1. Perozo, Gladys
Rodríguez, Matilde
Tortolero, Yaireth
VALENCIA, MAYO 2013
Universidad de Carabobo
Área de Estudios de Postgrado
Especialización en la Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera
Materia: Diseño de materiales educativos computarizados
Profesora: Aura Cabello
2. * Short for "Web Log," this term refers to a list of journal entries
posted on a Web page. (http://www.techterms.com/)
* A web site that contains an online personal journal with
reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the
writer. (http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/blog)
3. *A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is
frequently updated and intended for general public
consumption. Blogs are defined by their format: a series of entries
posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order. Blogs
generally represent the personality of the author or reflect the
purpose of the Web site that hosts the blog. Topics sometimes
include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and
other social issues, and links to other sites the author
favors, especially those that support a point being made on a
post.
The author of a blog is often referred to as a blogger. Many blogs
syndicate their content to subscribers using RSS, a popular
content distribution tool. Rouse, M. (2007)
4. * A blog (a contraction of the words web log) is a discussion or
informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting
of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse
chronological order (the most recent post appears first). Until 2009
blogs were usually the work of a single individual, occasionally of a
small group, and often covered a single subject. More recently
"multi-author blogs" (MABs) have developed, with posts written by
large numbers of authors and professionally edited. MABs from
newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, interest
groups and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of
blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other "microblogging" systems
helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into societal
newstreams. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain
or add content to a blog. (Wikipedia, 2013)
5. * A web site containing the writer's or group of writers' own
experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having
images and links to other Web sites. (dictionary.com)
* Blog: online journal where an individual, group, or
corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or
beliefs. Some blogs operate mainly as news
filters, collecting various online sources and adding
short comments and Internet links. Other blogs
concentrate on presenting original material. In
addition, many blogs provide a forum to allow visitors
to leave comments and interact with the publisher. "To
blog" is the act of composing material for a blog.
Materials are largely written, but pictures, audio, and
videos are important elements of many blogs. The
"blogosphere" is the online universe of blogs.
(dictionary.com)
6. "Blog" is a contraction of Web log, which is a website where
users post journal-like entries that are displayed in reverse
chronological order, with the most recent posting at the top
of the page. Blogs can take the form of online diaries,
personal chronicles, travel logs, newsy columns and reports
from special events. They can include graphics, pictures,
and even music and video clips. Blog postings often contain
links to other blogs or websites. Blogs can be publicly
viewable, or tucked safely behind the company firewall.
Both public and internal blogs are often focused on a
particular topic or issue. Virtually all blogs provide a vehicle
for comments from readers, and the best ones-those that are
most popular with readers, and therefore generate the most
traffic-develop into a kind of conversation. And good blogs
are frequently updated. Waters, J. (2007)
7. Blog Definition:
A blog (also called a weblog or web log) is a website consisting
of entries (also called posts) appearing in reverse chronological
order with the most recent entry appearing first (similar in
format to a daily journal). Blogs typically include features such
as comments and links to increase user interactivity. Blogs are
created using specific publishing software.
Variations of the term blog: Blogging: The act of writing a post
for a blog
Blogger: A person who writes content for a blog
Blogosphere: The online community of blogs and bloggers.
(about.com)
8. A blog is basically a type of website, like a forum or a social
bookmarking site. As such it is defined by the technical aspects
and features around it, and not by the content published inside
it.
The features that make blogs different from other websites are:
content is published in a chronological fashion
content is updated regularly
readers have the possibility to leave comments
other blog authors can interact via trackbacks and pingbacks
content is syndicated via RSS feeds
Keep in mind that it is the bundle of those features that should
define a blog. An online forum could also offer an RSS feed for
example, but that would not make it a blog. (dailyblogtips.com)
9. 1. Blogger : this website needs no
introduction. Almost every new blogger
starts from Blogger.com.
2. WordPress: WordPress.com does
not provide users to upload new themes,
plugins and this is main drawback of using
WordPress.com.
3. Weebly : One of the simplest
website for you to create a blog. Just register
an account, select your theme and start
blogging
10. 4.Thoughts: Here is a 100% free
website that will help you in creating a blog.
It claims to have some extra features that you
won´t find on other blog sites. This site
provides unlimited bandwidth, photo, video
and podcast sharing, community forums
and live news discussions.
5.BlogPico : If you want to create an adsense ready blog, then
BlogPico can be the second best option for you (first one is Blogger
). It allows users to get ad share while blogging from Google adsense
or Yahoo publisher Network.
11. 6. ClearBlogs (clearblogs.com) : A simple and free tool for you to
create a blog for free. This website gives a huge list of exciting features like :
Instant Publishing
Fully Customizable Templates
WYSIWYG HTML Editor
Sub-directory URLs
Spam Protection
RSS Feeds & Pinging
Friends-Only Entries
Public & Private Entries
Multiple-Authors
Permanent Links
Member Support Forums
Upload Photos & Music
IP Banning
Much More..
12. 7. Xanga : With Xanga, you can create a blog for free.
It has a lot of features that you can use very easily to your
blog like adding videos, audios, albums and a lot more. Just
give it a try and I am sure you will like it.
8. Blog.Com : One of the famous website and a great
tool to create a blog in three easy steps.
Sign up
Create Blog
And finally Customize
13. 9. BlogSome : BlogSome is the fastest growing blog host in the
world. It’s a free web hosting site for blogs. Below are some quick
features about this website :
Fast, easy and free
Choice of themes
Upload photos
Personalize your design
and more…
14. 10. tBlog : It is a three year old website which is about creating blogs
that people see. It provides :
Bannerless blogging
“tMatch” Suggested Networking
FULL theme control
Real-time statistics
Custom HTML
Instant Traffic to Your Free Blog
Blog Subscriptions
And a lot more, all for FREE!
15. 11. Livejournal: Livejournal is not only a great
blogging website but also a social networking website where
you can search people by interests and school and
participate in community discussions.
12. Tumblr: Tumblr is a micro-blogging website where
users can post text, images, videos, and more to their tumblelog.
16. 13. Open Diary:
Offers unlimited storage and posts, low cost
subscription rates for advanced features.
14. Blogetery: Blogetery is a blog
website that offers you payment to write
blogs. You will get 90% of the profit, which
is much more higher than other sites.
25. Step 1: Choose which software you want to use to
manage your blog
Step 2: Find a host that supports your
chosen software
Step 3: Choose a theme for your blog
Step 4: Start blogging!
(Taken from: siteground.com)
27. Advantages:
1) Blogs are easy to start
2) Blogs being a cheap strategy
3) They are a free way for you to write and express you knowledge and
thought about areas of interest or expertise.
4) A 'Blog' is highly 'Interactive'.
5) Freedom of speech
6) Share knowledge with other people
7) Make friends online
8) Can be used as a diary
28. Disadvantages:
1) Crude people will post crude comments
2) Writing coherently is one of the most difficult and
time-consuming tasks for a person.
3) It also reduces the amount of time I spent with our
family and friends
4) Blogs are hard to maintain.
5) Need to keep it constantly updated otherwise you lose
potential readers
29. taken from: http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching
Frank Calberg states 11 advantages of using a blog for teaching:
1. It makes learning independent of time and place.
2. It makes education demand oriented, participant – centered.
3. It encourages learners to be active throughout the course period.
4. It helps learners improve their writing competencies
5. It captures changes in thinking
6. It invites people to collaborate
7. It makes education more informal.
8. It involves also external people.
9. It facilitates the use of images.
10. It reduces costs
11. It encourages people to continuously try things out
33. School districts have guidelines and acceptable use policies (AUP) regarding the use of school
and division-wide computer networks and the Internet. These terms and conditions identify
acceptable online behavior and access privileges. Policies regarding the displaying of any student
work must be adhered to strictly. Take the necessary steps to secure parental permission before
using the blog in a participatory manner.
Blogs may be viewed publicly, as any other Web site. Students must be trained on issues
regarding access, privacy, security, and free expression. As blogs have no publisher, producer, or
editor, students must carefully consider the content of postings to avoid anything defamatory,
libelous, or an infringement upon the rights of others.
Blogs are created by individuals for various and assorted purposes. Content should be
recognized as the opinion of the blogger, and, therefore, may not necessarily be factual.
According to Mollie Crie in an article published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill,
34. Blog sites can be developed with the help of simple procedures.
A blog post goes public, in other words, it can be accessed and read by almost
everyone who have an access to internet.
The usage of blogs are very convenient, hence people tend to use them more
frequently.
Students tend to improve their writing skills as blog articles should be reasonably
good enough and free grammatical mistakes.
Students get into the habit of writing, which helps them in all their future
endeavors.
Blog sites used as online class forums enables students with various personalities
to participate in a discussion far more effectively than they can otherwise.
Individuals learn to express their opinions and exchange their views on topics of
common interest, which not only keeps them updated but also effective
contributor’s of new ideas.
Individuals get a chance to read other blogs, which indirectly helps them to
improve upon their skill of writing.
Instructors of online classes get an opportunity to know what students feel about
the class and its presentation quality and help to find ways to improve upon
drawbacks if any.
It is place for students and individuals to share their articles and opinions with
people outside their community.
Taken from: online edu blog
35. It involves a lot of time to update and post an entry on the blog site
Regular writing may give rise to slangs and sloppy way of writing spoiling the quality of proper usage of
language.
One major drawback is that not all information can be shared on blog sites. Hence may not be useful for
everyone.
The need to have a computer may not be feasible for everyone.
Individuals and students may have reluctance is getting used to the technological advancements.
Blogging cannot be trusted upon students who are hardly interested in reading and replying to the post.
Blogging on day to day issues is different from writing on the subject. Hence it may not be a practical idea to
force them to do it.
We were talking individual blogs linked to the groups website, while it is good for students to have their own
blog sites, remember not all may be able to participate, unless, all the comments are seen in one common
blogging site.
There is no confidentiality as it is a public forum.
It can no way be related to conversation, as there is always a time gap in the replies received.
It is not suited for issues requiring immediate solution.
Blogs create a sense of students competing with each just for posting entries. The fear of students getting
diverted away from the subject is an issue of concern.
The moment students open to the web; it is not just the blogging site that they can have access to. The whole
world of information is before them, hence there is every chance that they may get diverted away from the
discussion.
Taken from: online edu blog
36. 10 great ways to teach English vocabulary, outlined for each of the stages of
vocabulary acquisition:
Stage 1: Noticing and
understanding new words
1.Introducing nouns, things, objects, animals, etc…
2.Introducing adjectives
3.Introducing abstracts
37. Stage 2: Recognizing new words
4.Bingo
5.Matching
6.Fill in the blanks (with options)
38. Stage 3: Producing vocabulary
7.Descriptions
8.Fill in the blanks (no options)
9.Mind maps or brainstorming
10.Guess what I'm thinking
