They see me trollin'...

*Special thanks to Chamillionaire's "Ridin" for the inspiration to this post's title. 

In all seriousness, I've been using the word trolling incorrectly for a while. I was unaware of the dual denotations of the word:

troll²

trōl/

verb

gerund or present participle: trolling

1. 1.

   informal

   make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.

   "if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"
2. 2.

   • carefully and systematically search an area for something.

     "a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities"

   
   

The point being, we're all learners here.

I want you all to start trolling each other's blogs-- not posting offensive comments, but carefully and systematically checking them out (I sometimes call it blog stalking amongst friends). 

More specifically, I would like you to make comments and posts on each others blogs. It might feel a little forced at first, but as you get the hang of it, it will become more natural. 

We have such a wealth of information and ideas that are never discussed in class-either due to time, format or other limiting factors. Furthermore, we're even limited to our specific period. The digital world gives us access to all members' blogs and unlimited time to unload and upload thoughts.

So, with this in mind, happy trolling!

Here is the form to hold you accountable. Once you've commented on 6, send it my way via email. 

Let's put a deadline of Thursday, 9/11.

A note about comments:

• You will earn full credit if:

• Your comments show that you read your peer’s post, and you make a valuable contribution to the discussion.


• Your comments are respectful in nature. When you disagree with your peer’s argument, you present your opinion without being rude or inappropriate.

To make a copy of this form, click file → make a copy and save it in editable form to your own GDocs.

Date	Name of person whose blog you commented on	Link to individual post you commented on	Your comment copied and pasted