Thing 4:
|
What are Blogs?According to Codex.com (2013) a "Blog" is an abbreviated version of "weblog," which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. A blog features diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites, usually presented as a list of entries in reverse chronological order. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects.
Blogs have evolved from their beginnings in the early 2000s, especially their use in education. Blog posts are not just a day to day online journal entry, but a platform for reflective learning, thinking and writing. "Blogs are not built on static chunks on content. Instead, they are comprised of reflections and conversations that in many cases are updated every day. Blogs engaged readers with ideas and questions and links. They ask readers to think and to respond. They demand interaction" (Richardson, 2010, 17-18). Blogs are also a wonderful tool for differentiation, all students can publish a post either written, auditory or visual. Blogs are easily adapted to the individual students’ needs. Blogs have also extended the steps in writing, when using blogs you no longer see publishing as the last step. The publishing stage has moved to the middle of the process because blogs now allow for a wider audience where questions, comments and conversations about the post (writing) can be initiated. Tutorial:Blogging Platforms: |
12 ways to use Blogs:
Additional Information: |
References:
Wordpress. (2013, November 16). Introduction to blogging. Retrieved from http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging.
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Steps to blogging Silvia Rosenthal
http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/blogging-in-classroom.png (can you embed this picture?)
Wordpress. (2013, November 16). Introduction to blogging. Retrieved from http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging.
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Steps to blogging Silvia Rosenthal
http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/blogging-in-classroom.png (can you embed this picture?)