Writing, Blogs, and Microblogging

Camila Vera Edgard Salgado Francisco Vejar

Writing

Literacy 5 different ways to use writing with

e-tools› Writeboard› Blogs› Wikis› Webquests› E-books

Examples:

Writeboa

rdBlogs

Wikis

WEBQUESTS

E-Books

Online Journal Chronological collection of personal

commentary AIM: Generate a community between

blogers Expansive and easy to create

Most popular blog servers

Blogger Wordpress

Pedagogic uses:

Class Blog

Edublogs

Tutor Blogs

Students Blogs

Microblogging

Digital content in small pieces Online AIM: create an online community Offers a portable communication Deals with issues usually not covered

by the media The different applications are in

constant update

Main Application

Twitter

Features 140 Characters

Online

Following system

PCs, Cellphones, and tablets

Statistics since 2006

Users Twits per day

0

50000000

100000000

150000000

200000000

250000000

2013

2013

References

Ban, R. Castañeda, M. Erben, Tony., (2009). 'Writing/Reading Facilitative E-tools'. In: Taylors & Francis Library (ed), Teaching English Language Learners through Technology. 1st ed. 207 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016: Routledge. pp.136-137

Dudeney, G & Hockly, N., (2007). 'Blogs, wikkis and podcasts '. How to Teach English with Technology . 1st ed. Essex, UK: Pearson Education Limited. pp.87-93

Educase Learning Initiative (2009). 7 things you should know about...Microblogging. [ONLINE] Available at: www.educase.edu/eli. [Accessed May 1st 2013].

Educase Learning Initiative (2009). 7 things you should know about...Blogs. [ONLINE] Available at: www.educase.edu/eli. [Accessed May 1st 2013].

Lunden, Ingrid(2013). Twitter May Have 500M+ Users But Only 170M Are Active, 75% On Twitter’s Own Clients. [ONLINE] Available at: http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/31/twitter-may-have-500m-users-but-only-170m-are-active-75-on-twitters-own-clients/. [Last Accessed May 1st 2013]