The document discusses the concept of blogs as online journals, detailing the process of starting one and its various benefits, particularly in educational contexts. It highlights how blogging can enhance writing skills, foster participation, and serve as effective forums for collaboration and discussion among students. However, it also notes potential drawbacks, such as information limitations and the necessity of technological access.

1. UNIVERSITY OF CARABOBO
FACULTY OF SCIENCES OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT/POSTGRADE
PRESENTERS:
JULIO HIDALGO

2. A frequent, chronological publication of
personal thoughts and Web links.
A blog is basically a journal that is
available on the web. The activity of
updating a blog is “blogging” and someone
who keeps a blog is a “blogger.

3. There are many webpages where you can create
your own Blog:

4. When starting your own blog, first decide what you
want to blog about. Choose something that you are
interested in and passionate about. Decide if you
want to host your blog yourself or if you want to use
a hosting service. For those who are not Internet
savvy, a hosting service is usually the best option.

5. • 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.

6. • 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.

7. There are numerous educational benefits of blogs.
• Highly motivating to students, especially those who otherwise
might not become participants in classrooms.
• Excellent opportunities for students to read and write.
• Effective forums for collaboration and discussion.
• Powerful tools to enable scaffolding learning or mentoring to
occur.

8. How do we use blogs in education?
Blogs can serve at least four basic functions.
1. Classroom Management
2. Collaboration
3. Discussions
4. Student Portfolios

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