Blogs  Also known as a web log  A tool for collaboration in a in the 21 st century classroom  Allows one to share ideas and thoughts with the world.

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Blogs  Also known as a web log  A tool for collaboration in a in the 21 st century classroom  Allows one to share ideas and thoughts with the world and get their feed back  watch?v=rJ1JVGdUxkc&NR =1 watch?v=rJ1JVGdUxkc&NR =1

Blogs: Advantages for Classroom Use  A place where parents can connect with their child learning process  Enhance communication and collaboration within the school environment and the community  Gets students excited about their learning and they learn from each other as they communicate and collaborate  Allows students to safely express their ideas and thoughts and demonstrate their creativity

Blogs: Disadvantages for Classroom Use  Safety and security issues  Parent permission  Keeping track of who can blog  Unwanted visitor  Keeping blogs current and up to date can be time consuming  Digital divide  Access for all students  Blogging topic  Following and giving feedback can be time consuming

Blogs: Best for Classroom Use   lets you easily create & manage student & teacher blogs, quickly customize designs and include videos, photos & podcasts - it's safe, easy and secure.   designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog.  simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.

Blogs: Uses in the Classroom  Provide information about the classroom curriculum, assignments, important dates, and so on.  Provide a place for students to post their writing and/or projects for an authentic audience to view and comment.  Provide a place for students to collaborate on a project  Provide a place to create a digital portfolio  ?v=Vpe049Bx_jc ?v=Vpe049Bx_jc

Wikis  Collaboration tool that allows users to freely create and edit a web page content.  “supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and cross-links between internal pages on the fly.”  it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.

Wikis: Advantages for Classroom Use  Provides students an opportunity to publish in a collaborative environment  Provides students an opportunity to discover new knowledge instead of just being handed to them  Provides students an opportunity to be active in their learning  Provide a venue for their creativity

Wikis: Disadvantages for Classroom Use  Anyone can edit so the creator needs to regulate user access.  Open to SPAM and Vandalism if not managed properly.  Digital divide  Requires Internet connectivity to collaborate  With many students contributing the organization and structure could become disorganized.  As a wiki grows, the facilitators must constantly monitor content

Wikis: Best for Classroom Use  Wikispaces  Simple to set-up and use  Organized format, simple interface, easy navigation bar, and multimedia capabilities  Easy editing and sharing  Allow for multiple wiki, which can be accessed from the tool bar  Easily create and manage student accounts

Wikis: Uses in the Classroom  Resource creation  Helpful sites  How to directions  Student participation  Peer review  Digital student portfolio  Group projects  Track project and participation  Student interaction/collaboration  Data collection  Classroom Information  Calendar  Assignments  Curriculum information

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