EDUC W200 Week 11 PART II: BLOGS, MICROBLOGGING, AND AGGREGATORS
EDUC W200 Week 11
PART II: BLOGS, MICROBLOG-GING, AND AGGREGATORS
EDUC W200 Week 11
TERMS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
• Blogso Blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of
website, usually maintained by an individual with regu-lar entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video
• Microblogging:o Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write
brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be sub-mitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.
• Aggregatoro Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software that ag-
gregates a specific type of information from multiple online sources.
EDUC W200 Week 11
TERMS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
• Blogso Blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually
maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video
• Microblogging:o Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to
write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, includ-ing text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.
• Aggregatoro Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software that aggre-
gates a specific type of information from multiple online sources.
EDUC W200 Week 11
TERMS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
• Blogso Blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website,
usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video
• Microblogging:o Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write
brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be sub-mitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.
• Aggregatoro Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software
that aggregates a specific type of information from multiple online sources.
EDUC W200 Week 11
INSTANCES OF PLNS - BLOGS
WordpressFollow on Blogger
EDUC W200 Week 11
INSTANCES OF PLNS – TWIT-TER4TEACHERS
EDUC W200 Week 11
INSTANCES OF PLN – AGGREGATORS
AGGREGATOR
WIKIS
BLOGS
NEWS
SOCIAL CONTENT
SOCIAL NETWORK
• Why go to a site, when you can bring the content to you!
• Let’s look at examples:• iGoogle• Google reader• Netvibes.com• Protopage
• Which E?
EDUC W200 Week 11
WHAT DOES AN AGGREGATOR LOOK LIKE?