1. María Isabel Hernández Romero Alfredo Marín Marín Universidad de Quintana Roo The use of weblogs as a resource for knowledge construction in virtual environments: Analysis of an experience

4. Empirical evidence Empirical Research Blogs Research Exploratory Research Phenomenological Research

5. Research Method Results Bruce, Nichole y Priebe (2004) Empirical study regarding students’ perceptions towards the use of blogs in order to develop their writing skills. Interviews and observations Preference in the use of blogs as a medium of personal expression. At the same time they were useful to develop writing in a second language. Xie y Sharma (2004) Phenomenological research related to the use of weblogs and the exploration of perpeptions towards the use of blogs. Questionnaires and interviews Positive perceptions which evidenced blogs as tools of thinking and learning. Negative aspects: certain distrust was found in the use of blogs for being a tool which is recently used.

6. Research Method Results Cole (2004). Qualitative research focused on the use of weblogs in literature classes Students´ and teachers´ atttudes towards the use of weblogs were part of this research. Qualitative research Interviews and observations The use of weblogs increased the students´ motivation and allowed them to improve their attitudes towards their writing exposed to real audience. Campell (2004) Exploratory study related to college students´ attitudes towards the use of weblogs as an educational tool in an ESL mixed-mode class. Questionnaires and interviews This study measured the level of effectiveness of this tool for exchanging opinions, developing online discussions and reflections. Students showed a positive attitude towards the use of this tool in their language learning process. Also, they expressed their interest to create their own weblogs for academic purposes.

9. Materials and Technology

21. Which applications were used in the creation of an educational weblog? Predetermined applications Adding and arranging page elements Changing templates, fonts and colors HTML editing Content applications Creating, editing and publishing posts Multimedia applications Adding images, videos, clip art and gadgets

22. Which applications were used in the creation of an educational weblog? Interactive applications Instant messages Forums Animated elements Hypertext Applications exported from hosting sites Creating power point presentations and slideshows Uploading pictures, videos and music

26. BLOGS

30. THANK YOU! Mtra. María Isabel Hernández Romero [email_address] Dr. Alfredo Marín Marín [email_address]