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The internet has long been valued by various institutions as a powerful research and communications tool, and in the last 10 years, it has brought about a sea change in the way people find, manage, and use information. But the promise of the Web as more than just a readable, searchable resource has been slow to be realized ... until now. New Internet technologies, such as Weblogs are redefining the way people use the Internet, turning them from mere readers into writers to the Web as well.
Weblogs, or "blogs," as they are called, are Web sites that are easily created and updated by those with even a minimum of technology know-how. What used to be a messy process for Internet publishing is now almost as easy as sending e-mail; no code, no file transfer, and in many cases, no hosting setup. Just login to your site from any Internet connection, enter the content in a typical Internet form, press a button, and your Weblog is updated.
Like websites, Blogs can also display pictures and video, include audio and Flash, and even store other files like PowerPoint presentations or Excel spreadsheets for linking. Hello is the photo sharing utility of Picasa, a product of Google is integrated with Blogger, thereby enabling users to post photos to their blogs. Thus photoblogging became a reality.
What started as a log of interesting Web sites soon became a forum for self-expression that can quickly reach people around the world. After the 9/11 attacks in New York, blogs were used to convey information, thoughts and feelings faster than any previous method. On controversial issues as well as mainstream subjects, it has become a forum to express oneself.
As more and more people get on the blog bandwagon, educational institutions are starting to experiment with the technology as a way to communicate with students and parents, archive and publish student work, learn with far-flung collaborators, and "manage" the knowledge that members of the educational community create. In fact, many are seeing Weblogs as a cheaper alternative to course management systems.
Thus, Weblog’s enables us to engage in reflective practice and have interactive opportunities that would develop and broaden our knowledge base, and documents evidence of growth and refinement in the practice.
-ASHISH KISHORE
Weblogs, or "blogs," as they are called, are Web sites that are easily created and updated by those with even a minimum of technology know-how. What used to be a messy process for Internet publishing is now almost as easy as sending e-mail; no code, no file transfer, and in many cases, no hosting setup. Just login to your site from any Internet connection, enter the content in a typical Internet form, press a button, and your Weblog is updated.
Like websites, Blogs can also display pictures and video, include audio and Flash, and even store other files like PowerPoint presentations or Excel spreadsheets for linking. Hello is the photo sharing utility of Picasa, a product of Google is integrated with Blogger, thereby enabling users to post photos to their blogs. Thus photoblogging became a reality.
What started as a log of interesting Web sites soon became a forum for self-expression that can quickly reach people around the world. After the 9/11 attacks in New York, blogs were used to convey information, thoughts and feelings faster than any previous method. On controversial issues as well as mainstream subjects, it has become a forum to express oneself.
As more and more people get on the blog bandwagon, educational institutions are starting to experiment with the technology as a way to communicate with students and parents, archive and publish student work, learn with far-flung collaborators, and "manage" the knowledge that members of the educational community create. In fact, many are seeing Weblogs as a cheaper alternative to course management systems.
Thus, Weblog’s enables us to engage in reflective practice and have interactive opportunities that would develop and broaden our knowledge base, and documents evidence of growth and refinement in the practice.
-ASHISH KISHORE
posted by Ashish Kishore @ 10:52 PM
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