What is Blogging?
A blog is a website that allows users to reflect, share opinions and discuss various topics that interest them in the form of an online journal.
Micro blogging is a form of blogging. Twitter is an example of micro blogging as you are restricted to the number of characters you can use, but not how many tweets you make. Facebook status updates are another example of micro blogging.
In today's lesson we are learning to:
- Be able to communicate information using an IT channel (A blog)
- Be able to set up an IT communication channel. (a blog)
Tasks:
- Using paper, or if you have access to a computer Robert Clack Apps presentation, create a spider diagram to plan what you are going to use your blog for. What interests do you have and what would you like to write about?
- Find a blog website online that interests you.
- Set up your own blog using www.blogger.com
- For your first post answer these questions:
- What is a blog?
- What will you use it for?
- How is it an effective communication channel?
