Last week, I tweeted to my followers on Twitter, “TELL US: What’s your FAVORITE BLOG — and WHY? I’ll be sharing your favs w/my students in COM106 at Rider U. (PLS. RT-Thanks!)” Here are the responses I received:

From @nynjpaweather:

“@kathymagrino My favorite sports blog is Mets Blog [http://www.metsblog.com]… Matt does a great job with interviews with players and a fan perspective to the latest Mets news… Plus I don’t have to search all around the internet for different perspectives on the team cause finds other blogs for us to read… @kathymagrino Finally, he’s a fan like us and like us, this season is KILLING us. Thank God for football!”

From @cimiddletwnnj:

“RT @nynjpaweather: @kathymagrino My favorite sports blog is @MetsBlog — ME TOO!!!… I’ve read it for yrs, easy way to get up to the minute Mets info, insights & opinions. Plus interact w/ other fans thru comments section.”

From @RobynMcMaster:

“@kathymagrino My favorite blog is Brain Leaders and Learners http://bit.ly/5bLgJ by @ellenfweber… @ellenfweber provides tactics to rev up brainpower to our benefit based on research.”

From @BSStoltz:

“@kathymagrino -A fav blog that I share w/ my class is @redheadwriting’ – http://bit.ly/b3gnv8. Fun, great writing and good branding example.”

From @Lalizlatina:

“@kathymagrino http://derailingfordummies.com breaks down privilege & the many -isms . http://mrsmediocrity.com just plain… honest, genuine, brave: @mamitamala Nuyorican Life, Love, y Lucha in the Radical Mami’Hood http://www.lamamitamala.com/blog/”

From @lgesin:

“my guilty pleasure blog is gofugyourself [http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com] but that might not be what yr looking for!!”

Hey, it’s all good — and thanks for responding, @lgesin, @Lalizlatina, @BSStoltz, @RobynMcMaster, @cimiddletwnnj, @nynjpaweather — and for helping us learn about blogs and why people like them!

What’s YOUR favorite blog? Please tell us in the comments here — and also tell us WHY you like your favorite blog so much. Thanks!

Until next time, take care and thanks for reading my blog!

Kathy Magrino

It may seem like a simple task to you, but most of my students in COM106 Writing for the Communication Professions at Rider University have never commented on a blog before… So, today, they’re going to be commenting on my blog right here.

Please help us learn more about blogging… If you’ve got some helpful tips or stories to share about your experiences writing or commenting on blog posts, we’d be happy to hear from you, too! So, please share your comments.

Until next time, take care, and thanks for reading (and, hopefully, commenting)!

Kathy Magrino

I am looking forward to teaching my two classes at Rider University this semester (COM107 Persuasive Writing for the Media and COM106 Writing for the Communication Professions). I’m anxious to meet my students — and happy to see some familiar names on my roster, students who’ve taken classes with me in the past.

But I’m looking forward to the start of another semester for other reasons, too…

Since I was a kid, I’ve always looked forward to those “first days of school” — and all the anticipation they offered. Lots of questions jumped around in my head: “Who will I meet?”… “What will I learn?”… “What are the next steps?…” I’ve always loved school (my brothers always thought I was weird because of this…) and learning. And, for me, this “love” continues today — but I’m the teacher now! 😉

Teacher or not, I still consider myself a life-long learner. Each semester we do things differently in my classes, even when I’m teaching the same course from semester to semester. The courses cover the same concepts, but the applications and assignments are “up-to-the-minute” and sometimes change from one semester to the next.

My students and I learn by doing things together in our classes and online: I share what I learn through my own business and through working with my clients and collaborators.  We try to keep up with the ever-changing technology and communication industries. I hope they’re looking forward to learning more this semester just as much as I am!

I’ll keep you posted to let you know how we’re doing. In the meantime, let us know if you’re a “life-long learner” like me — and please tell us why you like to learn more, too! Thanks for reading!

Until next time, take care!

Kathy Magrino