Assignment 2

Peer Group Reconnaissance (Erica James)
#1-Michele McNeil -Politics K-12 Blog http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/
-Education Week produces the content.
-This page talks about the president seeing education as an investment in our future. The blog also talks about how teachers are feeling the hurt. I believe this blog fits with our topic well.
-There are recent comments that are posted on a side bar and there are other comments on the bottom. It's news centered.
-They publish content many times a week.
-They have Twitter.

#2 Abel Herreo & Conni Scott- Another Pre-election Conversion for Education Blog
 http://www.tsta.org/grading-texas/school-budget-cuts/another-pre-election-conversion-for-education#more-1001
-There are multiple blogs showing content like education reformers and legislator rewriting anti-education, but there are no comments.
-I believe the motivation is personal interest.
-The content seems to be updated weekly.
-They have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flikr.

#3Claire Cardona- Job Ratings Up http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/10/texas-poll-finds-romney-ahead-of-obama-perry-job-approval-ratings-up.html/ 
-Dallas Morning News
-There's video on the site and other political articles.
-This site does not directly correlate to our blog.
-They have Facebook, Twitter, Google
-There's not many comments.

#4 Amanda Greene-Senate Cuts Could Hurt South East NC Schools 
-The content is produced by Star News Online
-The blog is dedicated to K-12 and higher education.
-I believe this blog fits with our social issue.
-There are links to other posts and school Galleries.
-There are links to Twitter, Face Book. and other social forums.