One of the great parts about having a blog is because of the comments. Students are able to write comments based upon what we’ve been working on. Parents are able to leave comments to share words of encouragement. Classes from around the world are able to ask questions about how we do things similarly and differently from them.
We received our first ever comment in December of 2010 from one of my students last year. We had made a Wordle to share all the information we had learned during our Chris van Allsburg author study. Ariel hopped on and left the first comment for us!
Since then we’ve had many comments from all over the world! We’ve had comments from other states, Canada, China, New Zealand, Australia, and many other places! Here’s an example of one of the wonderful comments we’ve received from around the globe.
Recently, we received a comment from one of my current students, Will G. Why was this comment so special you ask? Because it was our 2,000th comment!
It’s been amazing to be able to talk to so many amazing people from all around the world. It’s incredible that we’ve received so many comments in such a short period of time. Thank you to all of you who have visited and helped to add to that total. It’s those amazing conversations that helps to keep this blog going strong!
*What place have we received a comment from that you’d like to visit?*
*How many comments do you think we’ll receive before the end of this school year?*
Dear Mr. Avery,
I am from the blog Techie kids! I’m in Mrs. Moore’s 5th grade class. We are glad to be skyping with you very soon. That is great that you have many comments! We have a lot but I cant seem to remember how many we have? We also LOVED your rapping video!
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving!
Your blogger,
Emma V.
Mr. Avery,
My name is Charlie and I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. I was assigned to comment on your blog this week. I agree that one of the best things about having a blog is getting comments from people around the world. I cannot believe your blog has received over 2,000 comments. That is a great accomplishment! I hope you and your class have a great week this week!
Charlie
Dear Sophia,
We have learned about blogging and commenting. The tip to a good comment is to start with Dear to whoever your writing to.
From,
Sam R. 😉
Dear Kelsea,
I was very excited when we reached 2000 comments too! I wish I had been the 2000th comment though, instead I was the 1999th! 😆 I think we will be able to reach 3000 comments fast because we are already at 2097! Keep on commenting.
Sincerely,
alyxandra
I too believe that the coolest thing about blogs is the ability for people to comment. That is how you learn from other people and see other people’s perspective regarding your post.
In my class we are learning all about how to write a good comment.That must of been exiting for you!Have you learned all about blogging and comments?
Sophia
Dear Mr. Avery,
Congratulations on reaching your 2,000 comment! It is a fabulous milestone and says a lot about the quality of your blog!
Now I have a question for your class. How many comments do they think they will have by June if the rate of average monthly comments stays the same?
Congratulations!
Mrs. Hembree
Dear Mr. Avery,
I’m a student in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. 2,000 comments is a wonderful accomplishment! I’m glad that I’m able to add to the collection!
Comments are definitely a wonderful part of blogging. You meet so many people from all over the world. I hope that my blog becomes that popular some day!
Your friend in Alabama (Roll Tide!),
Meredith
Dear mr. Avery,
Wow! I am so happy that we reached 2000 comments and we got to have a celebration! 🙂 I wish I got to be the 2000th comment, but instead i was the 1999th! 😆 So close! I hope we reach 3000 comments soon so we can have another celebration.~Happy Commenting~
Sincerely Your Favorite Student;)
Alyxandra
Dear Will,
Thank you for the comment.It was amazing reaching 2000 comments.Also the celebration was awesome.Also its weird that you wrote the 2000 comment.
Sincerely,
Kevin B.:shock:
Dear Mr. Avery,
I think it’s really cool that people get visitors from most of the world. It would be so cool if we reached 3,000 comments this year. Oh, and I was reading a comment posted by Mrs. Moore and she said a 4th/5th grade SPLIT? How can they SPLIT two GRADES! Well, I think what she meant, put two grades together, right?
Thanks a bunch,
Molly C. ♥
Dear Molly,
I think it is also really cool that we get visitors and comments from all over the world too. Also what you mentioned Mrs. Moore said a 4th/5th grade split I remember when Mr. Avery said that there was a class with a giant room with a divider that you could move around so I bet one grade is on one side and the other grade is on the other and they switch classes like we do here at Dennett.
Have a nice day!,
Ed S.
Dear Mr.Avery,
I’m so excited that we reached 2,000 comments. (and that I wrote the 2,000 comment!) Also thank you so much for the surprise that you gave both classes yesterday, it was a lot of fun.
Sincerely
Will G.
Dear Mr Avery,
I had tons of fun writing comments and looking at all of our awesome videos! I think we should have a 3,000 comment party too. We’re really good at reaching our goals and have tons of comments. The comment party was awesome.
Sincerely,
Kirstyn M.
Dear Mr. Avery and class,
Hello! We are a 4th and 5th grade split class in Michigan. Congratulations on your 2,000th blog comment! We don’t know how many comments we have, but we will find out. This is the first time our class is leaving a comment. Since your class has been blogging for longer than we have, can you share some advice with us, please?
We would like to travel to all of those places. Our favorite places to visit would be Australia, New Zealand, and China.
Sincerely,
The 4/5 Techie Kids (& Mrs. Moore)
Dear Mrs. Moore,
All you need to have and know is a VERY broad imagination, a camera/video camera and a wideish technology sense. Also, you’ll need a class of creative and cooperative students. One tip is let the students come up with ideas too.
A student obsessed with turtles,
😈
Turtles/Tessa
Dear Ed S.
Thanks for the double congrats! I’m also excited for the mystery surprise this afternoon!
-Sam R. 😀
Dear Mr. Avery and Class,
Congratulations! We made it past 2,000 comments! I’m so excited for the mysterious surprise on Friday. Once again congratulations! 🙂
Sincerely,
Ed S.
Dear Mr. Avery,
This is Kelsea saying yay:!: We reached 2,000 comments. I was like 😯 when I found out that Will G. in my class wrote the 2,000th comment. Alyxandra wrought the 1,999th comment.
Your student,
Kelsea
Dear Kelsea,
Thank you for the wonderful comment. It was exciting that we finally had 2,000 comments. I cant wait for the 3,000th comment. I bet I’m got to have the same reaction that you had when you found out that Alyxandra had the 1,999th comment and will had the 2,000th comment.
Have a nice day,
Ed S.
Dear Mr. Avery,
I’m very excited that we hit 2,000 comments!
-Sam R. 😎
Dear Sam,
Thank you for the comment.It is exciting that we hit 2000 comments.Also did you enjoy Mr. Avery’s rap.:lol:
Sincerely,
Kevin b.:lol:
Dear Sam,
I am also very excited that we hit 2,000 comments our next mission now is to hit 3,000 comments!
Have a nice day,
Ed S.
Dear Mrs. Watson,
Your right 2,000 comments is amazing! Thanks for commenting!
– Sam R. 😀
Dear Mr. Avery and Grade 6,
Congratulations on your 2000th comment. That is truly amazing!
I really liked the question you asked about where we would like to visit. I remember watching our class cluster map eagerly for the day a dot would appear in Egypt. That is the place that I would one day like to visit. I’m looking forward to seeing what places others will choose.
Your friend,
Mrs. W
Dear Mr Avery and students,
Thank you for mentioning my comment in this post!
Commenting is a fantastic way to improve your literacy skills and learn about other people. We like having conversations with people through comments on our blog.
We learnt a lot about quality commenting from our good friends in Mrs Yollis’ class. It is fun to learn with friends around the world.
Your blogging buddy,
Mrs M☀rris