This week we spent more time discussing Blogs and Wikis, which is good. Though these Web 2.0 tools were introduced in earlier classes, I enjoy getting a little more exposure and better understanding.
The book reading focused on Chapter 4 - Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All. On page 62, "And the success of Wikipedia has spawned a wiki revolution." The paragraph goes on to discuss Wikirecipes, Wiktionary, Wikinews, Wikiquotes, Wikitravel, and Wikibooks...all of which I was unaware of until now. I especially enjoyed exploring Wikibooks; I discovered a book that I can use as curriculum for my Basic Technology class.
What else did I learn about that I can apply...?
I like how our work pages are set up in columns - task, time, and links to resources. I would like to set up my course in a similar manner.
I gained better insight and understanding of Microblogging and Photosharing, and learned that there are sites available to simply search for blogs! Who knew?! I now have subscribed to a couple blogs that deal specifically with the issues enveloping some of my students...bipolar disorder, ADHD, and attachment disorder.
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Cheryl, I really see the merits of the tools we are learning about while working with your students. Technology like blogs and Wikis level the playing field and they work well with a variety of types of learners. They really help students participate who may not participate in a traditional classroom.
I see some definite merits to meta-searching the topics you mentioned at the end of your post. I think the only diificult thing you might face is weeding through the accurate from the rambling. I know through my experiences, there are a few that go on and on and on, without really having a point.
Good luck, and I hope you find some solid blogs to support what you're doing.
I was also surprised at the different wikis that were out there. You usually hear about wikipedia and nothing else. I would like to explore the the other ones.
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