First, congratulations to everyone for a great semester! I think you've all done an excellent job finding interesting stories, carefully reflecting on the lessons to be learned from these stories, and sharing your thoughts in a respectful, enthusiastic way. I've enjoyed working with all of you this semester and have really looked foward to reading your blogs each week.
That said...we announced the winners of the Blog Awards this week in class. Here are the winners for each of our categories:
The Haven't I Heard That Somewhere? Award went to Kirsten Ohmer for her great work keeping us connected with sources for more information on the topics we found fascinating.
The That's Deep! Award went to Becky Wertz and Didem Uca for their thought-provoking analysis of the issues we debated across the semester.
The How Cool Is That? Award went to Ashley Slosar and Niki Snyder for the creative way in which they presented their thoughts. We got to see some cool images on these blogs!
In a very close vote, The Viewer's Choice Award went to Dylan Fulater. We all enjoyed the links, the visuals, and the interesting discussions Dylan shared with us from his blog.
And, finally, the Best FS Blog 2007 Award went to Katie Conway whose blog was a great example of reflective analysis, interesting questions, and excellent design.
Great job everyone! I hope that many of you will consider maintaining your blogs over the next few years. I look forward to visiting them regularly!