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Here are the
notes from this past week in class: We
spent some time discussing Web Logs: A Web Log is commonly
referred to as a blog. (web log). Blogs are personal
journals published on the web.. Blogs are often updated frequently
and are shared with others on the web by an individual who does
the posting - called the blogger. "Blogging"
is now a very popular publishing method on the web because it does
not require any software or technological knowledge. Edublogs
are an emerging technology in education. Edublogs are spaces on
the web where you can post and publish information that you'd like
others to read and/or respond to. In class, we visited the
Educational Bolggers' Network to try to determine some of the
educational benefits of using blogs with other teachers and/or
students. Their website address is: http://www.ebn.weblogger.com/
I think that you would find value in spending additional time
viewing this site on your own. Blogs
are unlike traditional websites in that they provide instant
type-and-click publishing that can be done anytime, anywhere and
from any browser. That's quite some flexibility!
In class, we visited the following
websites to learn more about blogs, educational blogs and their
associated limitations and benefits. Please use the following
links to review information from this week's class:
Websites to visit about Educational Blogs and Wikis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3804773.stm
http://www.edweek.org/agentk-12/articles/2004/02/01/02blogs_cc.h03.html
http://www.teachermag.net/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=18Blogs.h23
http://www.thelwell.org/teacher/
http://schoolblog.epals.com/
http://www.edublogs.org/
http://american-presidents.blogspot.com/
http://www.blogger.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Students
also spent some time working on their class portfolios
independently as I worked with students one-on-one as needed.
Please remember, if you need support with your upcoming
assignment, please call or email me so I can help you. That's
all for this week. Keep reading, keep learning and keep coming to
class! ~Kim |
