A Weblog is a Web site which an individual or a group frequently generates text, photographs, video or audio files, and/or links, typically (but not always) on a daily basis. The term is a shortened form of Weblog. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging". Individual articles on a blog are called "blog posts," "posts," or "entries". The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".
My definition is similar:
A blog, short for Weblog, is a Web site of frequently updated, reversed chronologically-ordered entries. (A blog entry is similar to a traditional journal or diary entry.) It is a place to share your thoughts, opinions, and links with others. Students can use blogs to practice writing and communication skills; teachers can use them to post assignments, share thoughts, stimulate classroom discussion, and much, much more.
Merriam-Webster selected "blog" as its 2004 word of the year.
How a Teacher Views Weblogs
Written by Anne Davis: (Used with permission)
I see Weblogs as a…..
A way to improve my own writing
A just in time learning arena
A place to share
An easy way to create a Web site quickly
A way to connect with others and make connections to learning
A perfect spot for quick writes
A writing room in which you can make it be what you want it to be
A perfect place to think outside the box
A place to go to each day that provides elements of surprise and anticipation
A way to give students ownership of a personal space
A Web site that encourages active engagement by the students and teacher
A place to collaborate
An upclose and personal way to include parents in the process
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