The document discusses the differences between blogs and wikis in an educational context, emphasizing the importance of nurturing creativity and independent learning in students. It outlines various methods to engage students, such as collaborative writing and interactive comment sessions, while also addressing the pros and cons of using these tools. Additionally, it provides resources and links for teachers to explore both blogging and wikis as educational tools.

1. PRESENTED BY: MODEANE WALKER PH.D.

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If we teach today as we taught yesterday,
we rob our children of tomorrow.
-John Dewey

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974
http://appl003.lsu.edu/slas/registrar.nsf/$Cont
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ment

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The principle goal of education is to create
men and woman who are capable of doing
new things, not simply repeating what
other generations have done.
-Jean Piaget

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Expectations
Graded, rubric, optional tool, assessment
Writing style
Formal, informal
Requirements
Mandatory comments twice a week
Initial reactions, comment after
Start
Beginning of semester, before final, after midterm

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This is not…
MySpace, Facebook

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Ads
Trade-off for being free
Here today, gone tomorrow
Make sure there is a export option
Free one moment, fee the next
Find educational accounts (sometimes free upgrade on
storage or full-service)
Search and crawl
Accessed through web search engines
Controversial topics, maybe not?

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Interactive comment session
Instructor posts initial comment, article, narrative, etc.
Students posts comments
o Reaction comments, number of comments
Post hot-, trending, controversial topic, case study
Moderate, moderate, moderate
Each one, teach one
Reverse
Blog your experience with teaching, in general
Study tools
Question blog, quiz hints, mid-term/final exam

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Join forces
Connect with a colleague at another university and
collaborate between classes
Design (web, interior, art)
o Post a piece of work and have students critique
State your case…the great debate!
Make a statement without supporting information
o Allow students to support or refute but they MUST include
references

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Syllabus
Convert assigned readings into active links
Vocabulary Story
Great for foreign language
A-Z
Everything related to your discipline
Brainstorm
Great for group projects!

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http://edublogs.org/
https://www.blogger.com/start
http://home.spaces.live.com/
http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.typepad.com/
http://www.tumblr.com/
http://wordpress.com/
https://posterous.com/

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https://plans.pbworks.com/signup/edubasic20
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
http://www.wikispaces.com/

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The need to know the capital of Florida
died when my phone learned the answer.
Rather, the students of tomorrow need to
be able to think creatively: they will need to
learn on their own, adapt to new challenges
and innovate on-the-fly.
-Anthony Chivetta
High school student in Missouri

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Teach the process of writing and thinking
Writing is collaborative
Wikis provide proof of participation through tracking
Effective integration = YOU

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All students know technology
I’m the first
Wiki = engagement

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Blogs in Plain English
http://youtu.be/NN2I1pWXjXI
Wikis in Plain English
http://youtu.be/-dnL00TdmLY
Learning Styles Don’t Exist
http://edupln.ning.com/video/video/show?id=4241570%3
AVideo%3A22752
David Wiley: Open Teaching Multiplies the Benefit but
Not the Effort
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/David-Wiley-Open-
Teaching/7271

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Group Chemistry
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/02/chemist
ry
To blog, or not to blog (in the classroom)
http://edublognology.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/to-
blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-classroom/
Blog Basics
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogbasics.cfm
Step by step: Opening doors to a class blog
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/openingdoorsbl
og.cfm

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