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Title:
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EXPLORING STUDENTS' AND TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS USING BLOGS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION |
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Author(s):
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Maria Moundridou, Eleni Goulioti |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-17-5 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Vol. I |
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Keywords:
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Blogs; evaluation; secondary education; Web 2.0. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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113 |
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Last Page:
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120 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper reports on an empirical study concerning the use of Web 2.0 tools in secondary education. The study focuses on blogs and explores their potential as an educational tool. Blogs provide a space for students to reflect and publish their thoughts and understandings and through their commenting capabilities they provide opportunities for feedback and potential scaffolding of new ideas. For the purposes of the study, a digital space was created using Windows Live Spaces Service. The created space consisted mainly of a blog and RSS feeds in the subject area of Information Technology and was used by 75 students -aged between 12 and 18- and their instructors during the course of a semester. Students were requested to complete a questionnaire stating their opinion and feelings concerning their experience, judging the content of the site and making suggestions for its improvement. The study also recorded the instructors views on educational blogging after applying it in their classrooms. The findings of the study are definitely positive towards the use of blogs in school settings and provide useful directions for future research. |
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