All about the BLOG

What is a blog?

A blog is a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style. A blog is also defined as a frequently updated online personal journal or diary. It is a place to express yourself to the world. A place to share your thoughts and your passions. Really, it’s anything you want it to be. For our purposes we’ll say that a blog is your own website that you are going to update on an ongoing basis. Blog is a short form for the word weblog and the two words are used interchangeably.

Blog (noun) – a journal or diary that is on the Internet.

Blogger (noun) – a person who keeps a blog – Bloggers are revolutionizing the way news is shared.

Blog (verb) – to write a blog – I am going to blog before breakfast this morning.

Blogging (verb) – the action of writing a blog – Blogging is my way of sharing my passions with the world.

What are some characteristics of blogs?

• A blog has some form of navigation, usually menus
• A blog’s layout contains a header, footer and content.  Usually there is at least one sidebar running beside the content.
• Categories of posts
• That readers can access the archives, previous posts
• That a post can contain text and images, (and often video and other media)
• That posts can contain links to other posts, both within blog and to the entire web
• Should contain a contact page and form
• Should contain an about page

What are the components of a blog?

• The header
• The content area
• The footer
• The sidebar

How did I arrive to Blogger?

Google brought me straight here but I realized that I have used blogger before. This website has great features and I am excited that I remember how to use them.

The following explains the basic differences between a blog and a website:

Website

• Content is static.

• Formal/professional.

• Interactivity does not exist. There is only one-way communication.

• Transactional.

• Communication about products and/or services.

• Almost everyone has a website. In fact, it is almost a requirement in business today.

Blog

• Content is regularly updated.

• Not formal.

• Interactive.

• Informative and educational.

• Interactivity about industry/customer issues.

• Some people have a blog.

Blogging vs Vlogging:

Blogging

Blogging is writing about a specific topic and making that writing public.

Vlogging

Vlogging is speaking about a specific topic in front of a camera and making that video public.

EduBlogs (Educational Blogs)

Features of Educational Blogs

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Content--What content or learning objectives are you addressing? Considering the verb in the objective/standard and Blooms Revised Taxonomy, what is the desired level of thinking from the objectives/standards? (COMING SOON!)

Pedagogy--What pedagogical stance (or which learning theories or theorists) does this work support? In other words, whose “shoulders” did you stand on? Is the approach based on your own experiences as a learner (i.e. you’d use the technology to teach in ways that you’ve been taught)? Or can you identify a theory or approach to teaching and learning that you’ve encountered in your classes, your interaction with other teachers, your professional development (in-services, conferences, workshops, etc)? (COMING SOON!)

Technology--What affordances did you identify for the technology selected? Justify the match of your pedagogical stance/strategy with the technology affordances and the content objectives/standards. (COMING SOON!)