Blogs and Wikis

Blogs and Wikis Students on the Web! Gladys Baya Ma. Claudia Bellusci Feb. 2007 "All learning begins when our comfortable ideas turn out to be inadequate." John Dewey

Our inadequate ideas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TASK ONE: What do you know about blogs? Answer True or False : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],www.blogger.com

[object Object],True Quick Editing

6. You must have a server to set up a blog. False ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],False Settings Comments Prevents human spamming or inappropriate comments CAPTCHA (" C ompletely A utomated P ublic T uring test to tell C omputers and H umans A part")

Safety Features: Readers anybody only people I choose only blog authors Settings Permissions

[object Object],What is a blog then?

How to create your own blog www.blogger.com

Step 2 – Name your blog (cont.)

Add or edit page elements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TASK TWO: Benefits of blogging for writing Unscramble the letters ! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TIBAH AUIECDNE OUHRS INGWRITRE RDNGIAE BEW LFEECRT LESO CRTCSMIII ENCESHAN HABIT AUDIENCE HOURS REWRITING READING WEB REFLECT LOSE CRITICISM ENHANCES

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Types of blogs Teacher Class Student To parents To peers To students

TASK THREE: Different types of blogs Fill in the blanks : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blog Web-hosts popular among educators ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A piece of advice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

I Started A Blog Nobody Read by Sprites ( http:// www.myspace.com /sprites ) ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Build a community of readers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is a wiki? Let’s ask some teachers! http :// www.youtube.com / watch?v = GL3wnvMoT0E

A wiki is a website that multiple people can edit.

What’s a wiki? (Match) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],a new version is saved. the result of the group’s interactions. a computer with an Internet connection. controlling who can read and/or edit (some pages of) your wiki. the product. by the wiki hosts, and you can get back ups downloaded to your hard disk. that their words may be deleted or changed by others.

Writing without new technologies

Introducing a wiki into my class

Getting students to explore the wiki

Nothing is ever lost on a wiki!

Collaborative (guided writing) on a wiki

Computer-mediated communication?

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why use wikis?

Benefits of writing for wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],RVSN, RVSN, RVSN! REVISION, REVISION, REVISION! FLXBLTY FLEXIBILITY DNC AUDIENCE PRCSS. PROCESS CNTNT CONTENT.

Starting a wiki with wikispaces

Developing writing with wikis: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Obstacles you might face ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BLOG or WIKI? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BLOG BLOG BLOG WIKI WIKI WIKI

BLOG or WIKI? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsFU3sAlPx4

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