Module 2
May 19, 2011
In what ways are Blogs consistent with Web 2.0 and 3.0 attributes and possibilities?
Blogging has become one of the most popular ways for people to communicate. Whether it be in hosting and maintaining your own personal blog or micro-blogging using such platforms as Twitter, blogging is effective, efficient and let’s be honest, trendy! I personally feel that is amazing to fathom the endless possibilities that travel along with blogging. Just think of the audience that my 10 year old has compared to the audience available to myself at such an age. The comparison seems rather silly.
We have been transformed into creatures that crave and expect instant gratification and blogging soothes this appetite effectively. We post and within moments can have feedback. Imagine Facebook status updates for a moment. How often have you posted a status update and within minutes your phone or computer signals a notification? How many of us can wait until tomorrow to check what the notification is? Not many. We click rapidly to see what someone has said or if they “Like” our witty words. We post to get response and we are successful with little to no wait time. The gratification is quick and very rewarding to the point that it has become an expectation.
This brings me to my concern. We know that the Web is changing and how it is utilized is part of that change. How do educators work with students to embrace the change and also continue to teach and model digital responsibility?
