Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Common Craft explaining "Blogs" in plain English

Common Craft is a small company owned by Lee and Sachi LeFever in Seattle, Washington, USA. The company was founded by Lee in 2003. They have started making videos in 2007 with first video: RSS in Plain English. Since then, they've created over 30 videos that have been viewed over 15 million times online. Their  current focus is building a library of educational videos that can be licensed for use in classrooms, on Learning Management Systems, Intranets and on websites. Here is the Video that is a short introduction to blogs - how they work and why they matter.

What it Teaches

"Blogs in Plain English" introduces the concept of a blog as a way for every person to have the power to share news. The video includes:
  • How blogs are changing the idea of news in the 21st century
  • How blogs are created and organized
  • The role of blogs in bringing like-minded people together
  • How blogs facilitate conversation

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