refers to Ton’s “On the use of time for blogging” where he discusses

the most asked question he gets when he speaks to people who don’t

blog. They want to know where he gets the time to do it. He says time

point out how that applies to a lot more situations than just blogging.

His conclusion: “Asking me how much time I spend blogging, is treating

blogging as an additional activity in my life (which it was at first),

and feels to me like asking how much of my time I spend breathing.”

Lilia says her answers to this question are pretty similar. She says,

“I can afford spending quite a lot of time blogging only because it’s

so integrated with my regular activities that it’s not an add-on

anymore.”  She outlines the role blogging plays in her own work:

with me. This is what I’d like other educators to experience. I’ve said

before that blogging is the best inservice that I’ve ever had. It is

learning focused on my needs and interests. With a few clicks on the

world of viewpoints at my fingertips. I’m meeting colleagues, whom

Learning is making connections. It’s getting ideas, it’s an up close

and personal view of a colleague’s thinking and it is a sharing spirit

with other bloggers who see the potential. All of this gets me to

“raise the bar” in my own thinking. At first, it does seem like an

add-on and it does take time to explore the different avenues to see

the incredible possibilities.But the payoff is enormous! This type of

learning gives me ownership,

a voice, and a stake in the whole process.  I’m writing, learning,

and engaging in dialogue in a way I had never done before. All this

with a simple piece of technology that costs little or nothing, allows

me to publish instantly, receive comments and continue the

conversations.Then here’s the real

kicker.   We can put weblogs in our students’ hands and get

them writing, posting, thinking, creating, and responding on

subjects they care about. The students voice can be heard, we can

listen to those voices, and be a part of fostering needed change in