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Blogs and wikis

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Getting started with blogs

 

What is a blog? A blog can be many things. Blogs can either be the writer's "reflection aloud" or be used simply to convey information. Blogs have a moderator who typically is the main author and who creates the posts to which others can respond.

 

 

Sites that host blogs:

o Edublogs www.edublogs.org

o Blogger www.blogger.com

o Blogmeister

 

 

***Instructions for edublogs:

o Create a user name(this will also be the web address so choose carefully).

o Enter your work email so you can approve blog posts from work.

o Your blog will be created and a link will be emailed to you.

o Basic Settings

-- To moderate and approve comments, use the Options--Discuss area. (Check all boxes under Options--Discussion)

-- OR Users have to login (under Users) Not recommended

-- Presentation—controls the theme or design; the "sidebar widgets" allow you to drag and drop items to show on your page

-- Write—this area allows you to write or manage posts

-- Manage—this area allows you to go back and edit or change posts

--Blogroll--the blogroll area allows you to create a list of other recommended blogs or sites

 

When creating a post--

--Assign a "category" or "tag" for your post so that they will be sorted by subject in your sidebar.

 

 

Examples:

o Schools http://mabryonline.org/blogs/

o On technology http://www.weblogg-ed.com

o Corporate blogs: http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/A287JD9GH3ZKFY

o Use Technorati or Bloglines or Google to locate blogs of interest to you

 

School libraries with blogs--Explore!

 

Why use a blog?

Weblogg-ed has gathered suggestions here

 

 

Getting started with wikis

 

What is a wiki? A wiki is a site where collaborators can contribute information jointly. Usually a wiki can be edited by any reader. Also, there is usually an area for comments and a history of the edited sections.

 

 

Sites:

 

o www.pbwiki.com (free or paid levels of access)

o www.wikispaces.com (giving away 10,000 free/partner to Edublogs)

o www.jotspot.com (Google just bought jotspot and it’s currently disabled)

www.wetpaint.com (can invite "writers" to join, whom you approve)

 

 

Tips:

 

o Find my tips on using pbwiki.com at www.brightworkshop.pbwiki.com (password is “eanes”) Click “sidebar” to see tips.

o Another example at www.futura.wikispaces.com

 

 

Examples:

o WHS examples www.policyproject.pbwiki.com

o Other Eanes examples http://bcebookblog.pbwiki.com/

o Staff development committee planning

o Wikipedia.com encyclopedia

o Wikitravel and wikibooks http://wikitravel.org/ http://en.wikibooks.org/

o Wikinews http://en.wikinews.org/

o Ebay has a wiki where users create the manual

o Best Buy has a corporate wiki for employees to share information

 

What can you use a wiki for?

--To create a class encyclopedia or textbook

--To collect group work so that students can collaborate between classes

--To collect links to good websites or news articles on topics

--To work with other teachers on a collaborative document

--To collaboratively post book reviews or audio book links

--To collect your own links or images to share with your class in a presentation

--To use in a discussion or a workshop to list ideas and comments

--To create a recommendation site for your subject (books, movies, news, etc)

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