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- 1. 1 What is ablog? • Is a journal or diary (Blog, 2006) • Usually displayed in a reverse chronological order. • A commentary or news on a particular subject • blogs are primarily textual… – they sometimes contain; • photographs (photoblog) • videos (vlog) • audio (podcasting) • Are part of the social network / media
- 2. ACTIVE TEACHING &LEARNING BLOG DR C ANNAMALAI
- 3. Blogs and learning •Encourages students to write • Students will/may write even when they do not need to • Reach out to the world • Feedback from peers, teachers and the world (possibly)
- 4. Blogs and learning •Students link up with the writings of others • Collaborative blogs • Students realise that their peers can read their work ~ motivating ~ driven • Progress reports • Project diaries • Field reports
- 5. Educational Blogging Usingblog for free blogging services, instructors in varied disciplines are addressing: e-portfolios Writing concepts (audience, voice…) Publishing copyright and plagiarism authentic writing writing in a digital age
- 6. Web + Log= blog • A web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. • Entries are commonly displayed in reverse- chronological order. – personal “diary” or – public forum on a topic (politics, hobby, research...) – corporate and commercial blogs • http://technorati.com/pop/blogs/
- 7. Reading Blogs • Accordingto 2006 survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project – 39% of Internet users (57 million American adults) said they read blogs – An increase of 27% from 2004 • Universal McCann (March 2008) determined that there are 184 million blogs worldwide and 26.4 million are in the United States. – Blog readers = 346 million worldwide with 60.3 million being Americans. – 77% of active Internet users report that they read blogs.
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- 9. Blogs Offer Students& Teachers • online discussion through time-stamped comments • video posting (vlog) • podcasting • posting via email & cell phone • free web space for class materials, portfolios, projects • minimal web design skills required
- 10. Getting Started -Blog Hosts • FREE blogger.com (from Google) and • livejournal.com, wordpress.com • edublogs.org - Create your own ad-free fully featured WordPress blog including free assessment tool from the Chalkface Project and an ad-free wikispace • Students may be familiar with sites such as MySpace.com, Vox.com which offer blogging. • And paid services such as typepad.com
- 11. Many Styles &Templates Offered
- 12. How Blog canbe used? • Blog as writing portfolio • Reflections on course modules • A tool for web design • http://ss2233.blogspot.com
- 13. Creating a Blog •Visit www.blogger.com
- 14. Creating a Blog(1) • Fill in all fields: User name, password, blog name, email address, accept terms. Click on CONTINUE. • However, if you already have an account from Gmail, Google Groups, or Orkut, instead of doing the above, click on sign in first.
- 15. Creating a Blog(2) • Name your blog – Enter your blog title, blog address (URL), word verification. Click on CONTINUE.
- 16. Creating a Blog(3) • Select a template (colors, layouts) – Click on CONTINUE.
- 17. Creating a Blog(4) • Your blog has been created - – Click on START POSTING.
- 18. Inviting Blog Members(1) • Click on Settings.
- 19. • Click onPermissions. Inviting Blog Members (2)
- 20. Inviting Blog Members(3) • Click on ADD AUTHORS.
- 21. Inviting Blog Members(4) • Enter your students’ complete email addresses • Click on INVITE to send the blog invitation to your students.
- 22. Joining the Blog(1) • Students will receive an e-mail invitation with a link to the registration site.
- 23. Joining the Blog(2) • If you are a Blogger user, sign in with your username and password. • If you are not a Blogger user, you will have to create an account.
- 24. Posting a BlogEntry Type the title & text message and then click on PUBLISH POST.
- 25. Posting a Photoin Your Blog (1) Click on the image icon, which is indicated with a box showing a picture with a blue sky. You’ll find this icon in between the ABC checkmark and the Add Video icon.
- 26. Posting a Photoin Your Blog (2) • Click on Browse and select your image. • Click on Upload image.
- 27. Adding a Hyperlink(1) Click on the hyperlink icon, which is indicated with a picture of a chain link and globe.
- 28. Adding a Hyperlink(2) • Type in the URL and then click on Publish Post.
- 29. Application As you createyour class blog, consider the following: – What are your instructional objectives? – How will you set up guidelines for proper use of the blog? – How will you assess your students? – Do all participants have the resources to engage in your class blog?