What are Blogs and Wiki's?

What is a blog? A blog is a publishing tool that allows the author to quickly and easily self-publish text, artwork, links to other blogs or sites, and a whole array of other content. Blogs are set up like conventional Web sites, with navigation links, and other standard Web site features. Postings are often short and frequently updated. (http://teachingtoday.com)

Friday, April 8, 2011

Berger, Pam, and Sally Trexler. Choosing Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching in a digital world. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2010.

Tips for Educators

1. Preselect a wiki service based on your project criteria
2. Develop guidelines for student participation. Include requirements respecting the work of others, citing sources, fact checking, constructive criticism(when peer reviewing), using discussion space to provide rationale for editing another’s work, language, spell checking, organization, and visual appeal.
3. Create/Find a “Cheat Sheet” or a video tutorial to demonstrate how to edit, import files, insert widgets, use discussion space, create new pages, link(internal and external), and save.
4. Pose leading or essential questions for students
5. Delineate student roles(author or editor), if applicable to the project.
6. Send a letter home to parents describing the purpose of the wiki, with the URL, and students’ learning objectives so parents understand how this tool supports learning.
7. Develop an evaluation rubric, with students, for assessing the wiki design and content.

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