4. Information++ Portals
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The hot Internet application in 2000
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lots of variety, focus here will be on so called Weblogs
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many easy to use tools (administering and authoring)
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astonishing under-use in education
Weblogs are an interesting variety based on simple principles:
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A weblog, also called a blog, is a web-based writing space.
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Think of something like an on-line journal, a web site an individual uses to write everyday, where all the writing and editing,
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and the whole look and feel of the site, is managed through a web browser from wherever the writer happens to be.
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A weblog is designed so that, just like a journal, the page can be turned each day, and the web site itself keeps track of the date and archiving of all the writing.
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... most recent weblogs have other features, a lot of other portals have weblog functionalities etc. (see later)
-- TIE