Blogs And Wikis Your School Goes Online

Blogs and Wikis Your school goes online! Gladys Baya Ma. Claudia Bellusci August 2007 ‘ How has the world of the child changed in the last 150 years?' … the answer is. 'It's hard to imagine any way in which it hasn't changed….they're immersed in all kinds of stuff that was unheard of 150 years ago, and yet if you look at schools today versus 100 years ago, they are more similar than dissimilar.’ Peter Senge

Hospitals, airports and shopping malls… Schools… Men and women… Families… Children… Teenagers…

What knowledge and skills should our students have when they graduate from school? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blogs and wikis: tools for the 21st century classroom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TASK ONE: What do you know about blogs? Answer True or False : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],www.blogger.com

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6. You must have a server to set up a blog. False ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],False Settings Comments Prevents human spamming or inappropriate comments CAPTCHA (" C ompletely A utomated P ublic T uring test to tell C omputers and H umans A part")

Safety Features: Readers anybody only people I choose only blog authors Settings Permissions

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is a blog then?

How to create your own blog www.blogger.com

Step 2 – Name your blog (cont.)

Add or edit page elements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TASK TWO: Benefits of blogging for writing Unscramble the letters ! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],HABIT AUDIENCE HOURS REWRITING READING WEB REFLECT LOSE CRITICISM ENHANCES

Types of blogs Types of blogs 1. Teacher 4. Administrator 2. Class 3. Student

Teacher blogs To parents To peers To students Example: Have Fun with English 2 ( http://fwe2.motime.com/ ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Class blogs Teacher and students can write in the main area Extension of class activities and discussions Both teacher and students can choose their topics Example: Writing at Work Level 6 ( http ://wew6. blogspot.com /)

Student blogs Own personal online space Free choice of content and design Linked to class or teacher blog ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Administrator blogs Encourage blogging among teachers and students to build a school learning network Engage in blogging themselves ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Examples G-Town Talks: ghsprincipal.edublogs.org Leader Talk: www.leadertalk.org/

A word of advice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

I Started A Blog Nobody Read by Sprites ( http:// www.myspace.com /sprites ) ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Build a community of readers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is a wiki? Let’s ask some teachers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL3wnvMoT0E

A wiki is a website that multiple people can edit.

What’s a wiki? (Match) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],a new version is saved. the result of the group’s interactions. a computer with an Internet connection. controlling who can read and/or edit (some pages of) your wiki. the product. by the wiki hosts, and you can get back ups downloaded to your hard disk. that their words may be deleted or changed by others.

Writing without new technologies

Introducing a wiki into my class

Getting students to explore the wiki

Nothing is ever lost on a wiki!

Collaborative (guided writing) on a wiki

Computer-mediated communication?

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why use wikis?

Benefits of writing for wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],RVSN, RVSN, RVSN! REVISION, REVISION, REVISION! FLXBLTY FLEXIBILITY DNC AUDIENCE PRCSS. PROCESS CNTNT CONTENT.

Starting a wiki with wikispaces

Developing writing with wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Obstacles you might face ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BLOG or WIKI? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BLOG BLOG BLOG WIKI WIKI WIKI

BLOG or WIKI? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsFU3sAlPx4

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