The main difference between traditional web pages and blogs is interaction. People often access web pages and discuss their findings through another medium. With blogs people are able to discuss and interact with one another within the same page. Traditional web pages remind me of a teacher lecturing at the students, whereas a blog reminds me of a discussion format. Blogs allow for information to be brought in from multiple sources and the learning is cooperative. Just like discussions it encourages questioning, asking for clarification, and expanding on ideas. Web pages often only one person has control over the content and typically the user does not interact with the creator. Blogs, in my opinion, allow for ongoing learning because they are always changing, being added to, and "edited" by multiple sources. Web pages do change, but often not as quickly as blogs.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Traditional Web Pages vs. Blogs
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I think you are right. Blogs let others get involved not just 'watch' what is going on. For just about anyone to be able to connect to an author is a bit amazing. What is even better is having that person respond to you. Imagine what it would have been like to have Mark Twain respond to a comment on his blog.
ReplyDelete"Blogs allow for information to be brought in from multiple sources and the learning is cooperative. Just like discussions it encourages questioning, asking for clarification, and expanding on ideas." These sentences caught my attention. To me, a blog is a conversation that happens across time and space. Classrooms from around the world can connect, collaborate and share while working on a project. Some enterprising teachers have actually used them with their students for a book study - then invited the author of the book to join in.
ReplyDeleteI like that you compared traditional web pages to lecture and blogs to discussion. That sure makes me feel more interested in blogs, plus it makes me feel like people can learn a lot by interacting with others through blogs.
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