“What’s a blog?” you say. Some just roll their eyes and give some sort of paraphrased definition like, “Oh, its what the kids do when they’re bored.” Or, some might say, “I don’t know that much about it, but the kids think it’s really neat. Isn’t it like MySpace?” One teacher colleague said, “It’s a form of online communication between two or more people. It can be a very positive means of expression when used in the right channels.”
I liked what Jen Carbonneau said in her blog: “Blablablablablablog.”
It seems to me that most of American society has misconceptions about it. My own definition comes from an American heritage point of view: It’s a way to exercise our First Amendment rights as defined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. It is a way to show the rest of the world how our form of government works; a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
So, I’m going to give Paul Ambrose’s blog tutorial a try. Here goes the Wildman.
Of course, a blog has been around for over 100 years. It may be in another form, but it was and is a form of telecommunication. Here is a 100 year old blog machine.
This 1901 Kellogg telephone rests in the historical White House, Columbia, Maine.
I liked what Jen Carbonneau said in her blog: “Blablablablablablog.”
It seems to me that most of American society has misconceptions about it. My own definition comes from an American heritage point of view: It’s a way to exercise our First Amendment rights as defined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. It is a way to show the rest of the world how our form of government works; a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
So, I’m going to give Paul Ambrose’s blog tutorial a try. Here goes the Wildman.
Of course, a blog has been around for over 100 years. It may be in another form, but it was and is a form of telecommunication. Here is a 100 year old blog machine.
This 1901 Kellogg telephone rests in the historical White House, Columbia, Maine.
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I guess the biggest difference is all the connectivity involved. Linking to this...linking to that. Watching this and watching that.
ReplyDeleteLove it, Carl! My husband still blahs when I let him know I'm working on my blog. I love this digital log. I laughed at your 100 year-old blog machine, because that is where my husband continues to do his blablablablogging.
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