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Basics of Blogging
• Introduction to Blogs– What is a blog?– Current state of the blog-o-sphere.– How are blogs being used in the
classroom?
– How can I create my own blogger account?
Basics of Blogging
• What is a blog? – A blog is an online diary or journal on
the web. Accessible anywhere there is an Internet connection.
– The word ‘blog’ is a shortened version of the term ‘WebLog’. web log >>> weblog >>> we blog >>> blog• Or to log web links
– See Wikipedia for a detailed history.
Basics of Blogging
• Current state of the blog-o-sphere. – Blogs are changing the journalistic
and political landscape by enabling writers across the world to express their views on a worldwide scale.
– Anyone, anytime, anywhere can publish their thoughts and ideas to a global audience.
Basics of Blogging
• Technorati – search engine for blogs• August 12, 2006 – 50 million blogs
Weekend Edition Saturday, in a "state of the blogosphere" report by NPR with Technorati founder Dave Sifry estimates 175,000 new blogs are created each day.
• October 18, 2006 – 57.4 million blogs
Basics of Blogging
Why use a blog? – A blog provides a convenient place
for spontaneous writing, a place to record and/or share ideas with others.
– Blogs provide a forum to express views. Others can be invited to participate in the discussion thereby increasing the level of discourse.
Basics of Blogging
• How are blogs being used in the classroom? – Websites – Journals
• reflective writing (personal or with students as part of a classroom assignment.)
• Classroom discussion• To keep a record of events
• To communicate with parents
Basics of Blogging
• Website Examples:
• Mrs. Dibble’s Chemistry Class (My First Website: 2003)
http://dibbleschem.blogspot.com• Mr. K’s 21st Century Learning Center
http://nlcommunities.com/communities/ckaminski/default.aspx
• weblogg-Ed the read/write web in the classroom http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
• Mr. Brown’s 6th Grade Class http://web.mac.com/miklos26/iWeb/Site/Our%20Class%20Blog/Our%20Class%20Blog.html
Basics of Blogging
• Where can I create my own blog?– Blogger.com Tutorial
– Edublogs.org (WordPress)
– iWeb (use iLife, post to iWeb)– Class Blogmeister
http://www.classblogmeister.com/