Blogs John's Blogs jdorner.blogspot.com nccetechtalk.blogspot.com

What is a Blog? communications tool can be edited by a group or tied to an individual readers can be allowed to comment

communications tool

can be edited by a group or tied to an individual

readers can be allowed to comment

Why Blog? Because you have something to say Timely Easy - for you and readers Larger audience NEW audiences FREE

Because you have something to say

Timely

Easy - for you and readers

Larger audience

NEW audiences

FREE

Advantages of blog over hard copy FREE to deliver! FAST & EASY to create! Immediate Feedback & Comments Archived Searchable Subscribe via email or RSS aggregator Unlimited number of subscribers Multiple authors easy Fun Links Color photographs Perceived as 'current' and 'up-to-date'

FREE to deliver!

FAST & EASY to create!

Immediate

Feedback & Comments

Archived

Searchable

Subscribe via email or RSS aggregator

Unlimited number of subscribers

Multiple authors easy

Fun

Links

Color photographs

Perceived as 'current' and 'up-to-date'

Advantages of hard copy over blog portable no technology required 100% accessibility (to the literate)

portable

no technology required

100% accessibility (to the literate)

How can a Blog be used in Extension? replace/augment newsletters update public on what is going on in Extension "Call Of The Day" Crop Production & Progress Updates Tobacco Blue Mold Update Field trials updates 4-H activities 4-H leader tips

replace/augment newsletters

update public on what is going on in Extension

"Call Of The Day"

Crop Production & Progress Updates

Tobacco Blue Mold Update

Field trials updates

4-H activities

4-H leader tips

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