One of the things that I like to do with my class is have them read a piece by Meg Hourihan about weblogs and visit weblogs.com (see the assignment). I used this assignment this summer and have felt like it has been a success. However, I was excited to see in the course website referrers this week for my current class that two of the weblogs linked to by students -- Jen Speaks and MedicMom -- have discovered the posts and have blogged about them.

Students have noticed the use of comment boards on blogs as a means to get/give feedback and see that as a positive aspect of blogging. However, they often miss the metaconversations between blogs. Seeing how bloggers respond to other blog posts in their blogs via an example with their posts will help everyone to understand this more clearly. Plus, it's a great opportunity to help them understand the importance of considering their potential audience when writing online.