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Basics of Blogging Personal and Classroom Applications

Basics of Blogging Personal and Classroom Applications

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Basics of Blogging

Personal and Classroom Applications

Basics of Blogging

bloggersblog-0-rama

blogosphere

edublogblogmania

WebLog

blogging

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

Blog as Website

Blog as Website

Blog as Website

Blog section of Website

Blog as Journal

Class blog

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/

Make your own blog

Make your own blog

Make your own blog

Make your own blog

Basics of Blogging

• Go ahead - create your own blog and start blogging!

– Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/start– Blogger User Instructions (pdf)– Tutorial:

http://dbchem.net/videos/blog/blogger_signup/blogger_signup.html