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A new teacher’s query about Blogs and Wikis :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 A new teacher’s query about Blogs and Wikis
What’re blogs and wikis? :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 What’re blogs and wikis? Blogs and wikis
are both examples of social software
allow people to
connect and
communicate collaboratively online
What’re blogs and wikis? :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 What’re blogs and wikis?
What’re blogs and wikis? :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 What’re blogs and wikis?
Technical Comparison of blogs and wikis :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 Technical Comparison of blogs and wikis
Comparison of (edu)blogs and wikisSimilarities :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 Comparison of (edu)blogs and wikisSimilarities (Edu)blogs and wikis are different tools but
when applied to classroom they have
common features.
(Edu)blogs and Wikis are
creative
interesting
motivating
Comparision of (edu)blogs and wikisSimilarities :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 Comparision of (edu)blogs and wikisSimilarities (Edu)blogs and Wikis can be
set up and used by teachers and/or learners or a class
used to connect learners to other communities of learners, for example to a class in the same school or at another country
generated by learners either individually or collaboratively
Comparison of (edu)blogs and wikis :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 Comparison of (edu)blogs and wikis Teachers may decide to use (edu) blogs to provide
their learners with
news and comments on issues
extra reading practice or homework
online links
study tips
Teachers may decide to use wikis to
do collaborative writing project/presentation
Comparison of (edu)blogs and wikis :Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 Comparison of (edu)blogs and wikis In English classes (edu)blogs and wikis would
help students improve their writing skills
(Edu)blogs would
get everyone involved in the conversation…
even the quiet ones that never would dream of volunteering to speak up.
allow students to state their opinion on a matter without direct ridicule (like they might get in a classroom).
help students learn how to constructively critique their peers work.
Wikis would
help learners work collaboratively to create, change and edit a class work
allow learners to develop a presentation on a topic
help students to do a collaborative writing project
Slide 10:Created by Feryal Varanoglulari feryal@emu.edu.tr 7/10/2009 Let’s see what the new teacher thinks about
using blogs and wikis now.