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The word 'blog' is a contraction of 'web log'. Blogs are a form of online journal used by millions of people around the world for self-expression and communicating with family and friends. Blogs are usually organized as a chronological series of postings created by the author of the blog. Blogs usually are written by one person, although some blogs can be authored by groups of people. | |||
Blogs in Moodle are user based - each user has their own Blog. Admins, teachers, and students can create Tags - Admins can create site level tags, teachers can create Course level tags, and students can create their own list of tags. | Blogs in Moodle are user based - each user has their own Blog. Admins, teachers, and students can create Tags - Admins can create site level tags, teachers can create Course level tags, and students can create their own list of tags. | ||
When a blog entry is created, a user can select which tags they wish to associate with their new entry. | When a blog entry is created, a user can select which tags they wish to associate with their new entry. Multiple tags can be selected. Users can also select who they want the blog entry to be available to (depending on the blog visibility site setting). | ||
== | ==Blog visibility== | ||
Administration | The blog visibility site setting may be accessed via ''Administration > Security > [[Site policies]]''. | ||
By default, all site users can see all blogs. Blog visibility may be restricted so that users can only see blogs for people whom they share a course with or whom they share a group with. A further option is to disable blogs completely. | |||
==Blogs outside of Moodle== | |||
Many companies and organisations on the web provide blog sites and they are generally free. The largest company to do this is [http://www.blogger.com Blogger] which is owned by Google. There are also many Open Source web applications that can be downloaded and installed freely. The most common of these is [http://www.wordpress.org Wordpress]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Development:Blogs]] | |||
*[[Elgg]] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog Wikipedia on Blogs] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog Wikipedia on Blogs] | ||
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=44830 Blogs and comments] forum discussion | *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=44830 Blogs and comments] forum discussion | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 22 June 2007
Template:Moodle 1.6 The word 'blog' is a contraction of 'web log'. Blogs are a form of online journal used by millions of people around the world for self-expression and communicating with family and friends. Blogs are usually organized as a chronological series of postings created by the author of the blog. Blogs usually are written by one person, although some blogs can be authored by groups of people.
Blogs in Moodle are user based - each user has their own Blog. Admins, teachers, and students can create Tags - Admins can create site level tags, teachers can create Course level tags, and students can create their own list of tags.
When a blog entry is created, a user can select which tags they wish to associate with their new entry. Multiple tags can be selected. Users can also select who they want the blog entry to be available to (depending on the blog visibility site setting).
Blog visibility
The blog visibility site setting may be accessed via Administration > Security > Site policies.
By default, all site users can see all blogs. Blog visibility may be restricted so that users can only see blogs for people whom they share a course with or whom they share a group with. A further option is to disable blogs completely.
Blogs outside of Moodle
Many companies and organisations on the web provide blog sites and they are generally free. The largest company to do this is Blogger which is owned by Google. There are also many Open Source web applications that can be downloaded and installed freely. The most common of these is Wordpress.
See also
- Development:Blogs
- Elgg
- Wikipedia on Blogs
- Using Moodle Blogs and comments forum discussion
