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Blogs - weB LOGS

What is a blog? Several Definitions at www.onelook.com

Watch some videos that explain how to set up a blog
Create Blooger Account(3/21/08 4:48) Create Blogger Account
rrphillips Ralph Phillips has many excellent YouTube videos. Check out his "Internet and Web Development".
He is a professor at Central Oregon Community College. Check out his computer and Internet specific playlists.
New Post In Blog (Blogger)(1/23/09 4:48)New Post In Blog (Blogger)Excellent - shows how to find and include and image and then tinker with the HTML to modify the size

Read
How to Start a Blog in wikiHow Blogs - CIS120-01 The Internet Fall 09 @UCC(look at that it's a wiki so if you want to add or revise it, you can) There is also a short video on how to set up a blog on WordPress (but Wordpress is more complex because it requires need a domain name and a host)
Top 10 US Social Sites and Blog Sites
A Definitive List of Paid Blogging Websites that explains how to make money by blogging

Student Learning Objectives

After completing the assignment the student will be able to
  • Contribute to a manipulate wiki
    • add pages
    • organize pages
    • add text, images and links
    • see who made changes

Procedure

All students need to do steps 1 and 2 because all students will be using the wiki at submit ll work for the module. Students on the wiki team are required to create the wiki page pn the wiki, step 3
  1. Watch the YouTube Videos
  2. Read about wikis and how to use them
  3. Create with your team a textbook page on wikis

Watch the YouTube Videos

Read about wikis and how to use them

Create with your team a textbook page on wikis

  • Go to the course wiki on WetPaint,
  • Sign In, (The first time you will need to Sign Up.)
  • If you would like to invite someone else to join our building effort do so (but email me who it is so I can keep track of things)
  • Lurk. Read what is there
  • Create your own Blog- the topic of your blog can be a diary with your thoughts about anything, but better blogs are focused. For example, they discuss a sports team or cooking or experiences of someone from a different country or ...
You can set up and maintain you blog at a blogging site such as WordPress or Blogger or on your MySpace or FaceBook site.
  • Visit the blogs of others and leave a comment
  • How have blogs changed the way people give and receive information. How do they differ from Newspapers? How do they differ from wikis? How to they differ from websites.
  • The result of this assignment is page that is a collaboration of all students.
    • Each students first researches the question (find 2 or 3 web pages that discuss this topic.)
    • Add your findings (and ideas) and links
    • Edit what other students have done.
    • Delete stuff that is wrong or confusing.
    • Reorganize it so it is easier to read (add headings, formatting, etc.)
    Get some interesting templates from Btemplates.com, many free and even more for $10.
This page is part of CIS120 - The Internet taught by Maureen Greenbaum at Union County College Page updated 7/25/9


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