Blogs+vs.+Wikis



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=Blogs=

Advantages
• Engaged Conversations • Worldwide Audience • User creates content • Editable web page • Challenge to status quo (powerful) • Student Voice – explore own learning and thinking as distinctive voice emerges • Capturing classroom conversations • Giving students a choice in making their own connections about their learning (constructivist) • Can be archived to show growth and development • All students participate including hesitant speakers

Limitations
• Can be difficult to search • Can be difficult to keep up with frequent postings • Anonymous authorship

=Wikis=

Advantages
• Good for writing down ideas quickly. Time for reflection, editing, and formal writing. • User editable web page (accessible from anywhere) • Content creation, edits, discussion by ALL • Foster interaction • Features: add links, graphics, audio/video files, chat. • Shared repository of knowledge/information

Limitations
• Can get messy with too much content – best for limited number of contributors • Requires content maintenance • Edited by anyone, anonymous authorship or non expert

Free Blogspace

 * [|Edublogs.org]
 * [|Learnerblogs.org]
 * [|Uniblogs]
 * David Warlick's [|Blogmeister]
 * [|Blogger]
 * [|LiveJournal]
 * [|Thingamablog]
 * [|Lyceum]
 * [|Wordpress]

Free Wiki Space

 * [|PB Wiki For Education]
 * [|Wikispaces for Teachers]
 * [|MediaWiki]
 * [|Wikia]
 * [|Tiddlywiki]
 * [|Wet Paint]
 * [|Ning] (social networking space)