'Student Survey' Response

Do you enjoy using blogs in your class?

I do enjoy using these blogs in AP English because it's a far easier way of articulating my opinions and thoughts than an on-the-spot questionnaire. Because I'm on the computer so often anyway, it's more convenient for me as well, and I like when things are more techonological in school, even if it's something as simple as this.

Do you use blogs for any of your other classes? If so, which ones? Are they set up the same as Mr. Hughes' blog?

I do not use blogs for any other class, but if I could, it would be cool to have them for Business Law instead of the Blackboard program we use.

What do you like most about Mr. Hughes' blog? What do you like the least?

The thing I like most about these blogs is that it allows me to process my thoughts, I'm never rushed, and it doesn't involve any handwriting, which is far slower for me and is so last century.

Is the blog easy to use? Was it easy to use from the beginning or did you have problems?

The blog is about as easy to use as toilet paper, and far more comfortable. I never had any problems with it, and I caught on instantly, not to brag.

Do you wish other classes would use blogs for their assignments?

Like I said before, if Business Law were to have it, that would be right proper because I could easily post my answers to all her assignments on their without a hitch. Plus, the class is already fully online.

Do you have internet access at home in order to participate in the blog?

I do have internet access, I also live in the 21st Century.

Do you usually write on the blog at home or at school?

I write my blog from the comfort of my own home, usually when my parents are asleep at around 9 or 10 o'clock. It's very peaceful and my thinking cap is firmly on at that time of night. Except tonight, when I'm writing at nearly one in the morning.

Do you feel you learn better by using the blog or by doing handwritten assignments?

I feel that with handwritten assignments, you get more of the "gut reaction" writings, which can be either very good or very bad. Blogs allow for retrospection, which I personally prefer because I can look over what I have written and rethink my own initial reactions and compare them to how I feel now.

Do you have your own blog on Myspace, Facebook, etc..? If so, where is your blog?

I have both a Facebook and MySpace, both of which I use daily. I use my non-school blog to post my short stories and various writings so my readers can easily access them. This can be found at http://www.fulltimederek.blogspot.com. Personally, this has been the best thing to come from learning of Blogger.com from this AP English class. A simple creative writing medium.

No more questions. This interview's over.