Tour de Blog #1

Make the rounds to some of the blogs with me. Read interesting posts. Say hi! Let people know you were there.

• Jasper offers some thoughts about starting a blog. Now that you're a few weeks in, do you have any more ideas to add in the comments?
• Calling all Swifties! Lydia's focusing on Taylor Swift communities, and I just know some of you will have some thoughts to share on that.
• Over at Echoes of a Higher Ed student we have a fine reflection on the many different types of online communities we join. Go share the ones you belong to.
• Lurk if you like. Rose shares how it's a legitimate practice.
• And Jack lurks a lot, although sometimes posts as well.
• Most importantly, as MJW notes, we can use online platforms to support both formal and informal learning. And many other activities ...
• Aastha shares how she met her spouse online -- and I think many of us can relate these days. I sure can!
• Over at Ctrl+Alt+Learn there's a great post on platforms and demographics.  I keep saying that Facebook is for old people and poking fun at myself -- so go chime in over there. And then go visit our resident Facebook Grandpa.
• And another older platform ... Twitter, now X. We're not officially over there, but India's talking about it. Do y'all want to use X together?
• In her daily brew, Zhongyu's embracing the personal in her online learning environment. 
• Adam also has a great reflection on his PLE.
• At From Scrolling to Learning there's some reflection on how ... well, how teens aren't just scrolling but are learning. And a question about the role that teachers might play.
• And what do middle schoolers think about it all?
• Felipe points out that there's a lot of learning happening outside of school in the social media realm, including content creation.
• And yet people are also online watching each other play games, right, Greg?
• But game platforms are not just for gamers, right HB?
• Aya's not debating online .... but others are, and she's reading it.
• Gatsby's doing his own version of a tour de blog -- love it! See if you got a shout-out over there.

Now head on out and leave some comments for folks!