You may want to join an on-going discussion on a topic, respond to a question, agree or disagree, offer additional evidence, etc. Or, you may want to change the subject. I will also monitor and participate in the discussion. The electronic discussion gives you an opportunity to explore questions, ideas, confusion, and even frustration and boredom through a sort of dialogue via e-mail. Entries are intended to be informal.
Entries can be spontaneous.
Although you may want to think through a problem or question before you start to write your e-mail message, you should think of this as a conversation, rather than a paper. It is an opportunity to explore ideas that arise between class periods or that you were unable or reluctant to share during class time. It should be fun, though at times it is likely to feel like a chore. Try to have fun with it, and it should be less of a chore. Electronic discussion provides an opportunity for you to show that you are developing your own ideas in relation to the concepts and issues presented in the class and in readings.