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Classroom Blogging: Teaching and Learning Beyond Four Walls: Blog Jargons
Classroom Blogging: Teaching and Learning Beyond Four Walls: Blog Jargons
Assessment
Blog Jargons
Module 2 : Blogging for …
Let us learn the following common blog jargons from HubSpot, so that you may familiarize yourself with them as you become a blogger
Module 3 : Classroom Bl…
yourself.
Avatar – a photo or graphic image which represents the blog owner across blogs, at times displayed in the profile and comments section.
Category – sometimes referred to as “tags” but it has a different usage. Category is of a higher division and is broader, while tags are more
specific definition beneath a specific category—e.g. an article that talks about classroom blogging belongs to the category of “education,”
CMS (or platform) – short for content management system; a software program that allows people to add content on a website.
CSS (or stylesheet) - short for Cascading Style Sheet; used to style webpages and is written in HTML.
Header – topmost part of the blog that contains logos, taglines, and menus.
Hyperlink – also known as “link”; a clickable content in a page that directs the reader to another page or website.
HTML – short for Hypertext Markup Language; language used for writing web pages.
RSS – short for Really Simple Syndication; a way by which users can subscribe to a feed.
Sitemap- a directory that helps users/readers navigate the pages of a blog site.
Social Media Sharing – a tool that allows the blogpost to be shared in social media.
Theme - refers to the overall look of the blog; can be customized in color, font style, etc.
URL – short for Uniform Resource Locator; refers to the address of a website or webpage
Widget – area in a website that is designed to standout in a blog; can be found in the sidebars; also used to design a blog site without the
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