Many readings suggested using blogspot.com as a user friendly, accessible source for creating a blog. As blogs allow individuals to create 'news' that is hourly/daily/weekly and it is not as slow moving as a webpage (Anderson, 2007). Being free and widely available (supported by many computer platforms) also contributed to the choice, as I would like to be familiar with it such that I can introduce my students to using it at school and at home. Richarson walks us through the set up of blog using Blogger that defaults from the blospot.com. site.
Sources
Anderson, Paul. (2007, Feb.) What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and
implications for education. JISC Technology and Standards Watch. Retrieved from http://trailfire.com/joannedegroot/marks/295569 # 13.
Richardson, Will. (2009). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Corwin Press, CA. (pp. 48-52).
Sources
Anderson, Paul. (2007, Feb.) What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and
implications for education. JISC Technology and Standards Watch. Retrieved from http://trailfire.com/joannedegroot/marks/295569 # 13.
Richardson, Will. (2009). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Corwin Press, CA. (pp. 48-52).
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