A quick tour through internet tools

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A quick tour through internet tools
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Blogs

• world wide web
• log
• weblog
• Blog

• A blog is a user-generated website where entries
  are made in journal style and displayed in a
  reverse chronological order.

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Examples of blogs

• http//etasblog.wordpress.com/
• http//illya-cll.blogspot.com/
• http//illyasenglish.blogspot.com/
• http//mi-onlinestudy.blogspot.com/
• http//illyasoet.wordpress.com/

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Blogs

• http//fwe2.motime.com/
• http//projectplatypus2.blogspot.com/
• http//6thyear.edublogs.org/
• http//caereaders.blogspot.com/
• http//thomasja.wordpress.com/
• http//internationalexchange.blogspot.com/
• http//ehansonsmith.blogspot.com/
• http//eltnotebook.blogspot.com/
• http//blog-efl.blogspot.com/
• http//weblogg-ed.com/
• http//blogs4beginners.blogspot.com/

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Blog providers

• Blogger.com (blogspot address)
• Wordpress.com
• Edublog.org (run by wordpress)
• Motime.com
• And more

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Wikis wiki wiki Hawaiian for quick quick

• A flexible website
• A easily changeable
• Can be altered by many people
• History of changes viewable
• Discussion and comments possible

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Examples of wikis

• http//lizzy.iit.nrc.ca/LizzyHelp/public/wiki.cgi?
  Lizzy_in_primary_schools
• http//westwood.wikispaces.com/
• http//seymourhigh.wikispaces.com/SeymourWebDesi
  gn
• http//caewords.wikispaces.com/
• http//bloggingforbeginners.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
• http//openwebpublishing.wikispaces.com/
• http//going-the-distance.wikispaces.com/Collabora
  tions
• http//wikis.cybernetic-meadows.net/tiki-index.php
  

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Your blog and wiki playground

• http//illya-cll.blogspot.com/
• http//www.blogger.com/
• http//wordpress.com/
• http//illya-cll.pbwiki.com/
• http//pbwiki.com/
• http//www.wikispaces.com/

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RSS feeds

• RSS really simple syndicate
• Informs you of when additions have been made to
  the blogs you follow
• Example Bloglines -on the internet,
• Example Feeblitz sends e-mails to you
• Example Sharpreader installed on your computer
• Example Netvibes offers you a lot more with
  custom design

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Speaking non-synchronous

• Voice and video mail non-synchronous
• www.springdoo.com
• Podcasts
• http//podomatic.com/
• http//odeo.com/

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Podcasts

• http//storynory.com/
• http//www.gigadial.net/public/station/15116
• http//splendidspeaking.podomatic.com/
• http//dianewallis.podomatic.com/
• http//mediasnackers.com/focus/vodcasts/
• http//tokyocalling.org/

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Speaking - synchronous

• Online talk with or without video
• www.skype.com
• Audio and video chat programs

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Communicating

• Yahoo groups
• Swissenglish
• LearningwithComputers
• ? Learning technologies ETAS???
• Chat, e.g. msn and yahoo