URL:

http://blogs.cofc.edu

To get an account, email webmaster@cofc.edu and request one. 

Description: "Blog" is an abbreviated version of "weblog," which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. A blog is a frequently updated, personal website featuring diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging

• It’s Easy! – form driven, no html, no software.

   

• Easy of updating makes information more current.

   

• Newest information is at the top – easier for the user.

   

• Information is automatically archived.

   

• Blogs are two-way through the use of commenting.

Price: Free to all CofC faculty, staff and students.

Privacy: Public views and Private editing.

Online/Download: Online program only.

Uses in the Classroom:

• Class webspace for information sharing
• Faculty Web page
• Discussion with Students
• Make class issues more topical
• Publish preliminary research
• Post discussion question and have it debated in the comments
• Share expertise/information
• Research synopsis (w/comments)
• Student driven weekly discussion
• Student reflection
• Digital portfolios
• Journaling
• Reflective learning
• Share opinions
• Teach “responsible writing”
• Students become publishers and producers of knowledge