tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post1492087842425200225..comments2023-11-03T06:40:22.947-07:00Comments on Blogging for Educators: Week 1 - In your own wordstestecarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-52221430587146428752011-10-24T17:33:31.860-07:002011-10-24T17:33:31.860-07:00You'll be able to attain Men's MBT Karibu ...You'll be able to attain <a href="http://www.mbtsshoesmbt.com/mens-mbt-karibu-shoes-c-127.html" rel="nofollow">Men's MBT Karibu Shoes</a> via the quantity online sellers, and also Switzerland contractors by themselves. Mbt footwear are generally luxurious, however the plenty of advantages you must find yourself in come back excess in comparison with makeup for this price licence plate.fashion bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201398397043155541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-45097279161480342712008-02-03T18:40:00.000-08:002008-02-03T18:40:00.000-08:00That's it, Karen. You got the idea! We hope to see...That's it, Karen. You got the idea! We hope to see your blog soon.testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-19245306376287684682008-02-03T10:59:00.000-08:002008-02-03T10:59:00.000-08:00Hi everyone, Karen from NH.I think I am going to h...Hi everyone, Karen from NH.<BR/><BR/>I think I am going to have to use the tools more to completely understand when to use a blog vs. a wiki. A website is easy, unless you own it, you can't change any information on the page. A wiki can be changed by anyone who has been given the rights to change it and it is my understanding that you use a wiki when you want to present a list of information. A blog is setup and maintained by one person (or group). That person or group posts information/comments/opinions. Others then can post comments on the blog post.<BR/><BR/>Am I close?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-57961259075941612872008-01-24T05:57:00.000-08:002008-01-24T05:57:00.000-08:00Dear Sibel,That's exactly the point! I'd just add ...Dear Sibel,<BR/><BR/>That's exactly the point! <BR/><BR/>I'd just add that though wikis are a wonderful and effective place to for reference information, it can be built on a very collaborative basis. What you see on our wiki space is the result of months of sharing, learning and collaboration among the Blogging Team!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for adding you bit to connect the pieces we've been discussing here. That's the beauty of blogging!<BR/><BR/>Cheers.testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-10625227478439341982008-01-24T05:50:00.000-08:002008-01-24T05:50:00.000-08:00Sorry for being very late to the discussion.In ord...Sorry for being very late to the discussion.<BR/>In order not to repeat what has been said about websites (Web 1.0) and the other Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis in our case) so far, I'd like to comment on the on-going discussion about the distinction between a blog and a wiki. <BR/><BR/>As many of you have stated clearly, both can be interactive and collaborative. then, which one to choose? I think it depends on your purpose. <BR/><BR/>As far as I understand, wiki is more appropriate if you give info about a project, a class or a syllabus - just as we have on our wiki. It can be used as a reference source because we are more interested in finding the relevant topic we are searching for. the information in wiki is generally organized around certain topics. On the other hand, blogs are the platforms where the discussions, reflections take place. In other words, blogs are our playgrounds of creativity and reflection.<BR/><BR/>Warm Hugs,<BR/>Sibel KorkmazgilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-66267455420931194952008-01-22T07:23:00.000-08:002008-01-22T07:23:00.000-08:00Dear Austen and Lyndon,I'd like to share with you ...Dear Austen and Lyndon,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to share with you some interesting points Vance Stevens shared with us about blogging being a many-way communication tool, much more than just online journals. They can also be simply personal reflective entries, but you can attract readers and engage them in meaningful, deep conversations depending on the way you use your blogs.<BR/><BR/>Here's what Vance shared with us in a YGs discussion: "Ideally you should pick as a topic for your blog<BR/>something that you would like to have an online conversation about. I've<BR/>heard people (who don't know better) say things like "blogs are just online<BR/>journals, aren't they?" This implies a one-way information transfer. If<BR/>that's the case you might as well put up a static web page. Of course blog<BR/>software can make it a lot EASIER for someone to put up a 'page' somewhere.<BR/>But thinking of a blog in terms of unidirectional information flow misses<BR/>the point considerably. A good blog will invite comments. If you turn<BR/>'trackback' on in your blog then you can see when other people are linking<BR/>to you from their blogs. Appropriate use of TAGS (labels or categories in<BR/>some blog software) will reveal your blog to people who search Technorati or<BR/>Google Blog Search for blog posts on topics of interest to them.<BR/><BR/>So, true, the topic of your blog can be anything that interests YOU. But if<BR/>you think of it in terms of Web 2.0, read-write, many-way conversation<BR/>opportunities, then this might help you to direct your postings to things<BR/>that are of interest to others as well.<BR/><BR/>This interest doesn't have to be popular. Blogs and other web 2.0 tools<BR/>address the great need lacking in conventional publishing for vehicles for<BR/>communication on niche issues, what has been called the 'long tail'. It may<BR/>turn out that what interests you might be of great interest to someone<BR/>else. A blog is a good way to find that other person, other people, and<BR/>discover and communicate with a small but dedicated group.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps you conceive of your topic. Incidentally, you can<BR/>experiment with topics by starting an acct somewhere, with blogger for<BR/>example, and keep several blogs. I have a lot of them, trying out<BR/>different blog tools, mostly forgotten. I've settled into my main blog now.<BR/><BR/>Vance<BR/><BR/><BR/>Vance's ideas might help you understand the true potential of blogs if their concept is fully grasped.<BR/><BR/>Keep sharing!<BR/>Carla A.testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-71993008684664885322008-01-22T07:17:00.000-08:002008-01-22T07:17:00.000-08:00Dear Fabiana,We are all learning tons here! I'm gl...Dear Fabiana,<BR/><BR/>We are all learning tons here! I'm glad you enjoyed the <A HREF="http://elearningctj.bloxi.jp/a/isabel-allendes-listening-activity" REL="nofollow"/>. As you saw there, students were really inspired and eager to comment. Note that it was not something I graded them for, but because it touched them personally, they were eager to share their own views.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm sure that by now you can see the potentially different uses you can give to wikis and blogs, right?<BR/><BR/>Cheers!testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-4271618495740675402008-01-22T06:05:00.000-08:002008-01-22T06:05:00.000-08:00Hi Carla,Thanks a lot for the tips. I simply loved...Hi Carla,<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot for the tips. <BR/><BR/>I simply loved the way you organized the listening activity and what a lovely and moving listening you chose. It was really inspiring! (You're definitely making a difference in other people's lives.)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure I still have a long way to go but I feel I've already learned a lot here.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/><BR/>Fabiana BridiFabiana Bridi Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151059900808877796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-80461122207302308412008-01-22T03:02:00.000-08:002008-01-22T03:02:00.000-08:00My take from all I've read is that Wikis are the m...My take from all I've read is that Wikis are the most public of all the three web media. The wiki all multiple collaboration among peolpe of like interest. They all contribute to the content of the wiki; edit materials, upload files on mutual interests.<BR/><BR/>Blogs, originating from web logs, are actually personal diaries which the owners may wish ti share with others on the internet. The administrator defines who uses it, gives the requisite password, and directs issues on the site. He can be contacted; suggestions can be made to him; readers can influence content; but the decision of what apperas ultimatemately rests on him.<BR/><BR/>As for the website, it is any address on the web to which anyone with the address can reach. I notice that some of us, in trying to make a difference between the three words forgot that wikis and blogs are also websites. While all wikis and blogs are websites, not all websites are wikis and blogs. Logically, some websites are simply tools used by their creators to spread information of very individualistic nature.<BR/><BR/>Imight sound a little confident in some of my answers, but I can assure you that I wait for corrections both from the moderators and other webheads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-37990635324880332972008-01-22T02:48:00.000-08:002008-01-22T02:48:00.000-08:00A blog is an online diary related to one subject, ...A blog is an online diary related to one subject, edited by the blog owner, with the latest addition at the top of the page. A wiki is a page that links to other web pages that can be added to and edited by anybody. A website is a read only collection of web pages?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-56913234109336211872008-01-21T07:29:00.000-08:002008-01-21T07:29:00.000-08:00Dear Fabiana,You mentioned "I have used blogs as a...Dear Fabiana,<BR/><BR/>You mentioned "I have used blogs as a display of what I have used in the classes and what my students have produced". <BR/><BR/>Don't you think a wiki would be more adequate in this case according to your own considerations on blogs and wikis? Aren't you displaying the final product of your class?<BR/><BR/>You also stated that "I accessed Carla Arena's blogs and wikis and, correct me if I'm wrong, the wikis seem to be more focused on writing and reading. What about the other abilities? Can I develop other abilities with a wiki?<BR/><BR/>You surely can! On wikis, you can embed You Tube videos for listening practice, and students can post their own recordings made in <A HREF="http://www.springdoo.com" REL="nofollow">springdoo</A> or <A HREF="http://www.evoca.com" REL="nofollow">evoca</A>, for example. As you can see, wikis can be used to practice any skill. However, if you want to discuss the topics your students are listening to, for example, you might consider an interactive blogging activity!<BR/><BR/>Look at this example here: <A HREF="http://elearningctj.bloxi.jp/a/isabel-allendes-listening-activity/" REL="nofollow">e-Learning Listening Activity</A><BR/><BR/>Hope it helps.testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-45027105908596972752008-01-21T07:19:00.000-08:002008-01-21T07:19:00.000-08:00Dear Lindsay,You said "A blog I suppose is an onli...Dear Lindsay,<BR/><BR/>You said "A blog I suppose is an online journal or diary...to be viewed by others but not edited by others...". It's kind of true because when you write a post, generally it's your authorship, so others don't edit. The readers certainly not. However, if you have a blog with many editors (in this blog, for example, all moderators are editors), they are all able to edit the posts. However, there are different levels of editors. There are those who can just write a post, but not edit posts which they are not authors. Another case is when you set the blog to have many administrators. Then, they have full editing capabilities in all posts. In the case of our students, if you decide to have just one class blog with many editors, then a better option could be the one that they are editors who can only edit their own post. <BR/><BR/>Did you get it? Please, keep asking and speaking up your mind.<BR/><BR/>Regards.testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-32730780151185925212008-01-21T05:34:00.000-08:002008-01-21T05:34:00.000-08:00Hi Everybody,Reading your comments has been really...Hi Everybody,<BR/><BR/>Reading your comments has been really enlightnening. Here's how I see it.<BR/><BR/>Considering how people can interact with the information presented in these various formats, we could create a scale demonstrating the level of interaction. Firstly, there is the web site in which interaction seems to be minimum compared to other tools. It allows an exchange of ideas between the web site creator(s) and its readers but not between readers because it's limited to emails. Readers, for example, aren't able to read what other readers wrote.<BR/>A Blog, as I see it, is more interactive. The "comments area" allows readers to interact both with the blog's owner(s) and the readers. The content is organized in a way that gives it a dynamic characteristic. Unlike the content of a web site, it can be tailored simultaneously by different people - although there seems to be limitations to it. <BR/>Finally, there is the wiki. It seems to be as interactive as a blog but ideal for groups which work collaboratively to produce one common result.<BR/><BR/>I'm still trying to figure out how to integrate these tools into teaching. I have used blogs as a display of what I have used in the classes and what my students have produced but I feel there are much more possibilities I could explore.<BR/><BR/>I accessed Carla Arena's blogs and wikis and, correct me if I'm wrong, the wikis seem to be more focused on writing and reading. What about the other abilities? Can I develop other abilities with a wiki?<BR/><BR/>Hugs from rainy Uberlândia, Brazil.<BR/><BR/>Fabiana BridiFabiana Bridi Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151059900808877796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-32513686311675657412008-01-21T02:04:00.000-08:002008-01-21T02:04:00.000-08:00I must admit I'm a little overwhelmed by the amoun...I must admit I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of comments and mails in connection with this course...So much also to read and chew through...A blog I suppose is an online journal or diary...to be viewed by others but not edited by others...Have i got it? A wiki is a collobarative tool for working on assignments together...editing, adding,extra..<BR/>LindsayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-35917103865830233582008-01-20T13:32:00.000-08:002008-01-20T13:32:00.000-08:00Vance, thanks for your summary of the differences....Vance, thanks for your summary of the differences. Pretty straightforward. I agree with you that RSS is certainly one of the elements that can keep the conversation flowing on a blog. <BR/><BR/>Consuelo asked about RSS. Don't worry Consuelo. There are many who still have no clue about it, but soon we'll be talking a lot about it. Wait until Week 3! We're getting there.<BR/><BR/>Ani, I find it wonderful that you're already starting to think how to incorporate blogging in your teaching with the little ones and we'll explore the possibilities on Week 4 on. If you start this kind of reasoning from now, chances are that when you create your blog next week you'll already have an idea of its purposes and your goals with it.<BR/><BR/>Hoda, what you wrote is just fantastic! It was exactly my point and you summarized what the differences between a blog and a wiki are...If you want to work a project, or have the syllabus or your classes, share information about your classes, it's more advisable to have a wiki. You can collaborate there, students can have their own pages. There are so many options...As for blogs, they are the spaces to trigger conversations, engagement, development of critical-thinking skills, a dialogue. Of course, you can have that on a Wiki, but through the comment area of a blog, discussions can be really developed in meaningful ways. <BR/><BR/>In the past I used to set up blogs for each presentation I gave to put all the resources for participants. Then, I realized that I wasn't giving a purposeful use for the blogs, as they were not meant to be a merely informational space. When this dawned on me, I started to use wikis to its fullest.<BR/><BR/>Take a look the wiki Erika and I use to aggregate all our Workshops and professional development resources:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.brazilbridges.net" REL="nofollow">BrazilBridges</A>.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your discoveries with us!<BR/><BR/>Wait for much more.<BR/><BR/>Carla<BR/><A HREF="http://explorations.bloxi.jp" REL="nofollow">Explorations</A>testecarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265287790133905481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-54850925307675167452008-01-20T12:44:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:44:00.000-08:00Can you think of other ways in which you can integ...<I>Can you think of other ways in which you can integrate these tools into your teaching?</I> <BR/><BR/>Because I work with small children, I would rather have them working on a blog, because the wiki would allow them to much freedom to edit and change stuff around. With a blog, we can set users rights to edit and change content accordingly to their knowledge of web tools. Small children are very exploratory and curious, so as a teacher, in my practice, i'd like to give them very clear instructions and guidance on what to do and where. The wiki could work for the older ones (10 year olds), like a whole class portfolio, maybe with individual files for each student. These older kids would probably like to be in charge of the wiki, of organizing it and displaying right content for each task, I don't know... I see endless possibilities for each - blog and wiki, though the wiki, at least the free version, is not very editable, and you can only use some tools with it. <BR/>Trouble is how to select activities and organize content...aninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639428804425526056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-8931882739103242182008-01-20T12:23:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:23:00.000-08:00One more difference: I can only edit the wiki.. I ...One more difference: I can only edit the wiki.. I think this is great!Hoda ka_eenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708187680969360512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-88874619369301622392008-01-20T12:17:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:17:00.000-08:00Dear Carla and all, After rechecking the workshop ...Dear Carla and all, <BR/>After rechecking the workshop wiki and blog and examining the new wiki and blog posted by Carla (Flex) I think I gained new insight-may be I'm wrong. <BR/>I think that If I have a class project, and I want to send my students weekly assignment, I have to use a wiki. I may use a wiki to compile the resources students will be using as well as their final edited work...<BR/>However, I may use the blog for discussion one issue and gather ideas-just as we are doing now. We are using the blog to come out with new definitions, find the differences between wiki, website, and blog-I think the wiki and the website aren't used for such a purpose. <BR/>In the blog sample posted by Carla, I found only items relaed to Flex 6, for example. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just jotted down the ideas that came to my mind when I reexamined the three samples. <BR/>HodaHoda ka_eenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708187680969360512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-11016752130789781402008-01-20T10:19:00.000-08:002008-01-20T10:19:00.000-08:00Hi Vance and partnersI am not very sure about the ...Hi Vance and partners<BR/><BR/>I am not very sure about the term RSS. I´ve seen it, but still do not get the idea. Could anyone tell me about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-47400217003768403822008-01-20T00:08:00.000-08:002008-01-20T00:08:00.000-08:00Wow, what a host of responses! Will we all read t...Wow, what a host of responses! Will we all read them? I have to admit I'm dashing this off without having gone through all 45 so far.<BR/><BR/>To me a blog is not a blog without an RSS feed (so you can subscribe to its posts, which are in backwards chronological order, and it should allow comments to be posted, as you see here. It might have other features as well, but these are essential. Blogs tend to have the creator's opinion dominate, with others able to get in words edgewise. They are excellent for reflection and display of discoveries.<BR/><BR/>Wikis are excellent for collaboration, and contributors each get equal weight. They look more like websites. RSS feeds normally give you histories of changes, and you subscribe to these updates. You can revert them to previous states. They look like websites.<BR/><BR/>But a website is a static top down means of communication. Interaction tends to be limited. They are great if you can find a host for yours, and if you want to write on them but not invite interaction (though you could create a dynamic website through asp or php scripting). <BR/><BR/>The hosting and scripting in a website require expertise whereas blogs and wikis are generally user friendly, and hosted for free and (so far) forever.Vance Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-78019517033167627612008-01-19T11:13:00.001-08:002008-01-19T11:13:00.001-08:00Good job, Elsa!No HTML to start a blog; just user-...Good job, Elsa!<BR/><BR/>No HTML to start a blog; just user-friendly ready-made templates!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, with time we'll learn to identify some basic HTML codes to make minor changes or to post links in our comments, for example.Carla Raguseohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607688161575099317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-10018345890168709792008-01-19T11:13:00.000-08:002008-01-19T11:13:00.000-08:00I think blog is a personal journal and wiki can be...I think blog is a personal journal and wiki can be created and edited by different people<BR/><BR/>ElenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-48247377784212853602008-01-19T09:45:00.000-08:002008-01-19T09:45:00.000-08:00Elsa, PortugalHi!I'm still not sure if I understoo...Elsa, Portugal<BR/><BR/>Hi!<BR/><BR/>I'm still not sure if I understood the difference between Blog, Wiki and Web page but, here it goes:<BR/><BR/>to create a web page we need to know HTML, a coded language that specifies every action we take in it. Web pages are mostly used by companies to introduce services.<BR/><BR/>Blogs are mostly used by individuals who want to keep a personal journal or in a way to share ideas with a particular group about a particular topic. To create a blog we don't need to know HTML language.<BR/><BR/>A wiki allows us to create and edit web contents and we don't need special tools or a special knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Weel, I think I will understand these terms better as we go on with the course!<BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/><BR/>Elsa<BR/><BR/>blogs don't need HTML languageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-86349582957983388922008-01-18T23:02:00.000-08:002008-01-18T23:02:00.000-08:00Dear all,I’m glad to see how much progress we’ve m...Dear all,<BR/><BR/>I’m glad to see how much progress we’ve made working out the differences and similarities of these tools. Each comment surely adds an important point or a timely question to our discussion.<BR/> <BR/>Natasa mentioned the fact that blog posts are published in reverse chronological order. Wikis, in contrast, have non-linear navigational structures (Wikipedia) although you can organize content by editing the sidebar for easy access to pages.<BR/> <BR/>Now that most of us have identified some of the main features of blogs and wikis and we’ve seen some examples such as the ones Carla A. shared with us, we can explore some more ideas on how to use these tools with our students.<BR/><BR/>I found Nataliya’s comment on how these tools can harness the writing process very interesting since I’ve tried a similar approach, but using the tools for different stages. I’ve used the blog with my students to engage them and brainstorm ideas on a writing topic and the wiki to draft the different individual versions. Although I still haven’t “systematized” this approach, I’d like to go deeper into it this year. <BR/><BR/>Can you think of other ways in which you can integrate these tools into your teaching?<BR/><BR/>It's never late to join the discussion.<BR/>Let’s keep blogging about it!Carla Raguseohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607688161575099317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981480421960607667.post-10096217491354982602008-01-18T10:57:00.000-08:002008-01-18T10:57:00.000-08:00Hello All,I know that the main difference between ...Hello All,<BR/>I know that the main difference between wikis and blogs on one side and websites on the other is that the former are interactive (Web 2.0) while the latter is not interactive (Web 1.0).<BR/>I guess a wiki is different as it can be edited by the visitors to the wiki (am not sure about password use there).. a blog is open to any visitor to only leave a comment, but not to edit the content of the blog.<BR/>A website is as Carla said a one-way communication tool; we can read, listen, or watch content without having any role there.<BR/>Am not sure how correct I'm, but I'm certainly waiting for some feedback.<BR/>LoveLili Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215973031192104217noreply@blogger.com