ETAAPCS Blog Project

1. ETAAPCS Blog Project Enabling ETAAPCS Teachers/Students ID Rather Be Designing Consulting Group June 2, 2011

2. Agenda • Overview • Unit Objectives • Pretest • Blog Definition and Types • Responsibilities of a Blogger • Blog Example • Creating Your Blog Account and Blog • Posting Your First Blog Entry

3. OVERVIEW • With social media (Facebook, Twitter, You Tube) growing daily web logs (blogs) or online journals are a large part of this growth. • The number has grown to over 156 million public blogs in less than fourteen years. • Blogs showcase, document, and describe the skills, jobs, lives, and events of the blogger. • After completion of this short and exciting instruction you will join the blogosphere for the sphere pleasure of being online and collaborative!

4. Unit Objectives At the end of this unit, you will describe what a blog is: • describe the different types of blogs • describe the responsibilities of a blogger • describe the purpose of the ETAAPCS blog • create your blog account with username/password • create your own ETAAPCS blog • post an introduction to you own ETAAPCS blog

5. Pretest Take several minutes to consider these questions: • What is a blog? • What responsibilities do you have as a blogger? • Have you seen or read someone else’s blog? • Have you created an online account with username/password before?

6. Blog Definition • A web log or online journal • Maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video • Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order • Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog • Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs • As of 16 February 2011 there were over 156 million public blogs in existence

7. Blog Definition Blogosphere: • Collective community of all blogs • Since all blogs are on the internet by definition, they may be seen as interconnected and socially networked, through blogrolls, comments, linkbacks (refbacks, trackbacks or pingbacks) and backlinks.

8. Blog Types • Most blogs are primarily textual, although some: • focus on art (art blog) • photographs (photoblog) • videos (video blogging) • music (MP3 blog) • audio (podcasting)

9. Blog Types Personal blogs: • An ongoing diary or commentary by an individual • The traditional, most common blog • Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read • Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life, or works of art • Blogging can have a sentimental quality • Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following • Some sites, such as Twitter, allow bloggers to share thoughts and feelings instantaneously with friends and family, and are much faster than emailing or writing.

10. Blog Types Microblog: • One type of personal blog is extremely detailed • Seeks to capture a moment in time.

11. Blog Types Corporate and organizational blogs: • A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes • Used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or externally for marketing, branding, or public relations purposes

12. Blog Types Club or Group blogs: • For clubs and societies • Typical use is to inform members and other interested parties of club and member activities

13. Blog Types By Genre • Some blogs focus on a particular subject, • Political blogs, • Travel blogs (also known as travelogs), • House blogs, • Fashion blogs, • Project blogs, • Education blogs, • Niche blogs, • Classical music blogs, • Quizzing blogs • Legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs) • Dreamlogs. • Two common types of genre blogs are art blogs and music blogs. • Mom blof- a blog featuring discussions especially about home and family • Splog- while not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming

14. Blog Types By media type: • Vlog- a blog comprising videos • Linklog- one comprising links • Sketchlog- a site containing a portfolio of sketches • Photoblog- one comprising photos • Tumblelogs- blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types • Typecasting (blogging)- blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned • Phlog- a rare type of blog hosted on the Gopher Protocol

15. Blog Types By device: • Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it • Moblog- a blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA • Sousveilance- practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text

16. Responsibilities of a Blogger Privacy- • Blog is available for anyone to see • Be cognizant of what you write and present to the world

17. Responsibilities of a Blogger Personal Safety- • One consequence of blogging is the possibility of attacks or threats against the blogger • Sometimes without apparent reason

18. Responsibilities of a Blogger Defamation or liability- • Several cases have been brought before the national courts against bloggers concerning issues of defamation or liability

19. Responsibilities of a Blogger Permanent- • Even though you can delete a post once it is posted to the world anyone can save a copy of your blog posts

20. Responsibilities of a Blogger Cyber bulling- • It does exist as a means of extending the playground

21. Responsibilities of a Blogger Attitude • Safety first • Awareness of personal privacy and defamation of others Be Careful Out There!

22. Blog Example Header Main Content Side Bar • Header- main navigation and search • Main Content- posts, pages, graphics, etc • Sidebar- subscription options, featured content, and social media • Footer- repeat subscription options and links