Resources
Supplementary class materials
“Blogs and Wikis, Demystified”
This web page provides additional information and resources for students of the "Blogs and Wikis, Demystified" class, offered through the Arlington Adult Education program. This page gives you some starting points, but is not intended to provide exhaustive listings.
Blog Hosting
- You can get a blog hosted for free. Note that if you already have your own web site, your hosting package may include WordPress or a similar blogging tool, allowing you to host your blog yourself. Many providers offer both free and paid levels of service
- Blogger
- WordPress
- Xanga
- LiveJournal
- Blogspot or Wordpress? (Note that both of these articles are hosted by Blogspot.)
- Pulsed: Blogger vs. Wordpress.com Comparison Chart - 2010
- Anything Goes Blog: Wordpress Vs Blogspot
- Find blogs!
- Bloglines.com
- Technorati.com
Wiki Hosting
- You can get a wiki hosted for free. Note that if you already have your own web site, your hosting package may include TikiWiki, PhpWiki, or a similar tool, allowing you to host your wiki yourself. Many providers offer both free and paid levels of service
- PBworks
- Wikidot
- Wetpaint
- WikiSpaces
- SeedWiki
- Wikia
- Google Sites (although Google doesn't really say so, web pages created here are done with Wiki technology)
MicroBlogging
- There's really only one choice in this category!
- Twitter (sign up for a free account)
- Twitter Mania Manual (free e-book)
Tutorials and More Info
- "The Tangible Benefits of Blogging" (white paper)
- 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Blogging
- Copyblogger — copywriting tips for online marketing success
- Twitter Demystified for Business Users (white paper)
- Twenty-One Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom
- 100 Tips, Apps, and Resources for Teachers on Twitter
- 7 Things You Should Know About Microblogging (from an educator's perspective)
- Best Practices for Corporate Twittering
- To Share or Not to Share, That is the Question — introduction to copyright and Creative Commons
- Blogging Toolkit (e-book)
- Twitter toolkit (e-book)
- Video: Blogs in Plain English
- Video: Wikis in Plain English
- Video: Twitter in Plain English
Books & Magazines
- Blogger and Podcaster Magazine (online edition is free)
- The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog, by Rebecca Blood. Perseus Books, 2002, ISBN: 0-7382-0756-X. One of the early books on the subject, but still useful.
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