1. Education Blogosphere Survey Dr. Scott McLeod, January 2007 www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org

2. A call for participants…

3. How many edubloggers participated in the survey? 160 Thank you!

4. Would you quit your current job if you could support yourself and your family through blogging?

5. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The chance to try things out. 7 / 160 = 4% Key ideas Try things Experiment Explore

6. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? It’s rewarding / gratifying. 11 / 160 = 7% Key ideas Praise Self-satisfaction Accomplishment

7. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The sense of helping others. 13 / 160 = 8% Key ideas Contributing value Greater good Mentoring

8. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Capturing ideas / resources. 15 / 160 = 9% Key ideas Summarize / organize Creating a record Document / archive

9. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? It keeps me current / up-to-date. 20 / 160 = 13% Key ideas New tools / resources Discovery Staying fresh

10. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The opportunity to hear back. 26 / 160 = 16% Key ideas Testing out ideas Feedback Validation

11. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The chance to think. 27 / 160 = 17% Key ideas Thinking through ideas Reflection Rumination

12. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? A voice / audience / chance to share. 47 / 160 = 29% Key ideas Expressing ideas Someone is listening Reaching a wider audience

13. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Community / connection / interaction. 59 / 160 = 37% Key ideas Conversation / discussion New friends / peer group Support

14. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Increased learning and growth. 68 / 160 = 43% Key ideas New information New perspectives Learning network

15. What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Summary.

16. What’s the most difficult thing for you about blogging? Summary.

17. How many feeds are in your aggregator? Average = 89 Median = 58 High = 587

18. What is the URL of your favorite NON-education blog? 8 www.headrush.typepad.com 7 www.lifehacker.com 6 www.techcrunch.com 3 www.presentationzen.com 2 www.boingboing.net, www.engadget.com, www.flickr.com, www.huffingtonpost.com, www.postsecret.blogspot.com, www.wired.com

19. That’s a wrap! www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org www.scottmcleod.net/contact