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What is a blog or Weblog?
(Definition summarized from information provided on the
Teaching Learning & Technology (TLT) Group Website.)
A blog or Weblog is a web page that is used as a place to post information
much like a journal. A blog or Weblog is like instant messaging to
the web. Short or long blocks of information can be added 24/7. The
content varies and is unlimited; content is formed by the blogger.
You can use it as a diary, memoir journal or intellectual notebook.
You can post links, audio or video. It is much easier to use or form
than a Website. The software and personal websites are usually free
and a blog can be set up in less than an hour. The general public
can post a message on the blog, but they cannot alter the original
posted content.
Listservs, blogs, and wikis can be incorporated into the classroom.
For more information on the integration of these community building
tools, refer to the resources below or call the Center at
615-494-7671.
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The
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group (TLT), (Contains
numerous links on this website to other resources.)
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“Educational Blogging,” Downes, Stephen, EDUCAUSE REVIEW, vol.
9, no. 5, September/October 2004
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“The Educated Blogger: Using Weblogs to Promote Literacy in the
Classroom”
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“Creating Community, Online and Off,” Harvard, John, Harvard
Magazine, January – February 2004.
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