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The agenda:
Define what are blogs
Provide examples of their uses in education Begin to develop a blog http://blogs.uprm.edu Show pedablogia as a model for transforming the learning process
But more than anything:
I want to fall in love blogs
I want to leave with the urge to become blogfesor
I sow the seed to become a technophile and tecnocatos
Defining blogs
A blog is an electronic file that contains links, reviews, opinions and reflections of an author arranged chronologically inverse of an item or concept.
What is a blog edublog education or?
Wikipedia defines a blog as an
edublog is used for teaching or
learning environments for both
teachers and students.
Statistics (April 2007)
A total of 70 million weblogs
Nearly 120,000 new blogs every
day
1.4 new blogs every second
Because I love the blogs:
Help me keep up to date on what is
happening in my field
Help me connect with other educators who have similar
interests
Can initiate productive dialogue
Because I love the blogs: The Swiss army knife
Can be adapted to any discipline, level of
education and teaching methodology.
Stimulate thoughtful work, cooperative, constructive
and meaningful. I can use blogs to publish a
book, magazine, newsletter, among others. I can use it as electronic
portfolio.
•Easy to use• Free •Shared •Access from anywhere •Multimedia learning
•Categories •List of Links •Comments •Search •Archives •RSS feed •Extensions
Advantages of blogs
Electronic Portfolios
The blogfolio may contain the work, thoughts, favorite resources and future aspirations. Working http://electronicportfolios.org/myportfolio/versions.html
Helen Barrett
Websites for teachers and studentsWeblogs can effectively
replace the traditional websites. Teachers and students with minimal skills can use weblogs as a mechanism for effective online presence. The blog can contain articles, news, discussions, presentations and documents related to the courses.
Possibilities
• Communication tool
• Discussion Forum
• To improve the writing of students
• To offer courses / workshops distance
Possibilities
• Blog or specialized course in a discipline
• Blog on a topic of academic interest
• Blog about your professional development (Blogfolio)
• Blog about the process of effective learning
Possibilities• Blog class group (students and
teachers) • Blog for recent news about some
particular subject or discipline • Blog of a center or project • Blog on experience, practice, or
internship • Library Blogs