When our professor told us that
we have to create a blog and not just a blog that you can write whatever you
want to write but an edublog that will be read by millions of bloggers not just
here in our country but it can be in the whole world. At first I was disappointed
to know that it is a requirement for our next semester to have one because
journalism is not my type.
First semester of class has came,
first requirement: “you have to post your blog and present it in class”. My reaction
was like this “why do we need to present it on class? We already posted it isn’t
enough?” yeah! I was so stubborn about that because as I say it a while ago,
journalism is not my typeJ.
But working on my blog helped me to improve my skills, creativity and
originality.
Writing a blog is not an easy
thing even if it is a personal blog or an educational blog or any type of blog.
Because not just a hundreds or thousands of people will read your blog but millions
of them that would like, dislike or even worse criticize your blog. But to
avoid certain things like this all you have to be is “be a researcher, original
and creative” that’s all you’ve got to have to make a blog.
First, be a researcher, of course
you have to familiarize yourself or at least have a background about your
topic. You have to put informations with reliable sources. Read books as much
as you can, understand the topic and summarize what you have learned. Make sure
that your blog is short and direct. Relate yourself as if you were the one researching
for that topic and ask yourself “if I am a student searching for this topic
will I put this blog as my source?”
Second, be creative. In edublogging
you also have to be creative, not because it is “education” you’ll be formal
and have plain and dry blog, be creative in an educational way. Creative blogs
catches readers and followers. In our presentation in class some of my co bloggers
put some games that are related to the topic and some animations, pictures, videos
and cool backgrounds, different font sizes and style that emphasizes important
words. But be sure that even a small picture you have to site your source that
is the second most important policy in blogging. Why second and not first? Here
it is,
Lastly and the most important
lesson I learned “BE ORIGINAL”. Be original or unique as you are be proud that
you creative a helpful source. Just express yourself and share your knowledge
that’s all and you’re done.
Blogging is cool and fun to make
because it is such a pleasure that you have written a blog that will be read my
millions of people and you are proud to say “hey this is my blog and yea it is
original”. Create blog as unique as you are, as creative as you are and as knowledgeable
as you are.
