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Blogs• A website that is updated frequently• Types: personal journal, journalistic medium

(alternative/mainstream), collective writing tool• Features:

– Globally accessible– Text, images, audio, video– Interactivity through comment function

• Classroom use: tutor blog, learner blog, class blog• Suitable for reading and writing classes

– alternative: video- / audio-blog for speaking and listening• Can empower learners and foster learner autonomy

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Examples of free blogswww.blogger.com – linked to Google

http://www.livejournal.com/

other blogs:

http://www.21classes.com/

http://edublogs.org/

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Glossary• Allows users to create and maintain a list of

definitions, like a dictionary• Entries can be searched or browsed by category,

date or author• Allows learners to collaboratively create their own

course glossary• The glossary can be used for any alphabetical listings• Automatically highlights glossary words in associated

texts and links to definition

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Examples of glossaries

defines or translates highlighted words

lists definitions