This document discusses using blogs and wikis in the classroom. It defines blogs as easily created websites that allow for interactive comments, and wikis as websites that can be easily edited by groups. It provides examples of how teachers can use blogs for classroom websites, storing files, e-portfolios, and collaborative writing. Wikis can be used for group work, peer review, classroom notes, and branching stories. Specific classroom examples of blogs and wikis are also listed.

1. Blogs and Wiki’s Can I really use this Web 2.0 stuff in my classroom? www.t3training.edublogs.org

2. Blogging Educational Uses for Blogs

3. What is a Blog? Easily created and up-dated website Interactive: allowing others to reply immediately online Can be used to record personal reflections to topics, compose reflective writing, post links or summarize and annotate reading. Popular Blog sites www.Blogger.com www.edublogs.org www.blogspot.com Choose the one that works for you-- http://www.weblogmatrix.org/

4. How could I use it? Classroom website Store online files Create an e-portfolio Collaborate with others in a digital format

5. Taking it a step further. . . Going beyond the pop culture use: Remember it’s a brand new writing genre. Go beyond the standard reflective writing uses and make it a collaborative experience Students will: Develop discernment when reading other online materials Respond carefully as they think of their potential audience Make on-going editorial decisions Once it’s published it essentially becomes a “draft”. As others read and respond they are forced to modify and revise Formative assessment

6. Examples www.Pc40s.blogspot.com www.budtheteacher.blogspot.com www.itc.blogs.com/thewriteweblog/ www.remoteaccess.typepad.com http:// www.guerrillaseason.blogspot.com / Specific uses for Blogs-see handout

7. Wiki’s Using a Wiki in the Classroom WIKI’s

8. What is a Wiki? A web site that can be easily up-dated Groups can add, edit, change content Can be linked to exsisting web sites or other pages in the wiki Teacher can track all changes and revert to past versions “ Online Posterboard” Collaborative group tool

9. How can I use a Wiki? Group work: Collaborate online for projects Teacher can monitor progress of every student, contributions they made, comment, track history and revert to past versions Peer review of writing Resource pages for projects Classroom notes Class study guide, glossary, vocabulary etc. Branching or group story E-portfolio

10. Examples of classroom use Elementary classroom- http:// dailylanguagereview.wikispaces.com High school language- http://bishopblogs.wikispaces.com/Spanish+I Link to many Collaborative Writing projects- http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

11. Clubs: High school track team- http://dvtrack.pbwiki.com/ Classroom content sharing: High school English- http://huffenglish.pbwiki.com/ Elementary Civics- http://theneighborhoodschool.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Resource Wiki: How to use a Wiki in the classroom- http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis

12. Free sites www.wikispaces.com www.Pbwiki.com www.wetpaint.com www.seedwiki.com www.editme.com Choose the one that works for you-- http://www.wikimatrix.org/ (this site will let you compare any number of wiki’s)