Anyone can learn how to blog. A blog is a "web-log" - a website that contains thoughts and ideas which are logged in chronological order. So here's how it works:
"Blog Post #1" is posted. Anyone can read the post and decide if they want to comment on that post. It creates an online discussion. Based on this post, Comments #1,2,3, etc. get posted underneath Blog Post #1. This “conversation” can go back and forth for as long as people wish to comment and discuss “Blog Post #1.” Then...
"Blog Post #2" is posted. This is a new idea. Again, anyone can comment on this Post #2 or go back and comment on Post #1.
Eventually the blog consists of Blog Posts and Comments, original ideas and reactions and discussion to those ideas. Since we probably won't be reading the book at the same pace, it would be good to include the chapter number with your blog post's title so months down the road we know where the idea came from in the book:
Title: Choices vs. Direction (Chapter 1)
If anyone would like further explanations, please email me.
Remember, the posts are in reverse chronological order - the latest post will be on top, older stuff at the bottom.
Blogging is a fun way to stay connected with people and events. This blog will create an informal forum for us to discuss the book of the year.
Lastly, for you to be able to post, you'll have to email Aunt Sue to be listed as an author. Happy reading and writing.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Jump Start
It's two days after the Robertson Family Reunion has ended. I'm excited to learn that there's some interest in organizing this blog (or Facebook?) to be a forum for discussing the family book club. It's been titled Nancy's Book Club in honor of Aunt Nancy who passed away last fall. Nancy was an avid reader, and Uncle Paul and Aunt Jeri have decided to provide books-of-the-year to the family to encourage Nancy's spirit of reading and learning.
Blogging is a great way to organize a book club for a group this size (and this far separated geographically). Here's how it works:
I will set up the blog such that anyone can post a comment. HOWEVER, this will work best and look best if each person creates a Gmail account. Gmail is an extremely easy email client to use and organize. It will allow each member to create a profile including a picture so we can easily see who's saying what on each blog post. I would be happy to set up a gmail for you if that would make things easier for you.
So here we go. I'll be moderating throughout the year. If you're only comfortable reading right now, enjoy. But I challenge each person who's going to read Principle of the Path to at least create one blog post before we close up on this book.
Happy reading!!
Blogging is a great way to organize a book club for a group this size (and this far separated geographically). Here's how it works:
- Each year will focus primarily on the current year's book. (But since we have already been through two other books without discussions, you can create a blog post on older books for now.) This year's book is Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley.
- Each blog post will address either an entire chapter or a specific idea from a chapter.
- Under each blog post members can comment and continue the discussion with reactions and their own thought of the chapter or idea being discussed.
I will set up the blog such that anyone can post a comment. HOWEVER, this will work best and look best if each person creates a Gmail account. Gmail is an extremely easy email client to use and organize. It will allow each member to create a profile including a picture so we can easily see who's saying what on each blog post. I would be happy to set up a gmail for you if that would make things easier for you.
So here we go. I'll be moderating throughout the year. If you're only comfortable reading right now, enjoy. But I challenge each person who's going to read Principle of the Path to at least create one blog post before we close up on this book.
Happy reading!!
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