Blogging in TESL
Has good links and readings
Our Class 2005 example of blog used wiuth ESL class in Sydney.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Dora's example of a blog
A “blog” – short for “weblog” – is just that: a log on the web.
Most blogs now are made on free, easy to use sites such as www.blogger.com.
Using a tool such as this, it takes about ten minutes to get your own website launched. You name your own site, choose your own template, and you receive an internet address (referred to as a URL) for your site. You can then access your site at any time, from any computer and from anywhere in the world.
Some examples:
Most blogs now are made on free, easy to use sites such as www.blogger.com.
Using a tool such as this, it takes about ten minutes to get your own website launched. You name your own site, choose your own template, and you receive an internet address (referred to as a URL) for your site. You can then access your site at any time, from any computer and from anywhere in the world.
Some examples:
- Simple explanation from the the BBC
- from RMIT
Blogging in the classroom .
It has some really good links. - Michael Coghlan's blog (ESL teacher and Guru of online facilitations. The blog is done by 5 or 6 people.
- Emerging Technologies Network
Technologies Network, established through a collaborative effort of 7 Victorian TAFE institutes with funding from TAFE frontiers. Its aim is to provide a Blog webspace for VET practitioners to share ways emerging technologies are used in training programs. - A good primer on the world of Blogs check out the recent great
article of Business Week
. They wrote the entire article in a Blog format:
Blogger Mobile
Mobile phones are perfect little blogging appliances that people carry around with them everywhere. Sharing photos and stories with friends while you're on-the-go by sending them straight to your blog—what could be easier? Turns out it can be easier, that's why we created Blogger Mobile. To create a blog and post to it using your mobile phone, you will need to follow these directions:
As indicated by the graphic above, sending an MMS or email to go@blogger.com will automatically create a new blog. Your photo, along with any text you add, will be uploaded to that blog right away and then we'll message you back with the address so you can visit your new blog on the web. It's all free. When you feel like changing anything or you already have a Blogger account and you want the posts to go to your existing blog, you can log in to go.blogger.com and enter the token we sent to your phone.
Just so we're clear on this, you send something from your phone; a subject line, a photo, and maybe a caption if you so choose to go@blogger.com and we do the rest. That's our thing. We set you up with a standard issue blog using a popular design template and we upload your content so your friends and family can view it and leave comments. Your first post might look something like this:
For more info click here
As indicated by the graphic above, sending an MMS or email to go@blogger.com will automatically create a new blog. Your photo, along with any text you add, will be uploaded to that blog right away and then we'll message you back with the address so you can visit your new blog on the web. It's all free. When you feel like changing anything or you already have a Blogger account and you want the posts to go to your existing blog, you can log in to go.blogger.com and enter the token we sent to your phone.
Just so we're clear on this, you send something from your phone; a subject line, a photo, and maybe a caption if you so choose to go@blogger.com and we do the rest. That's our thing. We set you up with a standard issue blog using a popular design template and we upload your content so your friends and family can view it and leave comments. Your first post might look something like this:
For more info click here
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