Thing 4 Revisited

I have tried very hard to keep up with all the people I've left comments for or conversed with online, but I may have missed a couple of folks (please forgive): Takesha, Melinda, Kevin, Mitchell, Amber, Lori, Lora, Jeffrey, David, and Dr. Wall (on TeacherPop). Dr. Griffy and Dr. Mensure on Facebook. I've commented with members of PBS Teachers and left feedback for Dan Bach at dansmath.com. I've written many Thing Posts in the hopes that someone would read them. My classmates did not let me down.
I think people in general just want to be heard. Many blogs had their beginnings due to someone just wanting to be heard. Commenting is a way of showing others, we hear them. I like getting comments because it lets me know, people hear me, people are reading about what is important to me, people may disagree with me- giving me a different perspective. Dialog can go a long way in connecting people. Amber Sager said that if you are going to be critical, do it in a constructive way. She also said that if you are going to leave a comment, make sure the comment adds to the string of discussion. I think she is on to something. I told her so in my comment to her.
The 3040 class members were brought together by a common assignment. But what connects us is our willingness to read each others' blogs and to support each other in the cyberworld as well as in the classroom.