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Musing about blogs.
Jibber. Jabber. Yaada, Yaada, Yaada. I loved Seinfeld and his cronies and their gift of gabbing about everything from muffins, dates, jobs, and just about a whole lot of nothing. It was always talk and banter about some of the most asinine things. No matter the talk we all tuned in for years of episodes because in the whole lotta nothin’ there was a trace of somethin’. Thinking about blogging makes me think of Seinfeld, or various other shows where the speaking is fun and fast. Blogs can be fun or serious, full of air or substance, and nothing in particular or just as specific as it wants to be. It can be a swirl of all of the above. Nonetheless, it is a way to share one’s thinking on just about anything with a virtual audience. No vocals necessary.
A blog or weblog is defined as a website of chronologically ordered entries or posts (Zawilinski, 2009). These posts are like journal entries. The author expresses ideas, opinions, or inform its audience on how many licks it took to get to the center of a Tootsie pop (just having fun). Blogs are open to everyone and in every form.
Educational uses of blogs.
I’ve run a cool race searching for the “it” list of educational uses for blogs, but there isn’t an “it” list.
Here are some ideas from www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogideas1.cfm:
Post writing prompt
Week in review
Respond to a reading
Find the facts
Critique a site
Current events
References
Zawilinski, L. (2009). HOT Blogging: A Framework for Blogging to Promote Higher Order Thinking. Reading Teacher, 62(8), 650-661. Retrieved November 29, 2009, from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=39232973&site=ehost-live
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