Blogs


 * What is a blog?

Dictionary.com definition: blog** (blŏg) n. A weblog. intr.v. **blogged**, **blog·ging**, **blogs** To write entries in, add material to, or maintain a weblog. [** blog, ** **1998, short for weblog (which is attested from 1994, though not in the sense 'online journal'), from (World Wide) ** [|**Web**] **+** [|**log**]**. Joe Bloggs (c.1969) was British slang for "any hypothetical person" (cf. U.S. equivalent Joe Blow ).]** Here is a visual explanation of a blog:

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**What is the difference between a wiki and a blog?** A blog is a sort of online journal. It is updated daily or weekly or whenever the author desires. A wiki is a platform that is meant for anyone to update in real time. A blog is owned by an individual whereas wiki is being updated by many people around the world. Some free blog sites: [|21classes.com] [|blogger.com] or [|blogspot.com] (same site) [|edublogs.org]

Blog started for this wiki at [|technest.21classes.com]. Help for this [|site] is available on-line. Where can I see some examples of educational and technology in education blogs? There are so many! [|Kathy Schrock] has attempted to create a list of top educational technology blogs. You may also want to check out the [|Blog Basics] from TeachersFirst.

Students blog on [|myspace.com] and [|facebook.com]. Parents and residents of Nazareth blog on [|News Over Coffee], which was created with Blogspot.