technology

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Darren Draper, a technology specialist from Sandy Utah recently posted an article in which he asked the general question… why do we blog?  Great question for us educational bloggers out there… so why do I blog?

I think therefore I blog

Darren, I started blogging because I really felt like I had some ideas that would benefit the larger educational community and I felt like I was not really being heard in my current job.  I guess I really wanted to feel like I was making a difference, hoping somebody was there to hear what I was saying. 

I found all this and more.  What I really found was a community.

As I started to blog I soon realized there are TONS of people out there just like me.  Early adopters, people who just love technology and are willing to try just about anything in hopes of finding something that will make life easier.  Those who spend countless hours of their precious ‘free’ time figuring out new technology and tweaking it to work for real people.  I have only been blogging in the educational community for a little less than a year, but it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my work in instructional technology so far. 

2 Responses to "Why Do I Blog?"

1 | Neil Hokanson

July 26th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

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I blog so I can meet great people like you Jeff! I agree with your idea of finding a sense of community. You helped me, at one time a total stranger, tweak my blog when I was getting started. Thanks to your assistance and taking the time to respond to me I was off and running! This also began my blogging network, a network of people that serve as my “teachers” and cheerleaders as we share each other’s struggles and successes. It is a network where we help each other learn and grow, and the invitation is always open to anyone who wants to join in!

2 | Chris

July 27th, 2007 at 4:17 am

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Hi Jeff,

I cannot agree more. I got into blogging completely by accident, but now take huge pleasure in being able to help other people into what is a really exciting field. And yes, I end up “wasting” huge amounts of my free time too- and then tell people that of course it won’t eat up too much of their time…

Chris

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