Wikipedia defines a blog as: "a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles, most often in reverse chronological order."
Blogging is the posting of journal-like pages to a website. While these pages can contain photos, videos, links or other forms of media, they are primarily focused on the easy ability to post written thoughts to a website. The postings are organized chronologically. Typically, a blog post can be commented on by others, allowing for a dialogue on a the topic of the post.
Teachers and educators have used blogs to allow for what is commonly called "peer review", meaning that students can post writings or assignments to the web, and other students can respond or encourage through the comment feature.
In a broader and more educational system, blogs are about communicating. You observe your experience, reflect on it, and then write about it. Other people read your reflections, respond from their perspectives by commenting or writing their own blog comment. You read their perspectives, often learn something through their eyes, and write some more.
- Blogging is about reading and writing.
- Literacy is about reading and writing.
- Blogging is about literacy.
media through the weblog medium.
Look to the sidebar for your next reading task: Blogging etiquette. Read through this before you begin your first assignment.
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