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Web 2.0: Blogs
BETT TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
What is Web 2.0?
 Web 2.0 refers to web pages that allow users to
interact with the site or with each other
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Social media like Facebook
Blogs
Wikis
Podcasts
 A user can edit all or part of a page right on the web
 As compared to static websites that are just there for
you to read and not input anything
Blogs
 What is a blog?
 Short for “web log”
 A site that is made of individual entries or posts
 Could be written by one author
 Or several/many authors
 Could be about one theme or topic, or more general, like an
online diary
 Usually allows readers to comment
 Posts appear in reverse chronological order (newest
usually at top)
Publishing a blog
 You need a site to host your blog
 You can edit and post your entries through a
“dashboard” or administrative area once you log in
 Once your post your entry, it is considered
“published”
 Can be a “photoblog” or a “videoblog” instead of text
Examples
 Multiauthor:
 http://www.scotusblog.com/
 Photoblog
 http://dogshaming.tumblr.com/
Blogs in teaching
 Best used to practice writing
 Can be used to stimulate discussion on a certain
topic
 Gives students an incentive to pay close attention to
grammar and preparation
 Students can read each other’s entries and comment
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Teacher can easily comment on entries
 Another option – teacher can write a blog, students
have to read and comment
Blogs in teaching
 Your ideas?
 What themes or topics could students write about?
 How could you give feedback?
 How could you ensure they work on their post before
publishing it?
How to create a blog
 Find a free host
 Edublogs.org is one specifically for education
 Advantage for this over others services – is easy to use,
students will not be on a site meant for the general public
 Sign up for an account
 Follow the links to the publishing page
 Post!
Activity
 I have created a site for everyone to post something
about their experience here.
 Templebett.edublogs.org
 Everyone needs to log in and post something to the
blog to see how it works from the point of view of a
student.