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From: Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@his.com>
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Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2845] using "blogs" in the literacy community
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hi everyone -
i've been reading about and exploring blogs (also called "web
blogs,") a new form of personal journalism that is becoming very
popular. there might be some interesting ways for blogs to be used in
the literacy community -- both by adult learners and literacy
organizations.
blogs are like a personal journal, letting anyone share short
ideas and snippets of information on a daily basis. you can set up a
blog for free at http://www.blogger.com (there are other blogging
services you can choose ,too, but blogger.com seems to be the biggest
and most popular.)
over the weekend i set up a blog for myself using blogger.com.
it can be viewed at http://teachme.blogspot.com i'm quite
fascinated at how you can also add audio clips to your blog by
calling them in by phone. "audioblogs" are an added fee, but quite
reasonable at 12 audioblogs for $3. (25 cents each.)
an audioblog i called in a minute ago contains a message i
sent out to the 1200 affiliate organizations in "community technology
centers' network," a national organization i've very fond of.
http://www.ctcnet.org (http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ctcnetaward.gif)
audioblogs might be a great way of getting learners to
practice organizing their thoughts -- as a pre-writing activity.
there is a natural inclination for human beings to want to make their
oral communication as clear and intelligible as possible. learners
who get their GED might also want to share their pride of
accomplishment in an audioblog on the day they reach that milestone.
it would be great for the larger community to hear such audio and
participate in that triumphant moment.
incidentally, the macneil/lehrer news hour did a nice
20-minute story about blogs 2-weeks ago. you can see the transcript
from this story at http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z1DA25284 the new
york times also printed a feature article about blogging back in
january, 2003. http://makeashorterlink.com/?B2EC45C84
- phil shapiro
arlington, virginia
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Phil Shapiro pshapiro@his.com
http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ (personal)
http://teachme.blogspot.com (weblog)
http://storymakers.net (multimedia explorations)
"Where there is storytelling there are relationships. Where there is
storytelling there are folks who crave to speak and learn." -
Brenda Laurel.
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