Blogging chooseand userev2
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Choose and Use Your Words Wisely
A New Era in Blogging:
Redefining “Blog”
A blog or “web log” is “a log of thoughts and writing posted publicly on the World Wide Web” (Sullivan).
Blog ≠ journal Blog ≠ news article
What does a diary look like?
Diary (journal) Audience = self Topics = private, your life Purpose = to record, vent, contemplate Contains personal details Words may be accompanied by pictures No peer review Not published!
What does a news story look like?
News story Audience = paying subscribers Topics = universal Purpose = inform, entertain, educate, evaluate,
analyze, produce conversation NO personal details Words are supported by pictures (and videos
&links if online) Competes with other news sources (may link
to other sources if online) Peer edited Published by news company
What does a blog look like? Blog
Audience = others, specifically seniors at WSW Topics = universal Purpose = to respond, entertain, educate, evaluate,
judge, produce conversation Avoids personal details unless they serve a greater
purpose Words are supported by pictures, videos, &links Interacts (through links, discussion) with the
digital world No peer review Published by author
Your turn
What’s the difference between a news story and blog?
Why would it be a bad idea for me to publish my diary on the Ning?
Why would it be a bad idea to rely on blogs for information for an important paper like my senior thesis or P.I.G. paper?
What do blogs do very well? (Better than newspapers?)
Going pro
Take your blog to the next level: Have a goal: What are you trying to
accomplish? What do you want your audience to do
as a result of reading your blog? Make it universal Link, link, link to other relevant
information that you reader might want to check out
Include visuals! Cite your sources (quotes & paraphrased
info)!
Broadcast Alert
We’ll return to the previously scheduled program after this important announcement
What is Plagiarism?
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism
http://edforum.adventist.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Plagiarism.gif
Academic Integrity
Be honest and responsible: Use your own words,
obviously. Cite those ideas and
words you utilize to support your own.
Do not use one paper for two (or more) assignments. http://www.pyrczak.com/antiplagiarism/images/
Roomie.gif
We now return to our regularly scheduled mini-lesson…
New Standards
100 = You’ve met the expectations. 85= You’ve met some of the
expectations. 50 = Late 0 = Inappropriate/ incomplete /
previously submitted assignment/ blog that is diary entry, not blog post
Your assignment
Write a blog post! Establish a purpose Decide what you want your audience to do as
a result of reading your blog Use the Web to research what’s already been
said about this topic (Google News is a good start)
Write a post that expresses your opinion, but also reflects the wider discussion of your topic
Make it digital! Include links, images, and cite your sources!
Works Cited
LeFever, Lee. "Plagiarism." Commoncraft.com. Common Craft. Web. 19 Jan. 2012. <http://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism>.
Sullivan, Andrew. "Why I Blog." The Atlantic – TheAtlantic.com. The Atlantic, Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Jan. 2012. <http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/11/why-i-blog/7060/>.
Warlick, David. Classroom Blogging: A Teacher's Guide to Blogs, Wikis, & Other Tools That Are Shaping a New Information Landscape. Raleigh, NC: Landmark Project, 2007. Print.