GAIN

This is my first real experience with a blog. I have heard people talk about having a blog or following a friend’s blog, but I never have been involved with blogging. I enjoyed tonight’s assignment of creating a blog page. 

In looking at the blogs listed on tonight’s GAIN blogger assignment, I found the blog by David Warlick to be the most interesting.   It first caught my eye because it was colorful.  As I looked further, there were quite a few interesting stories with both pictures and video.  I like the way he incorporated multiple ways of catching the reader’s attention. 

Other blogs had more of an academic look.  In fact, the blog of George Siemens reminded me of a page from an academic journal, with no color or pictures used on his page.  Other bloggers incorporated a background color or a banner across the top but used a lot of text on their page. I personally prefer a page that incorporates visual aids.  I also liked the page of Jeff Utecht, “The Thinking Stick.”  The icons used at the top of the page catch the readers attention and make the page interesting.  He does a good job of engaging the reader's curiosity.