EDUC W200 Week 11

PART II: BLOGS, MICROBLOG-GING, AND AGGREGATORS

EDUC W200 Week 11

TERMS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

• Blogso Blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of

website, usually maintained by an individual with regu-lar entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video

• Microblogging:o Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write

brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be sub-mitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.

• Aggregatoro Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software that ag-

gregates a specific type of information from multiple online sources.

EDUC W200 Week 11

TERMS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

• Blogso Blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually

maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video

• Microblogging:o Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to

write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, includ-ing text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.

• Aggregatoro Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software that aggre-

gates a specific type of information from multiple online sources.

EDUC W200 Week 11

TERMS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

• Blogso Blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website,

usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video

• Microblogging:o Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write

brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be sub-mitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.

• Aggregatoro Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software

that aggregates a specific type of information from multiple online sources.

EDUC W200 Week 11

INSTANCES OF PLNS - BLOGS

WordpressFollow on Blogger

EDUC W200 Week 11

INSTANCES OF PLNS – TWIT-TER4TEACHERS

EDUC W200 Week 11

INSTANCES OF PLN – AGGREGATORS

AGGREGATOR

WIKIS

BLOGS

NEWS

TWITTER

SOCIAL CONTENT

SOCIAL NETWORK

• Why go to a site, when you can bring the content to you!

• Let’s look at examples:• iGoogle• Google reader• Netvibes.com• Protopage

• Which E?

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WHAT DOES AN AGGREGATOR LOOK LIKE?