I really liked to be able to search all the search engines for finding blogs. But, wow, there is so many blogs out there that it would almost take you forever just to find the ones that you really like! However, it's nice to have organized searching methods that help make the search less time consuming and complicated. It's amazing what searching for blogs can do and to be able to find so many different types of blogs. Of course, I tried to stay within the "teaching" genre when searching for different blogs.
- Which search tool was the easiest for you?
I think since I am already so familiar with Google, I really liked to be able to use Google to search for different blogs. I also tried using Technorati and it wasn't all that difficult once I got the swing of things. But, not only am I familiar with Google, I really think that they were the easiest to navigate around. They were straight to the point and didn't offer any searches that really didn't meet your criteria. Also, Google is very simple within their design so it makes it that much more easier when searching with Google Blog.
- Which was more confusing?
To be honest, I didn't really like Technorati at first. They have a very bust home page that almost seems confusing and you don't know where to start. It also took me a while to realize that I was searching for posts instead of blogs. So, that took me a while before I came to the attention that I needed to be looking for blogs instead of posts. I also didn't like that they weren't all that organized. They had women's interests but the topics are very broad within them so it's hard to find a detailed blog that I was looking for. But, as I explored the website a little more, I got the hang of it. Just as in any website, if you play with it long enough, you become compatible within their website.
- What kind of useful feeds did you find in your travels?
I added 3 more blogs to my site, giving me a total of 9 blogs that I am following. The blogs that I added to my Google Reader were Teaching with TLC, The Imagination Tree and the blog of Joanne Jacobs. These are awesome blogs so far as they all have great ideas that I can add to my others! I think my favorite one so far that I added was The Imagination Tree since they show lots of visuals and cute and simple arts and crafts that are so easy to use within the classroom!
- Or what kind of unusual ones did you find?
There was one unusual feed that I found rather interesting. It's called H8torade, which pretty much sums it all up in it's name! Basically, it's a blog site about news feeds that break out in the use that could be hating on someone. For instance, there was a feed about hating on a basketball player for not making certain free throws or shots. It's pretty interesting to see what people write about other people when it could have been a news break that you felt the opposite about.
- What other tools or ways did you find to locate newsfeeds?
Newsfeeds are pretty much everywhere! I really liked these sites that I visited in order to help me stay up to date within my teaching career. But, I think that finding new news is endless. One of my favorites is by word of mouth (which sometimes is slower than the Internet which is ironic) because you have the opportunity to discuss with someone about what new information that you just came across.
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