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Blogging
Definition of "Blogging"
Traditionally in the form of a diary or journal, blogs, or web-logs, contain entries that are chronologically ordered. Similar to our class wiki, other users can comment on entries, or entries can be private.Brief History
In 1992, Tim Berners Lee ("The Father of the Internet") started a log of all the new websites that were springing up. This page contained links to the sites he mentioned. These link-driven sites became very popular and the authors formed a community of "webloggers". In 1998 Jorn Barger coined the term "weblog" for "logging the web". It was shortened to "blog" in 1999 by Peter Merholz. Modern blogs evolved from online journals. Later in 1999 the website blogger.com was created. It was the first site to allow users to create a free blog. Over the next two years the popularity of blogs exploded, becoming a national sensation. In 2004, Merriam-Webster Dictionary declared "blog" as the word of the year. A study done in 2005 showed that 32 million Americans either have a blog of their own or read other's blogs routinely.
Key Features
> Easy to use
> Accessible
> Multi-functional
~ Means of communication> Search feature
~ Question/answer
~ Advertisement
~ Personal diary
~ News/Media
> Interaction
~ Post comments> FREE
Educational Value
Blogs can be used in the classroom in many ways. Teachers can connect with students, posting the material taught each day in class. This could help students who are absent to feel like they're still connected with the rest of the class. Also, students can keep blogs, or comment on the teacher's blog, to ask questions, get further explanations, or share opinions on lessons.
Another benefit is communication between the students, teachers, and parents. Instead of wasting paper by sending out numerous newsletters, why not just post a paper-free one on your blogs?
Future Learning
Step-by-Step directions on how to start your own blog: http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Blog
Video to help you create your blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY
A Brief Introduction to types of Blogs: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/730
Tips to remember when creating a blog: http://bloggism.net/blogging/blog-essentials-seo-tips-part-one/
Look here to chose a blog site: http://topsites.blogflux.com/
Future Teaching
*Edublogs: http://edublogs.org/
*Creating Student Journals on the Web: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial037print.shtml
Blog Basics: http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogbasics.cfm
Blogs in Education: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/weblogs/
A 'Between Teachers' blog (shares lessons, etc.): http://weblogg-ed.com/
Follow this link to start your blog at blogger.com!
Topics you can write about:
~Tell us about yourself.
~Why do you want to become a teacher?
~Why did you choose to teach the grade/subject area you are studying?
~What did you do over fall break?
~Or anything else you find interesting!
References
"The Early Years". http://nymag.com/news/media/15971/
"Blogs-A Short History". http://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/
"History of Blogging". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog#History
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog
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