This document discusses the use of weblogs or blogs in educational settings. It defines blogs as websites organized with dated entries in reverse chronological order that allow readers to comment. The document outlines several potential uses of blogs in instruction, including for reflective journals, networking, sharing resources, and submitting assignments. It provides examples of free blogging software and references several articles and books about using blogs in and around the classroom.

1. LEARNING WITH WEBLOGS A powerful tool for reflective, collaborative and meaningful learning fernando albuquerque costa UNIVERSITY OF LISBON [email_address]

2. Purposes for the workshop To know what Weblogs are; To create an on-line personal diary; To reflect about the potential of Weblogs in education.

3. What are weblogs? “ A weblog, or simply a blog, is a web application which contains periodic, reverse chronologically ordered posts on a common webpage.” ( in Wikipedia: http:// en.wikipedia.org / )

4. Some common features: It's a kind of website that is easy and quick to create. It is organized with dated entries (chronologically backwards). It is organized by posts. The posts are usually short and frequently posted. Readers can often respond or react through a 'comments' feature. It lets you publish instantly to the web - you don't have to learn HTML or use a web authoring program. It is usually maintained by one person, but there are multi-person blogs. It can be free or very low-cost to create. The author's voice and personality often comes through. ( in http:// anvil.gsu.edu/NECC2004/ )

5. How to create your own weblog? There are many free weblogging software programs available… ( http://www.blogger.com/ )

6. Possible uses of blogs in instructional settings… Content-related blog as professional practice Networking and personal knowledge sharing Instructional tips for students Course announcements and readings Annotated links Knowledge management Reflective or writing journals Knowledge management Assignment submission and review Dialogue for groupwork E-portfolios Share course-related resources Options for instructors Options for students ( in http:// awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/ )

7. Articles about Blogging “ Writing with Weblogs ” (Retrieved Mar, 2005) http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2003/02/blogs.html “ Weblogs In and Around the Classroom ” (Retrieved Mar, 2005) http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/PHastings/classroom.html “ Weblogs in Education: Bringing the World to the Liberal Arts Classroom ”(Retrieved Mar, 2005) http://www.nitle.org/newsletter/v2_n1_winter2003/features_weblogs.php “ Community Blogging ” (Retrieved Mar, 2005) http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/website/view.cgi?dbs = Article&key =1109302318

8. Blog Books Bausch, P., M. Haughey, et al. (2002). We Blog: Publishing Online with Weblogs . Indianapolis, Wiley. Blood, R. (2002). The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog . Cambridge, MA, Perseus Publishing. Blood, R. (2002). We've Got Blog: How Weblogs Are Changing Our Culture . Cambridge, MA, Perseus Pub. Powers, Shelley. editor. (2002). Essential Blogging . Sebastopol, Calif., O'Reilly. Stauffer, T. (2002). Blog On: Building Online Communities with Web Logs . Berkeley, Calif., McGraw-Hill/Osborne. Stone, B. (2002). Blogging: Genius Strategies for Instant Web Content , New Riders.