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Wikis, and Wikis, and Blogs Oh My’

Wikis, and Wikis, and Blogs Oh My’. By Tracy L. Chenoweth. What are Wikis and Blogs?. Let’s try to define each - Blog The name blog actually comes from the consolidation of the words web log. “Web-log” turned into “Blog”.

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Wikis, and Wikis, and Blogs Oh My’

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  1. Wikis, and Wikis, and BlogsOh My’ By Tracy L. Chenoweth

  2. What are Wikis and Blogs? • Let’s try to define each - Blog • The name blog actually comes from the consolidation of the words web log. “Web-log” turned into “Blog”. • A weblog is usually defined as a personal or noncommercial web site that uses a dated log format (usually with the most recent addition at the top of the page) and contains links to other web sites along with commentary about those sites. • A weblog is updated frequently and sometimes groups links by specific subjects, such as politics, news, pop culture, or computer issues

  3. What are Wikis and Blogs? • Let’s try to define each – Wiki (Hawaiian for quick) • Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. • Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. • Wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself.

  4. Confused? • The definitions are so close to one another it is hard to tell the difference. • Let’s look at some examples

  5. What is the difference?

  6. What is the difference?

  7. What is the difference?

  8. Let’s See More • Blogs • Wikis

  9. Wikis and Blogs in Education • Who is using blogs and wikis? • The Students- you can be sure they are using and reading blogs and wikis at home, while traveling, via their phone, via their PSP, etc. • Who should be using blogs and wikis? • Teachers, Instructors, Employers, Employees, etc.

  10. So, What’s the point? We already have the experts in our classrooms, they are called the Net Generation and the Next Generation

  11. Ways to Use Wikis • Great Ideas • 50 Ways to Use Wikis for a more Collaborative and Interactive Classroom

  12. Ways to Use Blogs • Great Ideas • 33 Ways to Use Blogs in Your Classroom and in an Educational Setting

  13. What are the Advantages?

  14. What are the Concerns?

  15. What Does Some Research Say? • Davis 2008- see reference slide • Blogging (and Wikiing) provide a space for sharing opinions and learning in order to grow communities of discourse and knowledge; a space where students and teachers can learn from each other. • Blogs (and Wikis) help learners see knowledge as interconnected as opposed to a set of discrete facts.

  16. What About Blooms? • So where do you think blogs land on the Blooms ladder? • Creating? • Evaluating? • Analysis? • Applying? • Understanding? • Remembering?

  17. Are You Convinced? Okay GO! • Blog Sites • There are a bunch • Wiki Sites • There are too many to list This will get you started: http://www.sharetabs.com/?marshalldocwikisandblogs PS. Have you seen Share Tabs? Check it out http://sharetabs.com Share Tabs are great to use in conjunction with blogs and wikis (wink).

  18. Reference Material • Using Blogs to Promote Authentic Learning in the Classroom • Blog Ideas for the Classroom • Rationale for educational blogging • Wiki Ideas for the Classroom • Wikis Make Learning Wicked Fun • Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally • Blooms Taxonomy Rubrics

  19. Questions/Discussion Thank You!

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