What is Blogging

Photoblogging

A blog predominantly using and focusing on photographs and images. Photoblogs are created by photobloggers.

Podcasting

A method of distributing multimedia files (audio / videos) online using feeds for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

blogger

A person who blogs is called a ....

An avatar

A photo, graphic, or image that represents you across blogs is called...

Vlogging

Also called video blogging. Shortened to vlog. Posted by vlogger. A variant on the blogging using video instead of text.

Post

Basic blog entries that usually show up on the home page of a blog are called...

A link/hyperlink

Clickable content in a page/posts that takes the reader to another page or site is called...

plugins

Extended features that you can turn on and off on your blog. Popular ones include form creation, facebook and twitter connections, and calendars.

A Creative Commons image or own image

If you want to add an image to a post, what sort of image should you use?

blogging

Is the logging of one's thoughts, ideas, experiences and more. All in one place on the web. It's an online dated diary listing your periodic thoughts on a specific topic, often in reverse chronological order.

RSS

Stands for "Really Simple Syndication" which is a way for people to subscribe to and follow your blog.

• Photoblogging • Podcasting • Autocasting • Blogcasting • vlogging • Audioblogging • Moblogging

Terms used to specify various types of blogging?

Dashboard

The back-end of your blog where you make changes (not seen by the public) is called...

Comments

These allow readers to reply to what you write, leave links, and create a general discussion...

Pages

These are similar to posts, but are for "static" content which you wont change often....

Widgets

These are the blocks that make up sidebars (e.g. subscribe by email, links, calendars etc.)

a. Writing b. Responding c. Engaging

Tips for effective blogging?

theme

Usually one of the first things bloggers do is change this, which is the look of the blog...

a. It offers an authentic audience and purpose for your work b. You can learn about digital citizenship. c. You can make global connections/build social networking. d. share your knowledge e. make a difference f. express yourself g. refine writing skills h. make money i. market business

What are the benefits of blogging?

Header, sidebar, footer and body

What are the four main sections of a BLOG?

Uniform Resource Locator

What does URL stand for?

web log

What does blog stand for?

Personal information about yourself or others

What features would you not include in a quality comment?

Your passwords, Your phone number and Your address

What information should you not include in your blog posts or comments?