Blog

Definition

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Open Source Softwares

1. WordPress: based on PHP/MySQL is one of the best blog engines. The new version of WordPress integrates a small CMS.
2. MU WordPress: based on WordPress this version enhance some functionalities. The administrators can create more blogs with one installation. WordPress permits to have only one blog at time.
3. TextPattern: based on PHP/MySQL.
4. DotClear: french blog engine
5. RollerBlogger: like MU WordPress but based on Java.

You can also create online blogs without any installation. Generally you have to pay for this kind of services.

Articles and resources

1. Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson!
2. Personal Webpublishing as a reflective conversational tool for self-organized learning (PDF document)
3. Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments (PDF document)
4. Blogging as a Dynamic, Transformative Medium in an American Liberal Arts Classroom (Word document)
5. Blogging as a Dynamic, Transformative Medium in an American Liberal Arts Classroom (PDF document)
6. In the Classroom, Web Logs Are the New Bulletin Boards
7. Educational blogging as a research tool
8. Remediation, Genre, and Motivation: Key Concepts for Teaching with Weblogs