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- 2. Content • Introduction • Blogging and Micro-Blogging - What Is a Blog? - What is a Micro-Blog? - What are the differences? • Micro-Blogging and Teaching - Communication - Collaboration - Opinion Polls - Participation - Easy-to-Find Contents • Conclusion • Reference
- 3. INTRODUCTION
- 4. Introduction Micro-Blogging is one of the most common ways worldwide to express ourselves. And it even makes it more interesting when you realize you can use micro-blog websites as a tool for most important purposes, such as education!
- 5. Introduction These slides are to point out some advantages of using micro-blogging in education and how it can be an effective way in teaching.
- 6. Introduction To start, let’s have a review over the definitions of Blogging and Micro-Blogging, and the philosophy behind them.
- 8. Blogging and Micro-Blogging What is a blog? A blog is an online platform, provided by a used blog host (such as wordpress.com and blogger.com), in where you can publish a journal or a diary.
- 9. There is no character limitation in this personal space you have online and you are free to use it to post any idea and opinion, using text, photos, videos, links, hyperlinks, etc. You can design the page as you want and control the way your visitors see it, the comments, and subscriptions. Some blogging sites give you the possibility to add plug-ins as well. Blogging and Micro-Blogging What is a blog?
- 10. We have Micro-Blogging (or Nano-Blogging) websites on the other hand. Websites such as facebook.com and twitter.com provide you a personal space to post whatever content you are willing to but with character limitation which is usually 140 per post. You can choose who you want your posts to be seen by. People can like, comment, and sometimes share your posts if you give them the access. Blogging and Micro-Blogging What is a Micro-Blog?
- 11. How are Blogging and Micro- Blogging different from one another? Blogging and Micro-Blogging What are the differences?
- 12. 1. While microblogging, you face limitations of characters while there is no such limitation in blogging. 2. There might be huge differences between your writing styles and how you impress your audience in each of the two ways. Blogging and Micro-Blogging What are the differences?
- 13. 3. In micro-blogging websites we get updates minute by minute or even every few seconds, while in a blog, we get the update whenever the author posts a new content. 4. Micro-blogging sites are much more active, as a blog may take long to be seen by other people depending on the content the admin shares. Blogging and Micro-Blogging What are the differences?
- 14. 5. The main purpose of micro-blogging is to keep your audience and friends updated with your daily activities and what you post, while a blogging website is not meant to do that. Blogging and Micro-Blogging What are the differences?
- 16. With the vast use of Internet these days, education can happen in more technology- based and interactive ways by the use of online platforms. Although blogging can have an effective role, micro-blogging can be even more useful and advantageous. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 17. Using micro-blogging websites in teaching can have many plus points, such as: The opportunity to provide and create a variety of interesting activities, The possibility of collaboration and interaction between individuals, Monitoring the process of learning and understanding, Keeping an archive of the needed materials, Giving the students access to download the provided files. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 18. Communication You can create a community for your students to join, so you can follow a shared purpose by exchanging specific information and sharing ideas and opinions on different topics. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 19. Collaboration Students and teachers can be easily in touch with each other and even invite other people to join them in different discussions by sharing a particular post and using hashtags on it. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 20. Opinion Polls If you want to assess or simply find out about your students’ opinions, you can give them questions with multiple choices or short answers. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 21. Participation As we all know, some students are too shy to express themselves in face-to-face sessions. This can be a great opportunity for them to participate in discussions and collaborate with others and increase their confidence. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 22. Easy-to-Find Contents By using tags, you can give others the opportunity to search for the content and get good results whenever. Micro-Blogging and Teaching
- 23. One of the most important factors in education that affects one’s progress, is motivation. In today’s world, we can make advanced changes in the way students see learning by using creative, popular, and straightforward techniques for them to learn and practice. Conclusion
- 25. The End Thank You, Hastie Vosough.