BASELIOS MARTHOMA

MATHEW II TRAINING COLLEGE

KOTTARAKKARA
Topic : Blog

Name : RASEENA.M
Optional Subject : PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Candidate code : 13350022
Subject code: EDU 101

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INDEX
INDEX
Serial No. Content Page No.
1 Introduction 3 -4
2 Content 4 - 8
3 Conclusion 9
4 Reference 9
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Topic: Blog
INTRODUCTION
The term "weblog" was coined by Jorn Barger on 17
December 1997. The short form, "blog", was coined by Peter
Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we
blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May 1999.
Shortly thereafter, Evan Williams at Pyra Labs used "blog" as both a
noun and verb ("to blog", meaning "to edit one's weblog or to post to
one's weblog") and devised the term "blogger" in connection with
Pyra Labs' Blogger product, leading to the popularization of the
terms. A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the
World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts")
typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent
post appears first). Until 2009 blogs were usually the work of a
single individual, occasionally of a small group, and often covered a
single subject. More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs) have
developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and
professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets,
universities, think tanks, advocacy groups and similar institutions
account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter
and other "micro blogging" systems helps integrate MABs and
single-author blogs into societal new streams. Blog can also be used
as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Blogging
is the posting of journal like pages to a website. While these pages
can contain photos or media, they are primarily focussed on the easy
ability to post written thoughts to a website. The posting are
organized chronologically. Typically, a blog post can be
commented on by others, allowing for a dialogue on the topic of
the post. Teachers And educators have used blogs to allow for what
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is commonly called peer review, meaning that students can post
writings or assignments to the web and other students can respond or
encourage through the comment feature. Wikipedia defines a blog,
A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web
log or weblog.) is a web based publication consisting primarily of
periodic articles, most often is reverse chronological order.

CONTENT
There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in
the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or
written.
Personal blogs :
The personal blog is an ongoing diary or commentary written by an
individual.
Micro blogging :
Micro blogging is the practice of posting small pieces of digital
contentwhich could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other
mediaon the Internet. Micro blogging offers a portable
communication mode that feels organic and spontaneous to many
and has captured the public imagination. Friends use it to keep in
touch, business associates use it to coordinate meetings or share
useful resources, and celebrities and politicians (or their publicists)
micro blog about concert dates, lectures, book releases, or tour
schedules. A wide and growing range of add-on tools enables
sophisticated updates and interaction with other applications and the
resulting profusion of functionality is helping to define new
possibilities for this type of communication. Examples of these
include Twitter, Face book, Tumbler, and by far the largest WeiBo.
Corporate and organizational blogs :
A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business
purposes. Blogs used internally to enhance the communication and
culture in a corporation or externally for marketing, branding or
public relations purposes are called corporate blogs. Similar blogs
for clubs and societies are called club blogs, group blogs, or by
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similar names; typical use is to inform members and other interested
parties of club and member activities.
By genre : :
Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs,
health blogs, travel blogs (also known as travelogs), gardening
blogs, house blogs, fashion blogs, project blogs, education blogs,
niche blogs, classical music blogs, quizzing blogs and legal blogs
(often referred to as a blawgs) or dream logs. How To/Tutorial blogs
are becoming increasing popular. Two common types of genre blogs
are art blogs and music blogs. A blog featuring discussions
especially about home and family is not uncommonly called a mom
blog and one made popular is by Erica Diamond who created
Womenonthefence.com which is syndicated to over two million
readers monthly. While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for
the sole purpose of spamming is known as a Splog.
By media type : :
A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is
called a link log, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a
sketch blog or one comprising photos is called a photo blog. Blogs
with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumble logs.
Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called
typecast or typecast blogs; see typecasting (blogging).
A rare type of blog hosted on the Gopher Protocol is known as a
Phlog.
By device : :
Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to
compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone
or PDA could be called a mob log. One early blog was Wearable
Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal life
combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable
computer and Eye Tap device to a web site. This practice of semi-
automated blogging with live video together with text was referred
to as surveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal
matters.
Reverse blog : :
A Reverse Blog is composed by its users rather than a single
blogger. This system has the characteristics of a blog, and the
writing of several authors. These can be written by several
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contributing authors on a topic, or opened up for anyone to write.
There is typically some limit to the number of entries to keep it from
operating like a Web Forum.
Educational blogging is blogging by students,
teachers, administrators, industry experts, and other involved entities
that focus primarily on the educational process and educational
interests.

Uses for Blogging in Education:
Teacher Communication:
Teachers will often start a blog for providing
communication to students, parents.or other teachers. Sometimes this
is just the posting of homework or other assignments in one easy to-
find location. This type of blog can also take advantage of the
comment feature for students and parents to ask questions or for
clarification, where the answer would be of interest to all the readers.
Dialogue Generation :
A teacher blog that post questions about current
subject matter can be a great way to introduce students to responding
in writing and contributing collaboratively. For instance, a teacher
might ask specific through provoking questions about a book the
class is reading, and ask for students to respond through the
comments feature with their ideas. This is often done as a voluntary
exercise to help demonstrate the uses of blogs in easy steps.
Student Blog:
The providing of each student with an individual blog
seems to generate the most significant enthusiasm for blogging among
students. Whether done through special programs that allow strict
teacher control and filtering of the blog posts and comments or
through public services with parents and teacher oversight, students
with individual blogs have an opportunity to discover the work and
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joy of communicating their ideas in written form, and then getting
feedback from others. Student blogging has to be overseen with
coaching and training to make sure that both that personal data is not
communicated and that blog posts are appropriate.
Teacher Blogs:
Teachers can blog for each other about their experiences
teaching, their philosophies, and their methodologies.
Benefits of Educational Blog
Helps students find a voice:
The benefit to educational blogging and (wiki writing) is the
opportunity for the student to find a personal voice and to
develop individual interests. Much like journal- writing, blogging
gives wings to ideas that otherwise may can stay trapped in the
mind. Many individuals find that blog- writing changes their lives
in a significant way by allowing them to express their ideas in a
medium that appears to have life and longevity- and that might
find a kindered audience.
Creates enthusiasm for writing and communications:
It is not expected that all students will take to blogging, but it
is believed that blogging has a unique ability to create enthusiasm
for writing and the communication of ideas.
Engages students in conversion and learning:
Educational blogging is more than just being about writing, just
like writing is more than just writing business correspondence or a
lab report for chemistry class. Unlike traditional forms of
publication that are one- way, when the work is done at the end of
the publication process, students can be engaged in ongoing
conversation about their ideas and thoughts. This can be
threatening for some administrators afraid of endangering
children; yet, it brings a reality to the classroom that was not
previously possible.
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Provides an opportunity to teach about responsible journalism:
Students who are posting blogs reach and audience with their
posts, where as a personal diary can be kept private, students have
the opportunity in blogging to learn about the power of the
published word. Whereas they might be tempted to criticise or
make fun of someone in private conversation or in a diary, they
can be taught about responsible journalism, and that the
consequences of these kinds of remarks in the new world of the
read or write web can be serious and long- lasting.
Empowers students :
Student blogging is incredibly empowering in the following
ways:
1.Instead of writing as a mechanised approach to empowerment
where we learn to write well enough for school and work, we
learn to write for life-long learning purposes.
2.Writing and blogging and life are intertwined as difficult issues
are exposed and dealt with in a transparent community of voices.
Although this type of writing entitles risk and trust, growth and
team work naturally result.
3.Writing and blogging encourage students initiative to write, to
be encouraged at more than just the head level. It involves
writing from head and heart. Children often have not learned to
do more than life from the heart, while adults have concentrated
their efforts on more cerebral approaches. This means adults and
children can bridge the gap that exists by writing together,
creating a community of writers in their classrooms where there
is no pseudo-community, only community where humans write.

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CONCLUSION
The emergence and growth of blogs in the
late 1990s coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that
facilitated the posting of content by non-technical users.
(Previously, knowledge of such technologies as HTML and FTP
had been required to publish content on the Web). A majority are
interactive; allowing visitors to leave comments and even
message each other via GUI widgets on the blogs, and it is this
interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.
In that sense, blogging can be seen as a form of social
networking service. Indeed, bloggers do not only produce
content to post on their blogs, but also build social relations with
their readers and other bloggers. There are high-readership blogs
which do not allow comments, such as Daring Fireball. Many
blogs provide commentary on a particular subject; others
function as more personal online diaries; others function more as
online brand advertising of a particular individual or company. A
typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs,
Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of
readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an
important contribution to the popularity of many blogs. Most
blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (art
blogs), photographs (photo blogs), videos (video blogs or
"vlogs"), music (MP3 blogs), and audio (podcasts). Micro
blogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.
In education, blogs can be used as instructional resources. These
blogs are referred to as edublogs.


REFERENCE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blog
Practical Rails Social Networking Sites.
Alan Bradburne.