Thing #2 post Wendy Matheney
I had a great experience creating my first blog and avatar. In deciding how to post my name and the name of my blog, professionalism was on my mind. I used my actual first and last name as opposed to an anonymous name. The name of my blog was also my name, with a brief description of that blogs topic. I will not write anything in a blog that I would be afraid of a future employer seeing, and I preferred it just be simple.
My experience creating the blog was good. The steps were clear, and it was a smooth process. There is a lot of information on the 23 Things list, so you have to be careful not to skip over an important sentence. Our teacher walked us through it, was there if we had questions, and the instructions were easy to follow.
My avatar does reflect my personality. It is simple and non dramatic. I am a quiet, conservative person. I did create the avatar to look like me. She has brown eyes and long brown hair, which I have. She is wearing a green sweater, one of my favorite colors, and jeans, which I love to wear. I wanted the avatar to loo like me, so that a reader could visualize me a little when reading what I wrote.
Please don't get me wrong about using my name and an avatar that looks like me. I think it's great for someone to pick a name and avatar that are fun and reflect their personality, but I preferred to keep mine simple, and it was a great experience.
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You are right Wendy, there are many steps on the information list, and it is easy to skip over an important sentence or step. I find it confusing to keep scrolling back and forth in the information, so I started a 23 Things folder. I download each step of the 23 things to Microsoft windows, delete everything except the steps that I need to complete, and then print the page. I check off each item as I complete it, and I highlight those items that still need to be completed. I can then see at a glance which things I have completed and the things to which I need to return. I have also printed off registration information and confirmation e-mails so that I have this information. I'm sure that there is probably a simple way to keep up with this information on the computer, but I don't yet know how. This system is working for me, and perhaps it will work for you also.
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