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All About Blogs and Wikis

All About Blogs and Wikis. What is a blog?. Blog is short for weblog, a journal (or newsletter) Bloggers post their personal thoughts, comments, and philosophies. The activity of updating is called “blogging” and the author is called the “blogger.”. What is a wiki?.

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All About Blogs and Wikis

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  1. All About Blogs and Wikis

  2. What is a blog? • Blog is short for weblog, a journal (or newsletter) • Bloggers post their personal thoughts, comments, and philosophies. • The activity of updating is called “blogging” and the author is called the “blogger.”

  3. What is a wiki? • A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser. • It's easy for people to jump in and revise pages • It is becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects.

  4. How are they different? Blogs • Single author • Author posts, user comments • Opinion Sharing • One-to-many content Wikis • Many authors • Edited by a group or team • Continuously changing and growing rapidly • Many-to-many communication

  5. Important Blog/Wiki Etiquette

  6. Rule #1 No personal information. (phone numbers, addresses, credit card numbers)

  7. Rule #2 Do not use any language that could be interpreted as mean to others.

  8. Rule #3 Never disrespect someone else in your blog.

  9. Rule #4 Make sure things you write about are factual. Don't be posting about things that aren't true.

  10. Rule #5 Please remember to give credit to and cite your sources. Failure to do so is plagiarism.

  11. Bibliography • http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/nbhs/literacypage/SCCTE%202008.pdf • Retrieved and edited from Bud the teacher wiki

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