Weblog Projects

Understand the weblog and its applications

What is the weblog?
According to wikipedia, the definition of weblog is that a blog is a website where entries are written in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order.
It is a new way of asynchronous learning that everyone can post their own opinions about certain topic, and get feedback from others. Sharing links of related resources on the weblog is of course a helpful characteristic of weblog. Furthermore, it can be easier for users to make use of multimedia in learning.

What are some popular English learning weblogs?
Goooolai’s blog 一個英語老兵的網誌 貓誌 ITALKSHOW ENGLISH ZONE

Understand specific weblog features and functions
What can the weblog do compared to the traditional English learning website?
These functions, RSS and permalinks and traceback on the weblog provide learners with a more efficient learning environment. Learners can read related materials, check latest information anytime and express own ideas and give feedback of other’ opinions necessarily. In this way, it will forms interaction and collaboration between learners.

What is RSS/ permalinks/ traceback?
RSS is an integrated system which makes the latest information put the upper section in offering users to browse through content on the weblog.
Permalink remains unchanged indefinitely, and then users can be easier to find this weblog rather than losing the link of this weblog because the weblog is out of date or removes to new location.
Trackback is a tool that the manager of weblog can keep track of what users are linking to the content of this weblog.

Explore blog features and use them in your blog
How can team blog functions (e.g., comments, moderation, traceback, and pingback)support English reading and writing?
blog functions really support English reading and writing by using traceback and pingback to discipline our reading ability online, using giving comments to train our writing ability and using moderation to practice an efficient way in learning. We should read the online-links to get the understanding of the certain topic, organize our thoughts in posting our articles, and then finally we should develop our attitude forming a concise and pithy state of thinking towards learning. In this way, we can bring these functions into full play.

How can multimedia presentation (e.g., pictures, and videos, and audio) support English listening and speaking?
Multimedia presentations certainly help students in learning a lot. Except for their novelty, they are possessed of more opportunities to have access to full language abilities. In listening, multimedia offer rich audios to train our listening ability, and in speaking, combining multimedia with programming relating to speaking training is a great way to make students more advanced in speaking ability by recording their speeches to correct their pronunciations, accents and so on according to the standards built up in the programs. Even with visual stimulations make students more willing to learn English. After all, using multimedia helps students get a full training in learning English.