FUNtastic Writing
                   Writing.
Using Wikis and Blogs in the Language Classroom




                 Escuelas Profesionales Sagrada Familia- Úbeda-




                                     XXXIV. GRETA’s Annual Conference.
                                                 18th, September 2009
What do students like?
Blogs and Wikis: Making writing easy!
                                easy!
Table of Contents
1.
1 Introduction
2. Blogs and Wikis: Making writing easy!
3. Blogs
     Definition and creation
     Uses and activities
4. iki
4 Wikis
     Definition and creation
     Uses and activities
5.
5 Resources
BLOGS
B OGS
What’s a blog?
What s
What s
What’s its function?
           function?
A blog’s definition…
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Step by Step.
           y Step.
How can we create a blog?
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Now,
Now e are bloggers!
N , we a e bl
           bloggers!
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How to post in a blog
                 blog…
How do we embed multimedia?
Blogs‘ Advantages
Bl gs‘ Adva tages
Blogs are…
Bl gs a e
Types of Bl gs
       f Blogs
Activities
A bl
   blog’s example
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http://resfuerzandonos.blogspot.com
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         ESO- English Blog
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Blog Activities
Microblogging:
Microblogging: Twitter
Let s Microblog!
Let’s Microblog!
WIKIS
What’s a wiki?
What s
What’s a wiki?
What s
A wiki’s definition…
  wiki s definition…
Creating a wiki
           wiki…
Step
St 1


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Step
St 2
Wiki-
Wiki-Activities
• LEWCO‐CURSO TIC CEP JAÉN
  LEWCO‐
  http://lewcojaen.wikispaces.com
• Cuarto de Diversificación. Wiki
  Cuarto de Diversificación  Wiki
  http://englishcuartodiver.wikispaces.com
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  Isabel Perez’s iki
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• Isabel Perez’s wiki:
  http://mariana‐2idioma.wikispaces.com/
• A th example:
  Another example:l
  http://aulablog21.wikispaces.com/
Wiki Activities
Let’s Wiki it!
Let s
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
Thanks for your
   attention!
   attention!
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Fu Ntastic Writing Using Blogs And Wikis In The Language Classroom