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Blogging For Beginners
Jay DevaughnDirector of Library ServicesCommunity College of Aurora
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What is Blogging and Why Do I Care?
Stands for Web Log (weblog) and is called Blog for short
Easily created, easily updateable Web sites that allow authors to publish instantly to the Internet from any Internet connection.
“A weblog is a coffeehouse conversation intext, with references as required.”-- Rebecca Blood, The Weblog Handbook
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Learning the Jargon Blog – a noun and a verb Blogger - the author of a blog. People who post new journal
entries to their blog may often say they blogged today, they blogged it to their site, or that they still have to blog.
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What is a Blog?
The writings are called “entries” or “posts,” and generally appear in reverse chronological order
Entries of a certain age often disappear and are usually archived.
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Growth of Blogs In 1999, a company called “Pyra” released
“Blogger,” a service that let anyone publish a blog for free by typing in a box in their web browser.
The blog movement started to grow, but September 11, 2001, marked a tipping point.–Scripting News–Kottke.org
Today, there could be as many as 70 million blogs using dozens of blogging products.
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Characteristics of a Blog 1. Usually maintained by one
person 2. Written in a conversational
manner 3. Updated frequently (daily
basis) 4. Provides context by linking to
sites on the Internet
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Why You Should Care about Blogs
1.They act as information filters to help you handle information overload. Help you keep current
2.They allow you to easily disseminate your own ideas, thoughts, or information. Including information related to your life,
work, etc. “Telling Your Story”
3.Networking
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Blogs can.… Filter information Provide context Promote media literacy Provide alternate points of view Encourage evaluation of information Encourage participation
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Most Blogs…
are comprised of short posts allow readers to comment on each post display a calendar or a date list for accessing
archives include a “blogroll” that lists the various sites
that particular blogger reads provide an “RSS feed” that “syndicates” the
content and lets you read posts in a separate reader called an “aggregator”
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Types of Blogs
Basic- short items about a particular topic Group- multiple writers contributing items Family and Friends- planning for family
events, sharing experiences Collaborative- colleagues working on projects Photo- or audio or video Community- sharing local news and events Business- within organizations; sometimes to
attract visitors Knowledge- to manage information in a group
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Advantage of blogging
Don’t need to know HTML or any programming language
Can update your site from anywhere Lets you concentrate on content, not
the process
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Blogging in Education
Early-adopters are beginning to explore the use of the genre as a teaching/learning tool in educational environments around the world.
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Secret Life of Bees In New Jersey, a high
school literature teacher used a blog to facilitate: Online Discussions Artistic
Interpretations Research/Links Author Involvement
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Online Discussions
Students were each assigned two posts: Chapter Summaries Character Sketches Artistic Interpretation Historical Events Symbols and Themes Class Discussion Summaries
Choose how many additional comments (of quality) to post: 4 = D, 10 = A
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Chose significant passages in the book
Scanned or digitally produced Depicted symbolism Generated discussion
Artistic Interpretation
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Artistic Interpretation
Example
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“Dear Students,
It is an exceptionally nice honor to have you reading my novel in your Modern American Literature class! I'm extremely impressed with your weblog, which I've been following. What fun for the author to listen in on your discussions and see the wonderful and provocative artistic interpretations that you've created. The experience has opened my eyes to new ideas about my own work!...”--Sue Monk Kidd
Author Involvement
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Reticent students participated in the discussion: “I have to disagree with Brian's post saying that Rosaleen does stupid things. To Rosaleen I don't think that she believes that her actions are stupid. I think she is just trying to show that you should stand up for yourself even if it involves you getting hurt. In Rosaleen's mind she believed that it was first a lesson to Lily that you should stand up for your principles and Rosaleen stood for the rights of the black people. Secondly she had to stand up to the white men for herself, she needed to show them that they can't just walk all over her and keep her from participating in voting. So overall I don't believe that Rosaleen was acting stupid, irresponsible, or anything of the sort. I think she was standing for her principles and that is something to be looked [well] upon not looked down on. “
Effects of Blogging on Class Participation
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Reflection and debate Portfolio of links and easy access to
relevant outside resources Literature in larger context
Author interaction Instructor-Student Interaction
Effects of Blogging on Classroom Discussion
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Writing before discussion
Helps students think through what they want to talk about
Provides a way to “think aloud on paper”
Captures ideas inspired by what was read.
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Writing after discussion
Helps students synthesize the many ideas floating in the air.
Provides multiple interpretations of text.
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So… what aboutwriting as discussion Every “voice” has equal weight. Introverted students can express their
opinions more freely Barriers disappear. Can invite thoughtful response. (Putting
thoughts in print requires somewhat more thought than just speaking them aloud)
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Potentials for Education Student Learning Logs/Portfolios Professional Development Classroom Collaboration Research Logs with links to sources.
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General Classroom Considerations 1. Software--all weblog software is not the
same. Instructors need to find the best tool for intended use, and should think about ease of use, depth of content, collaboration, etc.
2. Access -- not all students have the same amount of access
3. Privacy--posts can be accessible by anyone, or can be only viewed locally depending on software. Collaboration and feedback can be limited and moderated depending on software.
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Classroom Considerations
4. Time and Support -- planning and set-up take time, and tech support is required.
5. Assessment -- what and how.
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Finding and Searching Blogs Weblog specific search engines and/or
directories Feedster
http://www.feedster.com/ Bloogz
http://www.bloogz.com/ Blogstreet
http://www.blogstreet.com/ Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com/
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How to get my own blog?
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Place to get your blog Blogger
http://www.blogger.com/start Xanga
http://www.xanga.com/ MSN Space
http://spaces.msn.com/ Blogstream
http://www.blogstream.com/
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Bloglines
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Look for your interests
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