introduction to blogs and wikis
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Blogs, Wikis & RSS
Carol WalkereLearning Advisor
JISC Regional Support CentreScotland North & East
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Vlogs
RSS Reader
Blogs
Blogger
RSS
What’s it all about?
Syndication
Blogosphere
Wikis
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1995
Way back when…
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Web 2.0 – The next phase
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What is a blog?
A content publishing system where entries
are made over time. The most recent entry
is at the top of the page. Similar in style to
a journal.
define:keyword
e.g. define:blog
TIP
In Google
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Anatomy of a Blog
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Blog Title
One entry – most recent at top
Date stampedEach entry has short, concise title
Can contain multimedia – images, video and audio
Content – can link to other resources with hyperlinksComments
from your blog readers
Readers can subscribe to your blog to get automatic updates
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What’s out there?
Video Blog or Vlog Photoblog Podcast* …
Personal Travel Political Education …
By Media Type
By Genre
* Doesn’t necessarily have to be a blog though
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Is it Complicated?
No!All you do is fill in a form…
…no programming skills required
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Why use a blog?
A reflective diary A place to organise your thoughts A collaborative space A mechanism for sharing experiences A means of gaining feedback Your space on the web …
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Where do you find blogs?
Technorati• http://www.technorati.com
Google• http://blogsearch.google.com
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Subscribing to a blog
RSS Readers – lots of options• Web-based – Bloglines, Google Reader
Analogy: subscribing to an
rss feed can be likened to
taking out a magazine
subscription
TIP
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FREQUENCY
Daily?
Weekly?
Monthly?
IDENTITY
Anonymous? First Name? Full Name? Alias?
VISIBILITY
Private?
Public?
Some Things to Consider…
1. What is the purpose?
2. Some other things…
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Blogs – Hands on
Click on the “blogs” link Have a look at some of the examples Search for some blogs on the topic of your
choice using one of the blog search engines
Setting up a blog
Part 1
Part 2
http://cawa.jottit.com
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Setting up a blog
blogger.com wordpress.com
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Legal Implications – Help
JISC Legal Information Service
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk
JISC Legal is a free information service offering high
quality legal information to further and higher education
relating to the use of information and communications
technologies. We run training events, provide
publications, and offer an enquiry service.
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Legal Implications – resources Source: JISC Legal
Legal guide from Stanford University at http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/eclipse/Resources/podcasting.htm
Universities Legal Briefings athttp://www.pinsentmasons.com/media/484810274.htmThe relevant section is the Human Resources section - piece titled 'Blog off! - tackling the risks of blogging‘
For a look at what UK universities are doing see the followingguidelines for students at :
Warwick Universityhttp://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/its/elab/services/webtools/blogs/terms/
University of Sunderland http://myblogs.sunderland.ac.uk/blogs/myblogs/acceptable_use_of_blogs/
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Wiki is defined as: “A type of web page designed so that its content can be edited by anyone who accesses it, using a simplified mark-up language.”
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Wiki pros and cons?
No programming skills required Easy to update One version of docs …
Vandalism Edit Wars Ideas can become skewed over time …
Pros
Cons
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Wiki examples
Wikipedia• http://en.wikipedia.org
Wiki selection tool• http://www.wikimatrix.org
Set up a free wiki• PB Wiki http://www.pbwiki.com
• Example http://jiscrsc.pbwiki.com password: blogs3
• Wet Paint http://www.wetpaint.com