Comments on: On The Need for Blogging Balance http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Curt http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50928 Curt Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:52:18 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50928 One of the difficulties I have is knowing where to follow the relevant conversations surrounding any given topic or post. This post this morning helps highlight the fact that the comments are becoming more and more fractured with services like friend feed. http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/04/should-fractured-feed-reader-comments.html One of the difficulties I have is knowing where to follow the relevant conversations surrounding any given topic or post. This post this morning helps highlight the fact that the comments are becoming more and more fractured with services like friend feed.
http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/04/should-fractured-feed-reader-comments.html

]]> By: dancingkaren http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50889 dancingkaren Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:48:00 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50889 Julia, So right - this has huge implications for education! Are we balancing our excitement over Classroom 2.0 - tools that exercise the mind - with activities that exercise the physical body?! A healthy child sleeps well. Do we know how well our students are sleeping? Do we know how their "screen time" effects their sleep patterns? Julia,
So right – this has huge implications for education! Are we balancing our excitement over Classroom 2.0 – tools that exercise the mind – with activities that exercise the physical body?!

A healthy child sleeps well. Do we know how well our students are sleeping? Do we know how their “screen time” effects their sleep patterns?

]]> By: How to Cope with a Job you don\'t Like Because of the People http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50674 How to Cope with a Job you don\'t Like Because of the People Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:02:26 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50674 <strong>How to Cope with a Job you don\'t Like Because of the People...</strong> 7. Do not rush yourself on the next task that awaits you. This can create a lot of anxiety and stress. Organize yourself first and prepare the things that you will need for the next tasks. Once you are ready, do the next tasks the way you have started ... How to Cope with a Job you don\’t Like Because of the People…

7. Do not rush yourself on the next task that awaits you. This can create a lot of anxiety and stress. Organize yourself first and prepare the things that you will need for the next tasks. Once you are ready, do the next tasks the way you have started …

]]> By: Blaise http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50546 Blaise Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:00:29 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50546 I think we need to be careful not jump to the conclusion that this is a causal relationship. Will, I have no doubt that you have stumbled across a correlation. However, as I sit here reading and responding to your blog, my wife is out walking with her girlfriend. It may be that sedentary people, like myself, are more likely to live in the blogosphere. I think we need to be careful not jump to the conclusion that this is a causal relationship. Will, I have no doubt that you have stumbled across a correlation. However, as I sit here reading and responding to your blog, my wife is out walking with her girlfriend. It may be that sedentary people, like myself, are more likely to live in the blogosphere.

]]> By: Ken Leebow http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50525 Ken Leebow Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:31:23 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50525 The sad truth: There's so much information on the Internet that one less blogger's information is not going to be missed. Notice I said information, not blogger. So, go outside, take a walk, and get some fresh air. Your (our)health is a lot more important than a blog post. The sad truth: There’s so much information on the Internet that one less blogger’s information is not going to be missed. Notice I said information, not blogger.

So, go outside, take a walk, and get some fresh air. Your (our)health is a lot more important than a blog post.

]]> By: Connie http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50501 Connie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:27:48 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50501 I am sorry to hear about the deaths of these bloggers. I am new to this world, but I can understand the constant barrage of thoughts. Fortuately, I have two little kids to keep me grounded in the mommy world. But, the teacher blogger is always there. We need you Will, keep the balance and get out there and walk from time to time. I am sorry to hear about the deaths of these bloggers. I am new to this world, but I can understand the constant barrage of thoughts. Fortuately, I have two little kids to keep me grounded in the mommy world. But, the teacher blogger is always there.

We need you Will, keep the balance and get out there and walk from time to time.

]]> By: Louise Colbert http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50450 Louise Colbert Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:32:06 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50450 And in California, we also lost the wonderful Doug Prouty who turned his blog, "the snorkel" intended for school technology coordinators, into a testament to living honorably with cancer. May we each aspire to such a meaningful life. http://www.thesnorkel.org/blog/ And in California, we also lost the wonderful Doug Prouty who turned his blog, “the snorkel” intended for school technology coordinators, into a testament to living honorably with cancer. May we each aspire to such a meaningful life. http://www.thesnorkel.org/blog/

]]> By: H. Hampson http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50448 H. Hampson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:17:03 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50448 That is an interesting comment. I think that it is easy to think of blogging as being low-risk in terms of serious health complications, but, as other people point out, the level of immersion or participation in an activity can determine the point at which it can have a detrimental impact on your health. And unfortunately, blogging seems to be one of those areas. It is not uncommon to encounter self-doubt in blog posts, with regards to prolific output or the timeliness of response to certain 'hot topics'. It seems that whoever is quickest to respond to a topic or an issue receives a lot of validation, and this then conditions writers to be expedient, insightful, critical, referential (necessitating reading and monitoring other influential blogs, or finding the great overlooked opinion). I do think that the some of the more profound/ shocking/ innovative/etc responses do float to the top, over time... For myself, it has gotten to the point where reading some particular blogs on a consistent basis ... well, it kind of makes me feel sick. It makes me feel blog-averse, and I need to get away from the commentary for a bit. The pressure I feel the writer putting on themselves to be constantly creative, or productive makes me disengage - as a self-protective measure. I don't need to be reading all there is to read. I don't care if my feeds hit a million... I don't look at the numbers. I want to be engaged, but, not at any cost. I am not sure what the answer to this is, but, beyond twitter (not really for me, too much 'on' time - but see some great uses for it), what concerns me presently is the talk of conferences and openness. I see people arguing for both sides, but, it seems that individuals are putting so much pressure on themselves to be engaged on many levels, across many mediums. There are health concerns involved in living a life that is highly connected, and, beyond all of the relative inactivity (physically) that sitting at a computer requires, I would guess that the stress and the underestimation of time spent plugged into the flow of information would be enough to impact ones health. Just my (rather unintentionally long-winded)opinion! :) That is an interesting comment. I think that it is easy to think of blogging as being low-risk in terms of serious health complications, but, as other people point out, the level of immersion or participation in an activity can determine the point at which it can have a detrimental impact on your health. And unfortunately, blogging seems to be one of those areas.

It is not uncommon to encounter self-doubt in blog posts, with regards to prolific output or the timeliness of response to certain ‘hot topics’. It seems that whoever is quickest to respond to a topic or an issue receives a lot of validation, and this then conditions writers to be expedient, insightful, critical, referential (necessitating reading and monitoring other influential blogs, or finding the great overlooked opinion). I do think that the some of the more profound/ shocking/ innovative/etc responses do float to the top, over time…

For myself, it has gotten to the point where reading some particular blogs on a consistent basis … well, it kind of makes me feel sick. It makes me feel blog-averse, and I need to get away from the commentary for a bit. The pressure I feel the writer putting on themselves to be constantly creative, or productive makes me disengage – as a self-protective measure. I don’t need to be reading all there is to read. I don’t care if my feeds hit a million… I don’t look at the numbers. I want to be engaged, but, not at any cost.

I am not sure what the answer to this is, but, beyond twitter (not really for me, too much ‘on’ time – but see some great uses for it), what concerns me presently is the talk of conferences and openness. I see people arguing for both sides, but, it seems that individuals are putting so much pressure on themselves to be engaged on many levels, across many mediums.

There are health concerns involved in living a life that is highly connected, and, beyond all of the relative inactivity (physically) that sitting at a computer requires, I would guess that the stress and the underestimation of time spent plugged into the flow of information would be enough to impact ones health. Just my (rather unintentionally long-winded)opinion! :)

]]> By: Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50447 Gary S. Stager, Ph.D. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:34:21 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50447 Do you mean I could lose weight? Do you mean I could lose weight?

]]> By: Julia Osteen http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50388 Julia Osteen Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:51:32 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50388 To me, balance is one of the great keys to life. This is also one of the big concepts we need to teach our students. Think about it -- our students take quickly to new technologies and formats such as social networking but they can go overboard with it too. Staying up until the early hours of the morning "talking" online is something easy for students to do but where are they getting the lesson of balance from? Part of being the mature learner is being a model for the students when it comes to balance. This concept also applies to those of us who are workaholics. (Notice that I am including myself in that.) We need to make those elements that increase the quality of life a priority including exercise, good nutrition and sleep. This is one of my big goals for 2008 - balance! To me, balance is one of the great keys to life. This is also one of the big concepts we need to teach our students. Think about it — our students take quickly to new technologies and formats such as social networking but they can go overboard with it too. Staying up until the early hours of the morning “talking” online is something easy for students to do but where are they getting the lesson of balance from? Part of being the mature learner is being a model for the students when it comes to balance. This concept also applies to those of us who are workaholics. (Notice that I am including myself in that.) We need to make those elements that increase the quality of life a priority including exercise, good nutrition and sleep. This is one of my big goals for 2008 – balance!

]]> By: Jacob Shoup http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50368 Jacob Shoup Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:06:27 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50368 I guess I dont understand why are there such health concerns involoved in blogging? I guess I dont understand why are there such health concerns involoved in blogging?

]]> By: Jenny Luca http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50354 Jenny Luca Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:01:21 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50354 Read this and wrote a post: Blogging serious for your health - join Twittercise! http://tinyurl.com/57889r I'm serious -I worry for those people who seem to live on Twitter. We need to find time for all pursuits and exercise is vital for good health and sanity. Read this and wrote a post: Blogging serious for your health – join Twittercise! http://tinyurl.com/57889r I’m serious -I worry for those people who seem to live on Twitter. We need to find time for all pursuits and exercise is vital for good health and sanity.

]]> By: Will Richardson http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50352 Will Richardson Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:32:57 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50352 But Tom, The stress of crafting every post, the time from idea to publication, the angst of waiting for comments, the sleepless nights... Tell me you don't experience that too. ;0) But Tom, The stress of crafting every post, the time from idea to publication, the angst of waiting for comments, the sleepless nights… Tell me you don’t experience that too.

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]]> By: Dean Phillips http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50350 Dean Phillips Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:26:54 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50350 Will, Recently read another article regarding blogging. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html?ei=5065&en=1c3f36a3531123cb&ex=1208059200&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print It is very easy to get overdone, in working at the computer on anything-gaming, blogging, chatting, etc. Blogging is a social community, and if you are professional blogger at home, and a office with a great view, it can be easy to spend many hours at the computer. My wife keeps saying you need to take a rest. So I balance it with taking a stroll every couple of hours. We used to leave the TV on all weekend, but we don't do that anymore. View programs that interest us, and then turn it off. In the winter, it is very easy to stay in front of the computer. The tools for blogging are like our implements of plowing a field. You don't have to plow all the time. You weed, prune, water, harvest, pollenate. The tools of blogging are like hunting too. When you go out a find a good prospect. You have to take your time and aim. There are farmers and hunters, and you show us the vast amounts of tools that can be used. But we must remember that we are not the tools, we use the tools to help us bring in the harvest.. Best, Dean Will,

Recently read another article regarding blogging.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html?ei=5065&en=1c3f36a3531123cb&ex=1208059200&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

It is very easy to get overdone, in working at the computer on anything-gaming, blogging, chatting, etc. Blogging is a social community, and if you are professional blogger at home, and a office with a great view, it can be easy to spend many hours at the computer. My wife keeps saying you need to take a rest. So I balance it with taking a stroll every couple of hours. We used to leave the TV on all weekend, but we don’t do that anymore. View programs that interest us, and then turn it off. In the winter, it is very easy to stay in front of the computer.

The tools for blogging are like our implements of plowing a field. You don’t have to plow all the time. You weed, prune, water, harvest, pollenate.

The tools of blogging are like hunting too. When you go out a find a good prospect. You have to take your time and aim. There are farmers and hunters, and you show us the vast amounts of tools that can be used. But we must remember that we are not the tools, we use the tools to help us bring in the harvest..

Best,

Dean

]]> By: Charlie A. Roy http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50342 Charlie A. Roy Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:46:15 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/on-the-need-for-blogging-balance/#comment-50342 Finding balance is always a difficult task. I'm struggling to keep up with one post a week. I love collaboration and guest blogging seems to be a way to divvy up the work load. Finding balance is always a difficult task. I’m struggling to keep up with one post a week. I love collaboration and guest blogging seems to be a way to divvy up the work load.

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