Crazy Rules for Blogging

Now, I may be considered not one for rules, but if you think that about me, you're crazy! I'm all about knowing the rules, how else are you supposed to break them?!

So after some research, here are a few "rules" I'm crazy about:

1. Engage from the beginning. I'm a movie guy, there's always a hook to snatch the viewer into watching the remainder of the movie. If you don't have this with blogs, then you won't get the readers. (Having a hooking title helps as well!)

2. Add images where possible. Why not add another sensory element into your blog. It's not only fun just to read, but to visualize as well. Also, adding a graphic can help resolve discrepancy if there be any.

3. It doesn't have to be perfect. I by no means am perfect, nor do I expect those reading my blog to be! It's also part of the learning process, if we are perfect, than there would be nothing to learn.

 4. Keep a schedule. Although I am the biggest breaker of this rule, I believe in it. If you are going to blog, set a schedule as to when you are going to blog, don't keep your readers guessing or you will no longer have readers to guess.

 There are surely other crazy rules out there to follow as you blog your life away, but that's another blog. And I would surely be crazy if I didn't take time to say thanks for the help from the following for their guidance:

Anne R. Allen's Blog, echoditto, and Capture the Conversation

Teaching by Blogging Craziness

It has now been well over a year since my latest post. My apologies. Life get's crazy and it can't always be blogged about. On a side note I have added to the craziness of my life by starting the Utah State University's Educational Technology and Learning Sciences Masters program! (Go Aggies!) With that, one of my first assignments is to research educational blogs! Who knew blogs could be educational? Crazy! I know!

I came across on blog which I really liked, 2¢ Worth created by David Warlick. I have enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy, the way he talks of learning and how to adapt it to current practices. The first post I came across was Learner as Hacker. It was love at first site (web that is!)

Another blog I came across created by Dr. Henry Thiele is To Learn Twice. This has a different look and feel to it but, crazy enough, has similar message. Dr. Thiele talks more to his staff (and readers) about different things involved with the learning process, to include using Google Docs!

A third blog I came across was Learning is Messy - Blog by Brian Crosby. I was first attracted to this crazy name, but after reading through it I really like what he has to say. He shares a lot of what he has and is doing in the classroom. I guess you can learn a lot from teachers!

So what it comes down to with this crazy blogging thing, is you can blog about anything, as long as someone is willing to read it. As it is with these blogs I talked about, as long as someone is willing to learn about learning!