Blogs
What is a Blog?
Look Familiar?
http://www.facebook.com/
History: This information was found on Wikipedia. The Wikipedia website is under additional sources.
.The online diary is where the modern bog evolved from.
. On December 17, 1997 Jorn Barger coined the term "weblog".
.Open Diary was the first blog community to innovate the reader comment; which allowed readers to comment on other writer's
blogs.
. LiveJournal was started in March 1999 by a well known blogger named Brad Fitzpatrick.
.Blogger.com was launched in August 1999 by Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan. It was bought later by Google in February 2003.
.How-to manuals on blogging began to appear in 2001 due to it's popularity.
.Blogging has had a major impact in Politics and Journalism.
.In 2004 "blog" was declared as the word of the year in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary.
.Peter Rojas, Xeni Jardin, Ben Trott, Mena Trott, Jonathan Schwartz, Jason Goldman, Robert Scoble, and Jason Calacanis were the
eight bloggers that business people can't ignore listed by Fortune magazine in January 2005.
.A Blogger's Code of Conduct was proposed by Tim O'Reilly in 2007.
Blogs Used in Education:
Options for teachers using blogs:
- Content-related blog as professional practice
- Networking and personal knowledge sharing
- Instructional tips for students
- Course announcements and readings
Options for students using blogs in your courses include:
- Reflective or writing journals
- Assignment submission and review
- Share course-related resources
Virtual tour:
https://www.blogger.com/start
Our Blogs:
http://missy23d1981.blogspot.com/
http://class-mk.blogspot.com/
Fabulous Websites for Future Teachers:
http://www.classpress.com/?gclid=COf9sMrL1ZECFQcfYQodH2_AdQ
http://www.epals.com/products/esb/?gclid=CJXqh_TK1ZECFSMZawodJ2gLZg
http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/
http://inn0vate.blogspot.com/2007/10/blogoz-blogging-in-education.html
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml
http://yongesonne.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Blogging
http://classroomblogging.wikispaces.com/
Other Interesting Sites for Blogging:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/topnews/blog-index.html
http://www.top100bloggers.com/
http://www.smarter.com/---se--qq-Blogging+&+Education--pt-0--tt-.html?_Education
http://www.squarespace.com/signup/?partnerTag=google&planTag=blgnetwork&gclid=COf277CS5pECFQKRgwodZAiPfQ
http://blogsearch.google.com/
http://blogs.cnet.com/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/
Additional Sources:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/blog1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Hope you enjoyed learning about BLOGS!
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