4-What+are+blogging+and+vlogging?

Blogs: [|According to WikiPedia], “A weblog, web log or simply a blog, is a web application which contains periodic time-stamped posts on a common webpage. These posts are often but not necessarily in reverse chronological order. Such a website would typically be accessible to any Internet user.”

Blogging Sites that are educator friendly:

Blogger: [|www.blogger.com] Edublogs: [|www.edublogs.com] Class Blogmeister: [|classblogmeister.com]

[|Support Blogging in the Classroom]

[|Weblogg-ed]

UA TiM Blogging Workshop: http://www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/blog2006.htm

Vlogs: [|According to WikiPedia], "A vlog is a weblog which uses video as its primary presentation format. It is primarily a medium for distributing video content. Vlog posts are usually accompanied by text, image, and additional meta data to provide a context or overview for the video. Vlogs or videoblogs are created by vloggers or videobloggers, while the act itself is referred to as vlogging or videoblogging."

Video Blogging for Teachers: http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/videoblogging/p/teachervlog.htm

Teacher Tube: [|www.teachertube.com]

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Vlogging Activity:
 * 1) Forms groups of 2-3.
 * 2) Create a TeacherTube account. (Separately or together)
 * 3) Record a short video on an educational topic.
 * 4) Transfer video to computer.
 * 5) Convert video to TeacherTube format if necessary.
 * 6) Upload video to TeacherTube.
 * 7) Share video with group.
 * 8) (Optional) Delete the video if you would like.