PODCASTING: Kid Bloggers

This week, for our class, we were assigned to create podcasts in groups. Our group decided to do a podcast in the topic of Kid Bloggers.

We felt as though this has been an issue that we have lacked to discuss in class, but seems to an upcoming hot topic. In the podcast we discuss some popular advantages and disadvantages aswell as some controversial instances in regards to kid bloggers.

From this experience, we learned that podcasting is really a facet that requires time, patience, and technical knowledge. However, we gave it our best shot!

If you are interested in listening to our podcast, feel free to follow the shownotes and click on the podcast below:




SHOWNOTES

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→Introduction to Podcast “Topic: Adolescent Blogging” .5seconds

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→Sherry: Article by Bob Sullivan from MSNBC.com 1min 3seconds

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→Cori: Concerns & Benefits 3min 3seconds

→Bradley: Controversy with Justice Samuel 4min 25seconds
Marie Osmond/Adolf Hitler 5min 26seconds

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→Analee: Raising Entrepreneurs, “Carl”/“Yuga”

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→Closing Discussion 7min 40seconds

→Resource Mention: Blogsafety.com 9min 46seconds

→Closing 10min 2seconds

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Blogging to the World

Sometimes it is hard to grasp the power and possibility of these blogs. It is not easy to consider that there are people out there in the world, outside of our classroom, that could possibly be reading these posts!

However, in one of my posts from last week, I was shocked to see a comment from an outside source! That was really amazing!

Understanding the magnitude of the possibilities within these messages is such a telling part of the nature of our generation. Years ago, it would take an extravagant talent for you to be able to speak to the world, but, now, you can do it, right out of your living room.We honestly have the world at our fingertips! Therefore, I propose to you, that if you have a strong message that you feel the world needs to know, go ahead, blog on!

Cyberbullying

According to recent studies, cyberbullying is a bigger deal than one might typically consider.

A study released this week shows that 3 out of 4 teens were bullied online over the last year, but, even more importantly only 1 in 10 of those kids told their parents or another adult about it.

The psychologists who followed through this study fear that most parents may not understand the vitality of the Internet to the social lives of their teens. According to the lead psychologist in the study, it is important that parents talk with their kids about what they may foresee when they join the Internet world.

Now, I know that this may not be only pertaining to blogging, but, I found it interesting that since the Internet has become such an integral part of our generation, that "blogging etiquette" is now something that child development professionals feel is now yet another talk that parents must have with their teens. Now, in a world, where all parents would follow these parental tips, would this have an effect over the blogging community? Now, given, I understand that Would people be less likely to be so judgmental and personal about their public commentary?

Blogging or Plugging? (Now, that is the question!)

Blogging has not only opened gateways for the everyday person to talk to the world, but, celebrities have also found themselves at good use of this form of communication. This, then allows them to create a more personal and straightforward conversation with you and !. You know, to tell us of their problems, and everyday events. However, this also allows them to plug in their personal agendas.

A recent example of this is Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, who has started a blog. In the blog, he tells of being at risk for Parkinson's Disease, and then he also uses his blog to plug his wife's genetic testing start-up firm. This is the link to the blog, for anyone who is interested: http://too.blogspot.com/

This led me to question, can blogging be considered more successful or useful than actually going through the trouble of paying millions of ad dollars?