Technology Framework – Stage 1 – What is a Weblog
Task 1.1: Articles:
Blood, Rebecca “Weblogs: A History and Perspective”, Rebecca’s Pocket. 07 September 2000. 25 October 2006.
“The blogger, by virtue of simply writing down whatever is on his mind, will be confronted with his own thoughts and opinions. Blogging every day, he will become a more confident writer” (Blood 2000).
“…More than that, Blogger itself places no restrictions on the form of content being posted. Its web interface, accessible from any browser, consists of an empty form box into which the blogger can type…anything: a passing thought, an extended essay, or a childhood recollection. With a click, Blogger will post the…whatever…on the writer’s website, archive it in the proper place, and present the writer with another empty box, just waiting to be filled” (Blood 2000).
Paquet, Sebastien. ‘Personal knowledge publishing and its uses in research’, Version 1.0 October 1st, 2002
“Weblogs may be viewed as an evolved form of personal Web pages, or “home pages”. The term, coined by Jorn Barger in 1997, refers to a web site that is a “log of the Web”, indicating a record that points to material available on the World Wide Web. A weblog editor is often called a weblogger. The shorthand terms blog and blogger are also commonly used; usage of the word “blog” has become so common that it has recently been drafted for inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary” (Paquet 2002).
Other definitions for weblogs:
Weblog definition from: http://www.worldwidelearn.com/elearning-essentials/elearning-glossary.htm#b:
”A weblog is a public web site where users post informal journals of their thoughts, comments, and philosophies, updated frequently and normally reflecting the views of the blog’s creator.”
My own definition:
A weblog is like a digital diary. It allows users to post informal journals online however unlike a private diary, weblogs can be published so that other web users can read these entries and comment on them. Users of weblogs can change there style of writing to address a more public audience. There is the feature in some weblogs that allows users to keep posts private.
Task 1.2: Types of weblogs – What type of weblog will we be using?
In this subject I am using a personal blog to document my learning and publish small notes on what I have learnt in this subject. My learning reflections are informal and are published so that other students and my lecture can see what I have learned and what my opinions are on certain subjects. My weblog is also a way for me to prove that I have completed the set class tasks including the activity modules. Through subscribing to an RSS feed of my blog, my lecturer can keep a tab on what work I complete and when I complete it.
Task 1.3: Features of a weblog
I made sure that my weblog contained the following features:
- Categories
- A lists of links
- Other people’s weblogs: A Blogroll
- Archives
Stage 2 – Setting up a weblog
Task 2.1: Name your weblog
Weblog Title – Tamara’s Blog
Task 2.2: My first entry posting
http://tamaraauer.edublogs.org/2008/08/04/e-learning-experiences/ (August 4 2008)
