Blog Deadlines

Blog deadlines weren't really enforced too harshly for this project. It kinda tested students ability to meet deadlines and finish homework on their own.  The deadlines were flexible since you still took credit for late work.  I think when homework is online students don't feel the urgency to do it and turn it in on time, instead of if it was a physical piece of paper to turn in.  Not being able to have it in your possession takes the reality aspect out of it. I personally prefer more of the traditional form of homework.  That's just a personal preference though.

Using Digital Communication Tools To Present Digital Communication Tools

Using digital communication tools to present digital communication tools sounds a little repetitive.  Examples would be using youtube to show how to use youtube.  It sounds dumb, but if i were to go to youtube, type in 'how to use youtube', and hit enter; a video on how to navigate youtube would come up.  Therefore, I'd be using a digital communication tool to present digital communication tools.  This relates to our wikispaces project.  We used a digital communication tool, wiki, to present information on other digital communication tools that we researched.  So not only are we all learning about digital communication tools by reading everyone's page, but we're also teaching ourselves how to use digital communication tools by using the wikis to relay this information.  I just came to this conclusion while writing this blog. Mr. Langley is a tricky man.

Accepting Criticism

Accepting criticism is important while writing blogs.  Reading how your peers viewed your opinions and ideas lets you see how you come off to other people.  Sometimes people may misinterpret what your saying because you worded it a certain way.  Reading criticism allows you to go back and maybe reword your blogs to have them portray the idea you wanted to.  Criticism also allows you to improve your blogs.  I read the criticism on my blogs and went back and added more information to help the people reading better understand.  Accepting criticism in a good way will improve your writings, but taking offense will not.  If you take constructive criticism defensively it might cause you to lash out in your other writings.  This makes it no fun for anyone to read your blogs.  That's my take on accepting criticism.