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Classroom Blogging: Teaching and Learning Beyond Four Walls

Module 1 : What is a blog?

What is a blog?
Pre-assessment Your classroom blogging journey starts here! In this module, we will define the general basics of blogging—its definition, origin, and
components. We will also learn some common blogging jargons to familiarize yourself with the language and the world of the blogosphere.
Defining a Blog
 
Blog Jargons

Assessment
Blog Jargons
Module 2 : Blogging for …
Let us learn the following common blog jargons from HubSpot, so that you may familiarize yourself with them as you become a blogger
Module 3 : Classroom Bl…
yourself.

Article – a single post on a blog.

Author – the name of the person who wrote a blog post

Avatar – a photo or graphic image which represents the blog owner across blogs, at times displayed in the profile and comments section.

Blog – shortened term for “weblog.” It can be a website or part of a website.

Blogger – the person who owns or writes for a blog.

Blogging – act of writing for a blog.

Blogosphere – community of bloggers and blogs in the Internet

Blogroll – list of links/blogs that the blogger recommends.

Category – sometimes referred to as “tags” but it has a different usage. Category is of a higher division and is broader, while tags are more

specific definition beneath a specific category—e.g. an article that talks about classroom blogging belongs to the category of “education,”

but it can be tagged as “learning” or “online teaching.”

CMS (or platform) – short for content management system; a software program that allows people to add content on a website.

CSS (or stylesheet) - short for Cascading Style Sheet; used to style webpages and is written in HTML.

Domain - the blog's main URL or address

Domain Name - the name of your domain

Header – topmost part of the blog that contains logos, taglines, and menus.

Hyperlink – also known as “link”; a clickable content in a page that directs the reader to another page or website.

HTML – short for Hypertext Markup Language; language used for writing web pages.

Permalink – the URL of a particular post.

Post – also known as “article.”

RSS – short for Really Simple Syndication; a way by which users can subscribe to a feed.

Sitemap- a directory that helps users/readers navigate the pages of a blog site.

Social Media Sharing – a tool that allows the blogpost to be shared in social media.

Theme - refers to the overall look of the blog; can be customized in color, font style, etc.

URL – short for Uniform Resource Locator; refers to the address of a website or webpage

Widget – area in a website that is designed to standout in a blog; can be found in the sidebars; also used to design a blog site without the

use of HTML or CMS

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