In recent years blogging has
become very much a part of mainstream society. Some bloggers are celebrities,
while others have become famous because of their blogs. There are bloggers who
are experts in a certain field, and others who just like to blog about what is
on their mind at the moment. This growing fascination with blogging has spilled
over into education with numerous teachers having blogs relating to their
profession and many teachers encouraging blogging by their students (both
writing and reading blogs). So what is a blog and why are so many people doing
it?
What is a Blog?
Essentially, a blog is a website
consisting of entries (also called posts) that are made on an ongoing basis.
Similar to a daily journal, these posts appear in reverse chronological order
with the most recent post appearing first. These entries can be about whatever
you want it to be, from a personal diary to an outlet for breaking news … and
everything in between. There are blogs on virtually any topic you can think of.
Blogs are typically created by a single individual, however more recently
“multi-author blogs (MABs) have appeared. To increase their interactivity, many
blogs include features such as comments and links.
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