Sunday, January 23, 2011
Web Pages vs. Blogs
Blogs allow individuals to display and continually update their own personal news. It reflects their own point of view and interests, whereas a web page is more of a static document on the internet that is usually published by organizations. Both can contain links to other sites and documents, but a web page doesn't go much farther than that. The biggest and most significant difference between a Blog and a Web Page is that a Blog allows a conversation to take place. Outside readers can comment and interact with the blogger creating relationships and allowing more transfer of thoughts and ideas. A community of blogs can be created and people can connect in ways that a Web Page simply can not allow with its lack of interaction by outside users.
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Superb post! Blogs are indeed a conversation between a community of individuals. How do you see yourself using them with your Spanish students? I have placed a resource on the Communicate tab that is designed for the K-8 set. My students are loving it.
ReplyDeleteSorry it took me so long to respond, but I see myself using blogs for students to document their experience in learning Spanish because I know that it can be very frustrating sometimes. I also would like to see them talk about their misconceptions and how their views have changed towards other cultures (though mainly hispanic ones).
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