The Journey of Tool #2

So our journey through Tool #2 is taking us through the world of other blogs. It talks about how to use them and how to comment on them. I have blogged before, and I have recently been trying to find a 'fun' blog to follow just for myself (without much success, I might add). I am hoping that searching blogs on the Tools site might lead me to a site that both teaches and entertains. I have already found several that I may be able to use, at least professionally. We have been asked to respond to the following questions, so here goes!!
1. What are your thoughts about building an online education community and participating in a PLN? Well, I like the idea, particularly if I am able to hook up to other theatre educators. Certainly just communicating with other teachers is useful, but the theatre class is so different both in needs and demands that I have always found talking with other theatre teachers and professionals to be an invaluable tool.
2. What point stood out to you from the commenting advice? While I found all of them useful, the one that I need to work on the most is 'Don't be afraid to comment'. I do tent to be one of those blog readers that does not comment. It is odd for me to even read the comments of other readers. I have already commented on several of the blogs that I looked at during this lesson. I hope to make that a habit.
3. What 5 blogs did you select for your comments? I found the following blogs the most appealing: Weblogged, Free Technology for Teachers, iLearn Technology, Tech Paperless, and Langwitches. I believe I will be able to use information from all of these blogs in the future.

I hope this part of the journey will lead to new paths... Who knows?!