STEP 10: Introduction
The term blog comes from “web log” and can be defined as an online journal or a chronological publication of personal thoughts, web links, photos and more.Authoring a blog is called “blogging”; individual entries are known as “blog posts”; and the person who posts these entries is known as a “blogger”.
Did you know? Influential blogs are now being licensed and indexed in LexisNexis via Newstex Blogs on Demand, which indicates that blogs are now a part of mainstream media.
View the Common Craft Show video Blogs in Plain English.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Look at these different blogs related to academic life. Optional: bookmark one (your favorite) in your delicious account.
- Critical Mass: dedicated to commentary on the state of American academe
- Virtualpolitik: rhetorical criticism with technological sophistication
- Zenpundit: exploring the intersections of foreign policy, history, military theory, national security, strategic thinking, futurism, cognition and a number of other esoteric pursuits
2. Visit some blogs created by your Fresno State colleagues and friends. Feel free leave comments.
Anthro Geek - James Mullooly
Digital Musings - Candace Lee Egan
Eat Lunch in the Fresno & Clovis Area - Vang Vang
Web Access User Trends - Renaldo Gjoshe
Sew What or Hancock Fab - Monica Fusich
3. Look at some different free online blog softwares, and take the video tutorial that will walk you through each one. Then decide which blogging software is for you.
- Blogger - View the YouTube Tutorial
- LiveJournal - View the Tutorial
- Wordpress - View the YouTube Tutorial
Note: If you already have a blog -- GREAT! Skip 4 & 5.
4. Think about what you want your own blog to be about. Some possibilities are:
· Insights into your job/career.
· Explorations in cyberspace.
· A favorite hobby.
· Book and movie reviews.
5. Create your own blog using your chosen software (blogger, wordpress or livejournal, etc.).
6. Optional: If you're interested in keeping up with the latest technology, the blog ReadWriteWeb is highly recommended.
7. Post a link of your blog in the comments area below.
That’s it! You’re done. Thank you for taking the time and effort to learn these 10 basic social tools that can enhanced your work and life. We hoped we've wet your appetite to explore, have fun and be creative!
Remember: email Vang (vangv@csufresno.edu) to let her know you've finished.
6 comments:
I have had a blog up and running for a while now. However, I have not been quite regular in posting on the blog.
http://anambiar.blogspot.com
anambiar... looked at your blog, it's great! You have some really interesting books there... maybe you should open a LibraryThing account and catalog these books in there. When you catalog these books, you'll see who else have read/catalog or is interested in these books.
true..I am proud Dr Nambiar is my professor..i do not own a blog as of now but im plannin to write one..have been readin blogs on wordpress for a long time..
I am very much fond of blogging culture though I never wrote the blog before. I have been reading bolgs on various subjects. I have created the blog on blogger and ejoyed in writing the blog of my own.
While I have blogged for class before, I have never created one for personal purposes. Now seemed a good a time as any.
http://kaylaclothespin.blogspot.com/
I have account in Blogger and Live Journal, and have some blogs of my own on Face Book too. Though I seldom publish blogs of my own, but I am an avid reader and like to read blogs of interest on these sites..
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