Blogs, Mashups and Much more…

Blogs

What are Blogs? Web + Logs = Blogs Web Pages Automated updating Reverse chronological postings May accommodate responses Internet-specific phenomenon Incomplete index of blogs http:// blogdex.media.mit.edu /

Web + Logs = Blogs

Web Pages

Automated updating

Reverse chronological postings

May accommodate responses

Internet-specific phenomenon

Incomplete index of blogs

http:// blogdex.media.mit.edu /

Blogging in Education

Limited Only by Your Imagination Instructors Content-related blog as professional practice Networking and personal knowledge sharing Instructional tips for students Course announcements and readings Annotated links Students Reflective or writing journals Assignment submission and review Dialogue for groupwork E-portfolios Share course-related resources

Instructors

Content-related blog as professional practice

Networking and personal knowledge sharing

Instructional tips for students

Course announcements and readings

Annotated links

Students

Reflective or writing journals

Assignment submission and review

Dialogue for groupwork

E-portfolios

Share course-related resources

Embedding Podcasts Slidecasts Google applications Widgets

Podcasts

Slidecasts

Google applications

Widgets

RSS It is what it claims to be: a quick and easy way to create and use “syndicated content.” • An example are newssites that deliver headlines. • An acronym for Really Simple Syndication.

It is what it claims to be: a quick and easy way to create and use “syndicated content.”

• An example are newssites that deliver headlines.

• An acronym for Really Simple Syndication.

Keeping it Simple

Google Readers http://andywibbels.com/flash/google_reader.htm

How to Add an RSS Feed to Blogger http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/228391/how_to_add_an_rss_feed_on_blogger.html?cat=59

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/228391/how_to_add_an_rss_feed_on_blogger.html?cat=59

Tons of Tutorials http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/

Time to Play

Mashups?

A Mashup is a new type of web application that brings together several sources of data to form a unique new combination of information. Mashups originated from the world of pop music where DJs would mix two or more songs together to present a new blended version.

A Mashup is a new type of web application that brings together several sources of data to form a unique new combination of information. Mashups originated from the world of pop music where DJs would mix two or more songs together to present a new blended version.

Video Mashup example Scary Mary http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=george+bush+mashup&sitesearch=video.google.com#q=funny%20mashup&sitesearch=video.google.com&start=10 http://www.webmashup.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID =160 George Bush singing Sunday Bloody Sunday http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6805063692754011230 Bush – imagine this http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=george+bush+imagine+this&sitesearch=#

Scary Mary

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=george+bush+mashup&sitesearch=video.google.com#q=funny%20mashup&sitesearch=video.google.com&start=10

http://www.webmashup.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID =160

George Bush singing Sunday Bloody Sunday

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6805063692754011230

Bush – imagine this

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=george+bush+imagine+this&sitesearch=#

Mashup? Newsmap – http:// www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap / -using Google News, Newsmap maps news items it by topic and creates different displays to see what topics different countries are covering. Housing Maps – http:// www.housingmaps.com / - A Mashup of Craig's List and Google Maps that shows what's available in real estate. PlaceOpedia – http:// www.placeopedia.com / - A Mashup of Google Maps and places included in Wikipedia.

Newsmap – http:// www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap / -using Google News, Newsmap maps news items it by topic and creates different displays to see what topics different countries are covering.

Housing Maps – http:// www.housingmaps.com / - A Mashup of Craig's List and Google Maps that shows what's available in real estate.

PlaceOpedia – http:// www.placeopedia.com / - A Mashup of Google Maps and places included in Wikipedia.

Slidecast tutorial

tutorial

voicethread Very easy to use Voice / Video /

Very easy to use

Voice / Video /

Social, legal, ethical issues Copyright Case Studies Creative Commons Comics Sharing Creative Works How It Works Videos (Wanna Work Together)

Copyright

Case Studies

Creative Commons

Comics

Sharing Creative Works

How It Works

Videos

(Wanna Work Together)

Time to Play Again… So Far… Social Bookmarking Online Blog Discussion Web 2.0 Exploration Podcasting Blogs