Scribd
Upload
110 views29 pages

What Is A Blog?

Uploaded by

Carlo Sablaon Callos
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
110 views29 pages

What Is A Blog?

Uploaded by

Carlo Sablaon Callos
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 29

What is a blog?

• Is a journal or diary (Blog, 2006)


• Usually displayed in a reverse chronological order.
• A commentary or news on a particular subject
• blogs are primarily textual…
– they sometimes contain;
• photographs (photoblog)
• videos (vlog)
• audio (podcasting)
• Are part of the social network / media

1
ACTIVE TEACHING & LEARNING

BLOG
DR C ANNAMALAI
SEAMEO RECSAM
PENANG
Blogs and learning
• Encourages students to write
• Students will/may write even when they do
not need to
• Reach out to the world
• Feedback from peers, teachers and the world
(possibly)
Blogs and learning
• Students link up with the writings of others
• Collaborative blogs
• Students realise that their peers can read their
work ~ motivating ~ driven
• Progress reports
• Project diaries
• Field reports
Educational Blogging
 Using blog for free blogging services, instructors
in varied disciplines are addressing:
 e-portfolios
 Writing concepts (audience, voice…)
 Publishing
 copyright and plagiarism
 authentic writing
 writing in a digital age
Web + Log = blog
• A web site, usually maintained by an individual
with regular entries of commentary, descriptions
of events, or other material such as graphics or
video.
• Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-
chronological order.
– personal “diary” or
– public forum on a topic (politics, hobby, research...)
– corporate and commercial blogs
• http://technorati.com/pop/blogs/
Reading Blogs
• According to 2006 survey by the Pew Internet
and American Life Project
– 39% of Internet users (57 million American adults)
said they read blogs
– An increase of 27% from 2004
• Universal McCann (March 2008) determined
that there are 184 million blogs worldwide
and 26.4 million are in the United States.
– Blog readers = 346 million worldwide with 60.3
million being Americans.
– 77% of active Internet users report that they read
blogs.
• http://www.edtechpost.ca/gems/matrix2.gif
Blogs Offer Students & Teachers
• online discussion through time-stamped
comments
• video posting (vlog)
• podcasting
• posting via email & cell phone
• free web space for class materials, portfolios,
projects
• minimal web design skills required
Getting Started - Blog Hosts
• FREE blogger.com (from Google) and
• livejournal.com, wordpress.com
• edublogs.org - Create your own ad-free fully featured WordPress blog
including free assessment tool from the Chalkface Project and an ad-free
wikispace
• Students may be familiar with sites such as
MySpace.com, Vox.com which offer blogging.
• And paid services such as typepad.com
Many Styles & Templates Offered
How Blog can be used?
• Blog as writing portfolio
• Reflections on course modules
• A tool for web design
• http://ss2233.blogspot.com
Creating a Blog
• Visit www.blogger.com
Creating a Blog (1)
• Fill in all fields: User name, password, blog name, email address, accept
terms. Click on CONTINUE.
• However, if you already have an account from Gmail, Google Groups, or
Orkut, instead of doing the above, click on sign in first.
Creating a Blog (2)
• Name your blog
– Enter your blog title, blog address (URL), word verification. Click on
CONTINUE.
Creating a Blog (3)
• Select a template (colors, layouts)
– Click on CONTINUE.
Creating a Blog (4)
• Your blog has been created -
– Click on START POSTING.
Inviting Blog Members (1)
• Click on Settings.
Inviting Blog Members (2)
• Click on Permissions.
Inviting Blog Members (3)
• Click on ADD AUTHORS.
Inviting Blog Members (4)
• Enter your
students’
complete
email
addresses
• Click on INVITE
to send the
blog invitation
to your
students.
Joining the Blog (1)

• Students will receive an e-mail invitation


with a link to the registration site.
Joining the Blog (2)
• If you are a Blogger user, sign in with your username and password.
• If you are not a Blogger user, you will have to create an account.
Posting a Blog Entry

Type the title & text message and then click on


PUBLISH POST.
Posting a Photo in Your Blog (1)
 Click on the image icon, which is indicated with a box showing a picture with a blue
sky. You’ll find this icon in between the ABC checkmark and the Add Video icon.
Posting a Photo in Your Blog (2)

• Click on Browse and select your image.


• Click on Upload image.
Adding a Hyperlink (1)
Click on the hyperlink icon, which is indicated with a picture of a
chain link and globe.
Adding a Hyperlink (2)
• Type in the URL and then click on Publish Post.
Application

As you create your class blog,


consider the following:
– What are your instructional objectives?
– How will you set up guidelines for proper use
of the blog?
– How will you assess your students?
– Do all participants have the resources to
engage in your class blog?

You might also like