Learning With Blogs : Learning With Blogs Creating and using blogs to engage learners Luke Bilger
Teaching and Learning with Technology
May 4, 2009
Blog: a definition : Blog: a definition an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called weblog or web log
blog. (n.d.). Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Retrieved May 04, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary1.classic.reference.com/browse/blog Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blog Creation: Free Sites : Blog Creation: Free Sites Blogger.com
Wordpress.com
Livejournal.com
Thoughts.com Find a free blogging website and sign up with your email address. Create a username and password as well as a URL For example, if your username is coolkid, your blog might be coolkid.blogsite.com or blogsite.com/coolkid. Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blog creation: blogger.com : Blog creation: blogger.com An email address is required to sign up Create a password Display name: The name viewers of your site see (doesn’t have to be your actual name) Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blog Creation: Continued : Blog Creation: Continued Give your blog a title Choose a URL ____.blogspot.com Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blog Creation: Continued : Blog Creation: Continued Choose the design of your blog by selecting the radio button Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blogging on Blogger : Blogging on Blogger Give your first blog post a title Write the body (main text) of your blog post Save your post to continue later or publish to make it go live on your blog Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blog Interface : Blog Interface Search for a post Blog Title Date of post Post title Byline and timestamp Search older posts About the author Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Popular Blogs: Celebrities : Popular Blogs: Celebrities Tmz.com offers posts on celebrity news, scandals, etc. Perezhilton.com adds a unique opinion to celebrity stories. Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Popular Blogs: News : Popular Blogs: News Huffingtonpost.com offers posts on current events. Techcrunch.com offers posts on current news in technology. Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
Blog for Education : Blog for Education Blogs as an interactive forum for academic discourse.
Learners can respond to posts and other viewers and be directed to other websites and sources.
Use of various media including pictures, audio, and video.
Blogs as a collaborative learning experience
Learners can work together to create posts on a topic
Learners can research, create, and use various media to explain an idea or task to others. Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.
For more information : For more information Check out my blog for a discussion on the justification for blogging as a learning tool.
http://lukebilger.blogspot.com/ Luke Bilger. Teaching and Learning with Technology, Ashford University. 2009.