1. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Ed D School of Media and Communication, EDT 600A Originally created by M. Ribble College of Education, Kansas State University Office of Mediated Education

2.  Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines a blog as a “website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.  Wikipedia goes on to talk about the range of blogs from “individual diaries to arms of political campaigns, media programs, and corporations”.

3. http://davidwarlick.com/2cents

4.  Term “weblog” coined in 1997 by Jorn Barger then shortened to “blog” by Peter Merholz in 1999.  Its precursors were AP Wire, Ham radio “glogs”, Usenet, e-mail lists and bulletin boards. Source - Wikipedia.com, accessed: 8/26/2005

5. http://www.httoday.blogspot.com/

6.  Political Influence - 2001-2002, fall of Trent Lott, rise of Howard Dean and Wesley Clark  2003, Iraq War - “Baghdad Blogger”  2004, “Rathergate” - bloggers exposed documents as forgeries Source: Wikipedia.com, Accessed 8/26/2005

7. http://www.weblogg-ed.com

8.  27% of American Internet Users visited a blog in 2005, up 58% from 2004  Blog readers tend to be young, male, well- educated, internet veterans  12% of American internet users have posted comments on others blogs up from 4% in 2003.  See additional research in PDF in course resources. Source: pewinternet.org, The State of Blogging Report (January 2005)

9. http://powerlineblog.com

10. http://wizbangblog.com

11.  Instructors - posting content related information, networking or knowledge sharing, instructional tips, announcements, annotated links  Students - reflective journals, assignment submission, dialog for groups, share resources

12.  Students/people can write just about anything - and sometimes do  Things written today may be held against you in the future  Where is the boundary between freedom of speech and my rights?