Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is a blog?
Blog is short for “weblog”. Is it an online journal into which authors can post ideas, views or news. An entry in a blog is known as a “post”. A blog differs from a normal website because posts are presented in order of when they were posted, with more recent posts appearing before earlier posts. Blogs make it easy for people to publish to the Internet without needing to use web design software. Blogs typically also output posts as a feed, a service to which users can subscribe to receive the latest entries in the blog automatically.
Q. What is podcasting?
Podcasting is a method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video, over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The term was coined in 2004 combining “iPod”, a popular portable audio device, and “broadcasting”. The word podcast can be used to mean an individual audio file or the service (the feed) that sends out a series of audio files.
Q. What will you use the Learning2Go Blog and Podcast for?
The Learning2Go Blog and podcast will be used to publish information, news, tutorials and podcasts created by the students, teachers and Local Authority Staff participating in the Learning2Go Initiative. You can access this information in several ways:
- By using this website (http://www.learning2goblog.org). All articles can be accessed here, and you can play podcasts online.
- By subscribing to the newsfeed for the blog and podcast. You could use free online subscription services (e.g. BlogLines) to subscribe.
- You can subscribe to the podcast using iTunes.
- On your PocketPC, you can subscribe to the feed using a special Learning2Go version of FeederReader. This software will be distributed to teachers and learners involved in the Learning2Go Initiative.