Blogs vs Wikis

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Compare and contrats blogs to wikis

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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

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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.