Blogs

Blogs or Weblogs...The invention that changed how we interact on the cloud! 

Here is some interesting facts about blogging:

Image courtesy of blogging.org

jeffbullas' blog gives tips on how to create one that "begs to be read" and that's where I originally saw the photo above about blogging facts. 

Blogging has made writing an essential tool. There is always talk about writing going extinct but that's not true at all. Blogging has been a huge hit over the years and has always required extensive writing and reading from both the blogger and their audience. Every since blogging got easier to use to create posts, even more people blog and it has evolved a great deal. 

Now blogs do not necessarily have to be for "journal type" content. It can be a website, it can be for business as much as it is for personal use. There is nothing a blog can't do nowadays and that's what makes it so versatile and powerful in this age. 

Furthermore, blogging is coming to the students. The new generation can no longer be contained in a piece of paper that only their teachers read. They want an audience that can comment and help them improve and shine in ways that were unknown before. There is so much potential with blogging that I wish that every student has their own device to blog daily as part of class so that their peers can immediately provide the feedback that the teacher cannot possibly do on their own. 

As for blogs, there are so many to choose from...

I've tried Wordpress

Sophisticated and classy but I still find it a bit difficult to use when adding widgets and configuring styles.

I've tried Tumblr

This one I use to post photos of students reading in my school. A project that was launched by my photo teacher and me as a collaborative project. It is a very simple type blog that has mainly photos and videos. It does contain words but less so.

I've tried Blogger

This is my go to blog space. It is the most simple to use for me. I find that the widgets are really easy to add and all the information is accessible. I can do things without getting frustrated and it is linked to my Google account. 

Here is a YouTube of what is a blog: