What in the World are Blogs and Wikis? Tammi and Jeff Sisk Fairfax County Public Schools, VA USA

What is Web 2.0?Web 2.0 Web 1.0Web 2.0 – Britannica Online – Wikipedia – Personal websites – Blogging – Domain name speculation – Search engine optimization – Publishing – Participation – Content management systems – Wikis Taken from: -a perceived second generation of Web-based services, such asgenerationservices social networking sitessocial networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies— that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.wikisfolksonomies

Stats on Blogging as of April 2007  70 million weblogs  About 120,000 new weblogs each day, or…  1.4 new blogs every second  new splogs (fake, or spam blogs) created every day  1.5 million posts per day, or…  17 posts per second  Growing from 35 to 75 million blogs took 320 days  Japanese the #1 blogging language at 37%  English second at 33%  Chinese third at 8%  Italian fourth at 3%  Farsi a newcomer in the top 10 at 1%

Web + Log = Blog or ”we blog”  the unique, personal voice of one person (sometimes a small group)  comprised of reflections and conversations  engage readers in ideas, questions and links  demands interaction  posts displayed in reverse chronological order  most allow visitors to leave comments about the entries  most feature a list of links to recommended blogs, web sites, books, etc. called a “blogroll”  usually includes an RSS feed

What’s in a blog?  Text  Links  Web Pages  Images  Photos  Videos  Audio

Who’s Blogging in Education? a few examples  The Shifted Librarian - Working in the Chicago area, Jenny has been blogging for more than four years, a long time on the internet. She writes about her job and the changing nature of being both a librarian and educator. The Shifted Librarian  Darren Kuropatwa - A high school math teacher from Canada who also uses blogs in his classes (here is one example) having his students write posts that summarize and comment on the instructional activities. Darren Kuropatwa one example  Mrs. McDermott’s 8th Grade Book Club - An experiment in having middle school students write book reviews in a blog format. Mrs. McDermott’s 8th Grade Book Club -  Duck Diaries – Check out how this second grade class tracked a duck who decided to make the school playground his nesting place. Find out what happened to the little egg. Duck Diaries

Must Reads Before you Blog with Students  7 Things you Should Know About Blogs 7 Things you Should Know About Blogs  New Kids on the Blog New Kids on the Blog  Can Blogs Help Students? Can Blogs Help Students?  Blogging and RSS Feeds Blogging and RSS Feeds  What is it, How it Works, and Great Ways to Use it What is it, How it Works, and Great Ways to Use it  Educational Blogging Educational Blogging  Teaching With Blogs Teaching With Blogs

Free Blogging Sites  (for teachers)   

Small Cost, More Control Blogging Sites    A Generalized resources that includes all things Blog  Setting Up Your Own Blog/Wiki Server Setting Up Your Own Blog/Wiki Server

Student Guides to Blogs and Wikis  Never EVER EVER give out or record personal information on your blog.  Your blog is a public space. If you put it on the Internet, odds are really good that it will stay on the Internet. Always. That means ten years from now when you are looking for a job, it might be possible for an employer to discover some really hateful and immature things you said when you were younger and more prone to foolish things. Be sure that you will be proud of anything you write. It can and will come back to get you if you don’t.  Never link to something you haven’t read. While it isn’t your job to police the Internet, when you link to something, you should make sure it is something that you really want to be associated with. If a link contains material that might be creepy or make some people uncomfortable, you should probably warn them by using a parenthetical note or some other word of caution.

Things to Consider  Fact V Fiction  Bias Issues  Obsolete dates  Trivial Information  Electronic Frontier Foundation on Student Blogging Electronic Frontier Foundation on Student Blogging  Acceptable Use Policy Draft Acceptable Use Policy Draft

Time to Explore 

How Wikis Came to Be Ward Cunningham named WikiWikiWeb because he remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee telling him to take the so- called "Wiki Wiki" line that runs between the airport's terminals. "Wiki Wiki" is a reduplication of "wiki", a Hawaiian-language word for fast. Cunningham's idea was to make WikiWikiWeb's pages quickly editable by its users, so he initially thought about calling it "QuickWeb", but later changed his mind and dubbed it "WikiWikiWeb". - taken from WikipediaHonolulu International AirportWikipedia

What is a Wiki?  Mass Collaborative Authoring Tool  A website that can be edited by anyone In some cases you must be a registered user to edit  Allows for linking between pages  Allows for immediate definition through hyper linking  Factual composing and editing

Wiki’s in K-12 Education  K12 Online Conference K12 Online Conference  High School Online Collaborative Writing High School Online Collaborative Writing  Westwood High School Wiki Westwood High School Wiki  Wikipedia Wikipedia

Must Reads Before You Wiki  7 Things You Should Know About Wikis 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis  Wild About Wikis Wild About Wikis  Think Outside the Blog Think Outside the Blog  Wide Open Spaces: Wikis Ready or Not Wide Open Spaces: Wikis Ready or Not

Free Wikis Sites  Wikispaces Wikispaces  PB Wiki PB Wiki  Media Wiki Media Wiki

Time to Reflect 

Differences Wikis  Usually many authors  Structure determined by content and users  Usually objective  Internal and external links  Blogs  Usually single author  Reverse chronological structure  Usually personal  External links

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