Welcome to the Workshop!
Blogs and wikis are two of the most cutting-edge and helpful tools in a technology-infused classroom. Both platforms allow students to collaborate effectively, practice writing and literacy skills, and publish work online (among other things). Today, we’ll be looking at both blogs and wikis, discussing the difference, seeing how some students & teachers are using this technology in the classroom, and finally, creating either a blog or a wiki of our own.
Today’s Agenda:
1) What are blogs and wikis? What’s the difference?
2) Overview of Blogging
3) Overview of Wikis
4) Reviewing classroom blogs and wikis
5) Creating a blog or a wiki for our classroom
Blog Links:
Blogging with Students
http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/incorptech/blogging.htm
Blogging Across the Curriculum
http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/PHastings/bac.html
Will Richardson’s blogging in the classroom site
http://www.weblogg-ed.com
Bud the Teacher’s Blog
http://budtheteacher.typepad.com
Old School News Student Blog
http://www.oldeschoolnews.com/news
The Secret Life of Bees Blog
http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees
Grandview Library Student Bloggers
http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/StudentBlogs.aspx
Digital Anthology of Ms. Angala’s Exceptional Students
http://digitalanthology.blogspot.com
New York City Teacher Bloggers
http://groups.google.com/group/NYCTeacherBloggers
Class Blogmeister
http://classblogmeister.com/index.php
PS 261 Class 408 Blog
http://ps261class408.blogspot.com
The Reflective Teacher
http://thereflectiveteacher.wordpress.com
The Neighborhood School’s Blog
http://theneighborhoodschool.org/blog
Blogger.com
http://www.blogger.com
Live Journal
http://www.livejournal.com
WordPress
http://www.wordpress.com
EduBlogs
http://www.edublogs.org
Wiki Links:
What’s a Wiki?
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/incorptech/wiki.htm
Wikipedia
http://wikipedia.org
Education World article about student wikis:
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites079.shtml
High School Online Collaborative Writing:
http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
The Neighborhood SchoolÂ’ wiki:
http://theneighborhoodschool.org/wiki
Middle School Math Wiki
http://dedworthmaths.pbwiki.com
Arbor Heights Elementary School Wikis
http://arborheights.wikispaces.com
Roland Elementary School Wiki
http://rolandelementaryschool.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
Educators Hostile to Wikipedia?:
http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/07/turning_wikiped.html
Wikispaces
http://www.wikispaces.com
PB Wiki
How Can I Use a Wiki in the Classroom?
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis
Wiki in a K-12 Classroom
http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wiki_in_a_K-12_classroom
The Art of Using Wikispaces to Teach
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2005/12/wiki-wiki-teaching-art-of-using-wiki.html
2 Comments
April 25, 2008 at 2:57 am
I’d like to share a math publishing plugin for WordPress.org that may be useful for math, science, and other teachers. It is called WordPress Math Publisher:
http://www.embeddedcomponents.com/blogs/wordpress/wpmathpub/
March 16, 2009 at 8:08 pm
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