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1. Blogs & Websites & Wikis,Oh My! Created by Christine
Otto
2. First, a little about Web 2.0
The ability of web tools to allow for collaboration of creative
ideas and share information. 3. Users can interact, and add and
change content. 4. Creativity is encouraged!
5. What is a,
Blog entries are made similar to a diary, content maintained
& updated by user/s. Combination oftext, images, and links 6.
Wiki easy to make websites (collections of webpages, images, videos
etc.) that allow the creation and editing of pages collaboratively
in the spirit ofweb2.0. 7. Website a collection of webpages,
images, videos etc. Created beforeweb2.0 , many website builders
now allow for collaboration as well.
8. Blogs
The term ' Blog ' is a combination of ' web ' & ' log ' 9.
Entries normally appear in reverse order with the most resent at
first and older entries after that. 10. Often they are commentary
on a particular subject. 11. Readers can leave comments on entries.
12. Technorati -http://technorati.com/
Is a massive search engine for blogs, you can enter your own
blog to help ensure it will be found by searchers.
13. Blog Examples:
People Magazine -http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/
Is written in the form of a blog.
Playstation -http://blog.us.playstation.com/
Is using a Wordpress blog.
The Official Google Blog - http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
Or any of the numerious google blogs. (p.s. google owns
Blogger.)
14. Websites
A document written in HTML
H yperT extM arkupL anguage
Normally managed by one person on a small scale, or by a team
of designers, administrators, etc., on a larger scale. 15. Can
bePublicorPrivate 16. Public web sites are accessed using the URL
orU niformR esourceL ocator (in other words, their web
address.)
17. Websites
Types of Websites:
Personal
Stephen King's Web Site :
http://www.stephenking.com/index.html
Commercial
Google : http://www.google.com/
Government
U.S. Census : http://www.census.gov/
Non-Profit
Change : http://www.change.org/
18. Wikis
1994 First Wiki was created by Ward Cunningham called
WikiWikiWeb
derived from Wiki Wiki, Hawaiian for 'fast' and has also come
to be known as an acronym for ' W hatI K nowI s'.
1995 WikiWikiWeb was put on a server. 19. Today, Wikis invite
all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki
Web site. 20. A wiki is constantly changing.
21. Wiki Examples:
Wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/
The encyclopedia everyone can contribute to.The idea that the
masses will 'get it right'.However, there are moderators that fact
check information.
WikiHow -http://www.wikihow.com/
The how to manual you can add to and edit.
22. Activity Summary
Create a Blog, Website, or Wiki.
Make an account, and choose a reliable e-mail so you can access
it later. 23. Choose your Layout 24. Create a page or add an entry.
25. Edit the text 26. Try Adding/Embedding an Image or Video.
