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An edublog is a blog created for educational purposes. Edublogs archive and support student and teacher learning by facilitating reflection, questioning by self and others, collaboration[1] and by providing contexts for engaging in higher-order thinking.[2][3] Edublogs proliferated when blogging architecture became more simplified and teachers perceived the instructional potential of blogs as an online resource.[1] The use of blogs has become popular in educational institutions including public schools and colleges.[4] Blogs can be useful tools for sharing information and tips among co-workers, providing information for students, or keeping in contact with parents. Common examples include blogs written by or for teachers, blogs maintained for the purpose of classroom instruction, or blogs written about educational policy. Educators who blog are sometimes called edubloggers
History[edit]
Weblogs have existed for close to two decades. However, it wasn't until the second half of the 1990s that weblogs began to grow in popularity.[5] In 1998, there were just a handful of sites of the type that are now identified as weblogs (so named by Jorn Barger in December 1997).[6] In 1999, there were 23 known weblogs, and Pitas http://www.pitas.com/, the first free build your own weblog tool, was launched. Also in 1999 weblogs changed from a mix of links, commentary, and thoughts, to short form journal entries.[5] An early recorded use of the term "edublog" can be traced to a webring called the Edublog WebRing[permanent dead link], founded on January 30, 2002. The new use of weblogs are largely interest driven and attract readers who have similar interests.[4] In 2004, there were an estimated 3 million blogs and as of July 2011, there are an estimated 164 million blogs.[7]
The Edublog Awards, the international and community based awards programme for the use of blogs and social media to support education, runs annually online across a range of platforms. The Awards were founded by James N. Farmer in 2004. Site privacy is controlled under site visibility in Settings > Reading. Select your preferred privacy option under site Rare and most expensive philodendron visibility and then click Save Changes.
Uses[edit]
There are several uses of edublogs.[8] Some bloggers use their blogs as a learning journal or a knowledge log to gather relevant information and ideas, and communicate with other people.[1][9] Some teachers use blogs to keep in contact with students' parents.[10] Some bloggers use blogs to record their own personal life,[11] and express emotions or feelings.[12] Some instructors use blogs as an instructional and assessment tool,[1][13] and blogs can be used as a task management tool.[14] Blogs are used to teach individuals about writing for an audience as they can be made public, and blogging software makes it easier to create content for the Web without knowing much HTML.[15]
Educational blogs have also been used as an engagement and reflective assessment tool for Accounting students and can improve educational outcomes for Accounting students.[16]
Teachers can also use blogs to create a sense of community in their virtual classroom. Students can build and elaborate on what their classmates post. In addition, students and teachers can use Educational blogs for feedback. Students can pose questions and ask for help from their classmates. Educational blogs can be a safe space where they can communicate freely and learn from one another. Education blogs can also be used as an effective homework assignment; if the educator assigns homework. These blogs can be used to get the students excited to talk to one another about the content.
Teacher blogs[edit]
There are many teacher-related blogs on the internet where teachers can share information with one another. Teachers familiarize themselves with edublogs before implementing them with their students.[4] Many teachers share materials and ideas to meet the diverse needs of all learners in their classrooms.[17] Teachers can often rely on these sources to communicate with one another regarding any issues in education that they may be having, including classroom management techniques and policies. In this way, the blog often acts as a support system for teachers where they can access ideas, tools, and gain support and recognition from other professionals in their field. Weblogs can provide a forum for reading, writing and collaborating.[17][18]
Edublogs can be used as instructional resources, in which teachers can post tips, explanations or samples to help students learn.[19] The use of blogs in the classroom allows both the teacher and student the ability to edit and add content at any time.[20] The ability for both the teacher and student to edit content allows for study to take place outside the classroom environment, since blogs can usually be accessed using the URL of the blog on any computer. Blogs increase exposure to other students from around the country or world, while improving writing and communication skills. Teachers are using blogs as a way to post important information such as homework, important dates, missed lessons, projects, discussion boards, and other useful classroom information that is accessible by all.[21] As noted, students can access this information from home, or from any computer that is connected to the Internet.
Edublogs are vital to remote and distance learning. Through the use of Edublogs, teachers can simulate classroom-like discussion all at the click of a button. Students in remote and distance learning classrooms can easily converse with one another as if they are in class with one another. Edublogs are essential for remote and distance learning and any classroom using a technological platform. Teachers and parents can also use blogs in order to communicate with one another. They can be used to post class announcements for parents or providing schedule reminders.[19] Connecting to a teacher's blog is also a convenient way for parents to find out daily assignments so that they can monitor their children's progress and understand classroom expectations.
