classroomblogswikis


 * =**Blogs**=


 * A blog is a read, write online journal.** || **Pros**
 * Easy
 * Dynamic
 * Engaging
 * Enhanced classroom discussion
 * Students can be initiators of conversation
 * Empowers students to be in charge of their own learning
 * Increased student participation
 * Encourages collaboration and participation
 * Worldwide audience
 * Authentic audience
 * Can teach students how to comment constructively || **Cons**
 * Educator ends up being main contributor (students are too passive)
 * Technology alone does not always encourage students to write
 * All students do not have access to tools needed to participate
 * Ideas can become skewed over time
 * Safety
 * Not all parents will allow their child to have an online presence
 * Keeping the site current

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 * **Creative Uses for Blogs:** |||| * [|Top Ten Reasons from a Student's Perspective]
 * [|33 Ways to use Blogs in the Classroom]
 * [|Nings (A Blog on steriods)] ||
 * =Wikis=

A wiki is a collaborative web site comprised of the collection of many authors. || **Pros**
 * Contributors can edit (via permissions)
 * Help students to work and learn more efficiently
 * Encourages collaboration
 * Can teach students how to comment constructively || **Cons**
 * Subject to vandalism
 * Edit wars
 * Name (Wiki) has negative connotations in the academic community (Wikipedia)
 * Safety
 * Lack of understanding about what a Wiki is
 * Not all parents will allow their child to have an online presence
 * Keeping the wiki active ||
 * **Sources Used:** |||| [|"Pros and Cons of Course Blogs and Wikis"] ||
 * **Creative Uses for Wikis:** |||| * [|50 Ways to Use Wikis in the Classroom]
 * [|How I Use Wikis] ||