The use of blogs in

education

The agenda:

Define what are blogs

Provide examples of their uses in education Begin to develop a blog http://blogs.uprm.edu Show pedablogia as a model for transforming the learning process

But more than anything:

I want to fall in love blogs

I want to leave with the urge to become blogfesor

I sow the seed to become a technophile and tecnocatos

Defining blogs

A blog is an electronic file that contains links, reviews, opinions and reflections of an author arranged chronologically inverse of an item or concept.

What is a blog edublog education or?

Wikipedia defines a blog as an

edublog is used for teaching or

learning environments for both

teachers and students.

Statistics (April 2007)

A total of 70 million weblogs

Nearly 120,000 new blogs every

day

1.4 new blogs every second

The revolution of blogs:

Because I love the blogs:

Help me keep up to date on what is

happening in my field

Help me connect with other educators who have similar

interests

Can initiate productive dialogue

Because I love the blogs: The Swiss army knife

Can be adapted to any discipline, level of

education and teaching methodology.

Stimulate thoughtful work, cooperative, constructive

and meaningful. I can use blogs to publish a

book, magazine, newsletter, among others. I can use it as electronic

portfolio.

•Easy to use• Free •Shared •Access from anywhere •Multimedia learning

•Categories •List of Links •Comments •Search •Archives •RSS feed •Extensions

Advantages of blogs

The power of blogs

Blog, therefore I.

What can we do with a blog

The blog as a Swiss army knife

Electronic Portfolios

The blogfolio may contain the work, thoughts, favorite resources and future aspirations. Working http://electronicportfolios.org/myportfolio/versions.html

Helen Barrett

http://electronicportfolios.info/blog/?page_id=7

Websites for teachers and studentsWeblogs can effectively

replace the traditional websites. Teachers and students with minimal skills can use weblogs as a mechanism for effective online presence. The blog can contain articles, news, discussions, presentations and documents related to the courses.

Magazine: http://www.uprm.info/avaluoplus/

Book a blog: Blogibro

How to create blogs?

WordPress: http://es.wordpress.com

Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/

Possibilities of items to a project

blog

Possibilities

• Communication tool

• Discussion Forum

• To improve the writing of students

• To offer courses / workshops distance

Possibilities

• Blog or specialized course in a discipline

• Blog on a topic of academic interest

• Blog about your professional development (Blogfolio)

• Blog about the process of effective learning

Possibilities• Blog class group (students and

teachers) • Blog for recent news about some

particular subject or discipline • Blog of a center or project • Blog on experience, practice, or

internship • Library Blogs

La hermosa y grandiosa posibilidad: http://blogs.uprm.edu

http://blogs.uprm.edu/ceacc/

http://blogs.uprm.edu/artesyciencias/

http://blogs.uprm.edu/etec/