Blogs, RSS, and Wikis Scott S. Floyd, M. Ed. White Oak ISD [email_address] http://www.txbluebonnetw p.org/bluebonnet/Blog/Blog.html Viewable at http://slideshare.net/sabestian

Blogs Public or private publishing Date/time stamp Commenting to extend the conversation Commenting Controls Can publish blog into hard-bound book Characterized by a “Pull” instead of “Push” theory of literacy access Offers easy opportunity to extend classroom conversations Can be accessed from any Internet connection with browser

Public or private publishing

Date/time stamp

Commenting to extend the conversation

Commenting Controls

Can publish blog into hard-bound book

Characterized by a “Pull” instead of “Push” theory of literacy access

Offers easy opportunity to extend classroom conversations

Can be accessed from any Internet connection with browser

Blogs - Free Blogs Class Blogmeister Blogger Wordpress Edublogs

Class Blogmeister

Blogger

Wordpress

Edublogs

Blogs - Useful Resources “ Teach Digital Wiki - Blogging” “Blog if You Love Learning” “Second Nature - Extending dialogue in the blogosphere” - Commenting on blogs Blog Tools Wiki Blogs in Education Wiki “Successful and Safe Educational Blogging” Blurb - Software to publish blog to book form

“ Teach Digital Wiki - Blogging”

“Blog if You Love Learning”

“Second Nature - Extending dialogue in the blogosphere” - Commenting on blogs

Blog Tools Wiki

Blogs in Education Wiki

“Successful and Safe Educational Blogging”

Blurb - Software to publish blog to book form

Wikis Collaborative Monitors history of edits by date and user Allows user to revert to a previous version Can invite other users to access at different levels Can be accessed from any Internet connection with browser

Collaborative

Monitors history of edits by date and user

Allows user to revert to a previous version

Can invite other users to access at different levels

Can be accessed from any Internet connection with browser

Wikis - Free Wikis JotSpot PBWiki WetPaint WikiSpaces

JotSpot

PBWiki

WetPaint

WikiSpaces

Wikis - Useful Resources “Wiki Collaboration Across the Curriculum” includes tutorial video as well Wiki Rubric (pdf file) Article of Wiki Pedagogy “What is RSS and How Do I Start Using It?” “Wiki While You Work - Basic” “The Art of Using Wiki Pages to Teach” “Wild About Wikis”

“Wiki Collaboration Across the Curriculum” includes tutorial video as well

Wiki Rubric (pdf file)

Article of Wiki Pedagogy

“What is RSS and How Do I Start Using It?”

“Wiki While You Work - Basic”

“The Art of Using Wiki Pages to Teach”

“Wild About Wikis”

RSS Used to notify user of new posts, comments, or changes Used with blogs, wikis, podcasts, newspapers, etc. Efficient tool Used widely to improve Personal Learning Network efficiency Browser-based, Plug-in-based, email-based Simple to use

Used to notify user of new posts, comments, or changes

Used with blogs, wikis, podcasts, newspapers, etc.

Efficient tool

Used widely to improve Personal Learning Network efficiency

Browser-based, Plug-in-based, email-based

Simple to use

RSS - Aggregators/Feed Readers Bloglines - browser based, can be accessed from any Internet connection Google Reader - - browser based, can be accessed from any Internet connection FeedBurner - can be added to your blog to allow others to subscribe via email for any new posts

Bloglines - browser based, can be accessed from any Internet connection

Google Reader - - browser based, can be accessed from any Internet connection

FeedBurner - can be added to your blog to allow others to subscribe via email for any new posts

RSS - Useful Resources How to explain RSS the Oprah Way HOW TO: Getting Started with RSS RSS: A quickstart guide for educ ators, by Will Richardson Using Bloglines (or How to keep up with dozens of blogs everyday ) RSS Ideas for Educators 1.1, by Quentin D'Souza Advance d Training “RSS for Educators” RSS - A Four Part Series (Basic and Advanced)

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