Student blog will win $10,000 Scholarship
October 17th, 2007 by Mr. D. SaderOne blogger chosen by “the internet” will win $10,000 US scholarship … for keeping a blog.
As the ratio of high school student blogs I read to the number of college student blogs I read approaches infinity, I think it a good time we troll a few of the best college bloggers in the US.
All STJ student bloggers have been involved in assessment of one another’s blogs since the beginning of STJ iblogs in 2006. I’m certain we’d pick a deserving “Final Four” from the list of 20 finalists.
I’m curious to know for what blogs STJ bloggers vote.
Submit your comment (or trackback) here with a brief reason/detail/example justifying your vote for the $10,000 US scholarship.
Consider our recent emphasis on structure and voice: How are these college bloggers defining themselves through voice? What structures/patterns do successful bloggers adopt? What role do comments play in the development of the blog?
Yaaar, there be pirates in one of the blogs . . . but don’t let that influence your vote.
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