‘“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.” - Dave Barry

This post is my official recap of last week's student postings. A lot of cool things happened last week. People who never used blogger or never blogged figured out how to do something new. Some people watched the video tutorial on Blogger, some perused the FAQs in the "Help" section, some asked their friends for help, some asked their English professor, some asked me, but everyone got something up on their blogs. Good for you!

Some people went even further and got creative with their titles: "Little Fish in New Waters" and A Day in the Life of a College Superhero" as two examples. Some blogs included lots of great pictures, and some even embedded video: check out Mike's video of riding his bike as an example and maybe ask him how he did it.

Not too many blog posts had links, but a few did. For example, Jeanette found a link to "25 Tips to Help you Succeed in your First Year of College" that I plan to assign to next year's INQ classes. If you didn't include pictures, video, or links this first week, that's okay, but it's also something for you to try out in upcoming posts.

A lot of the writing about college in these first posts interested me as well. I agree with Shekira who talks about college as a step into adulthood, and I love Katie's idea that we should accept imperfections as a way to learn and advance. Jocelyn is exactly right when she notes that commuters need to be involved on campus even though they don't live there -- being involved is a big part of the college experience that no one should miss out on.

Speaking of getting involved, be sure to be reading this blog for announcements but also Peer Mentor Kaitlyn's blog, "Dancing Through Life," where Kaitlyn will post updates about events happening on campus.

A few final notes about blogging as we go forward: be sure to proofread and check for typos since blogging is public and professional, and help each other figure out what to do if photos aren't loading or links aren't working -- we are all each other's audiences as well as tech support. Remember, too, to comment on things that are working, interest you, strike you as creative or thoughtful. I'm looking forward to reading this week's entries.