Blog Post #3

The Bad Blog: "sharon's share"

My very first thought after looking at this blog was just how busy it was.  In her header there are pictures of dogs.  As far as I can tell those dogs have nothing to do with the content of her blog and are unnecessary to have.  Also in her description of her blog, which is in the header, does not really tell us what to expect or find.  This makes the reader much more unwilling to read the blog.  At the top of her blog there is a lot going on.  There is some google application that is very distracting and makes it hard to find her posts.  I would recommend to her, to put all the extra google stuff at the bottom of the blog, and put her blog posts at the very top.  This will be beneficial because the posts are what the readers are looking for and if they are at the top then they will be very easy to find.   I would also recommend to her to describe what her blog is about in her header instead of the quote she has and to get rid of the dogs.  Overall I think that this blog contains very good content, it is just the way that it is laid out that makes is all very confusing.  She has some very useful tools in her blog such as the interactive math and reading links.  However I feel that these could be labeled much better along with a description on what exactly it is.

The Good Blog: "Totally 3rd Grade Blog"
This blog is really interesting to look at.  It is very pleasing on the eyes with its bright colors, but also its organized clean white space.  My favorite thing about this blog is that is is very easy to understand and use.  At the very top it has huge buttons that say "About this site", "Music site" and "Contact".  These are very beneficial to the readers of this blog because they will be directed to exactly what they want to view right away.  I also really like the content of this blog.  The most previous blog post is "Self Correcting Math Quizzes"  This is a very fun interactive way for kids to practice their math at home while getting the instant gratification of knowing if they are doing it right or wrong.  The entire rest of this site is very interactive, giving students the opportunity to continue to learn.  This blog is also very good because it includes videos and it seems as though it could be appropriate for both the student and their parent.