This document provides information on using blogs, wikis, and social bookmarking tools in education. It begins by outlining different uses of blogs, such as for individual journaling, class websites, and showcasing student work. Examples are given of popular blogging platforms suitable for both students and teachers. Wikis are then discussed and compared to blogs, noting that wikis allow for collaborative work and data sharing, while blogs are more individual. Popular wiki platforms are listed and examples given of their use in classroom projects and websites. Finally, social bookmarking is explained as a way to collaboratively tag and organize web resources, with suggestions for how it can be used to share curriculum resources among students and teachers.

1. Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarks

2. Thoughts on Web Blogging!http://polleverywhere.com

3. Web BloggingIndividual journaling, class websites, homework help, class publication of “best” work

4. One Experiment

5. Popular Blogs in Edhttp://blogger.comhttp://typepad.comhttp://wordpress.comGeared at Younger Kidshttp://edublogs.comhttp://kidblog.comhttp://gaggle.net

6. Examples of Blogging in K-6Class Webiste Blogshttp://mrsmagyar.blogspot.com/http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337Project Blogshttp://innovativeimpact.blogspot.com/2010/01/arctic-animal-adventure.htmlhttp://wainauguration.org/

7. Wikis

8. Wikis in Plain Englishhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

9. Wiki Vs. BlogWikiCollaborativeProcessData Gathering and SharingBlogIndividualFinal/ProductJournaling

10. Experiment with Wikishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sGbnMRmtbg&feature=related

11. Examples of Wikis K-12Project Basedhttp://askmrsmartin.wikispaces.com/http://brookhavenreads.pbworks.com/Class Websiteshttp://b-7bobcats.wikispaces.com/08-09http://klreynolds.pbworks.com/http://elementaryspanish.wikispaces.com/

12. More Examples!Examples of Wikis in Educationhttp://webwizards.wikispaces.com/Wiki+this+Way (Many examples!)http://parentworkshop.wikispaces.com/Web+Safety-Education+Links (Parent Workshop)http://mrlambmath.wikispaces.com/quadratics (Algebra)http://huronchemistry433-434.pbworks.com/ (Chemistry)http://mcbridewcperiodone.pbworks.com/ (History)http://clusterw.wikispaces.com/ (History)http://khsaplit.pbworks.com/ (English)http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/apwhreview/index.php?title=Holocaust_Wiki_Project (History)http://pc40s.pbworks.com/ (Pre-Calculus)http://saintmichael.wikispaces.com/2008-2009-newsletter (Computer Class)

13. Popular Wikishttp://pbwiki.comhttp://wikispaces.com

14. Evaluate WikisTry both wiki siteshttp://wikispaces.comhttp://pbworks.comCreate a new accountInsert a new pageInsert a picture

15. Social Bookmarking

16. What is Social Bookmarking?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeBmvDpVbWc

17. Ideas for Using Social Bookmarking in LearningList web resources by class. Students go to the the bookmarking URL and click on the tag for their classCreate pages of links students need for creating a particular projectTeach about social bookmarking to students and teachersHelp students manage resources for projects and papersHelp teachers organize resources for units, projects and topicsAccess bookmarks from home, school, classrooms, or anywhereLinking from library media center webpage to links for different disciplines, classes, teachers, projects, etc.Create RSS feeds of different tags for the school library media center webpage to keep it currentGuide students to most-relevant websites for assignmentsSharing great sites and articles with other library media specialists

18. Sharing sites with teachers by tagging them with their names and/or subjectsStore and organize bookmarksCollect and share lesson plan ideasCollect and share new curriculum related websites when the curriculum is changingProvide quick bookmarks for specific teachers for specific research projectsCreate a page of research/report help sitesCreate bibliographies for student researchCheck out sites recommended by others with similar interestsContact others who have similar interests to collaborate on ideas, projects, papers, publications, presentationsAnnotate websites for students and teachers

19. Sites to Evaluatehttp://delicious.comhttp://diigo.com