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Blog or Wiki
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2. Wiki
Provide places for groups to build ideas together
On-line collaboration tool
Information can change over time
3 Dimensional - can hyperlink to other sources
- contribute ideas/edit
- comment
Can contain a body of knowledge that one or more people have
constructed and share
Wikis are good for long-lived content.
Information on the wiki can be stored into folders
Portal for learning

3. Blogs
Are good for running conversations and discussions
Provide audience with a voice - invite a response
The knowledge is usually constructed by one person
2 Dimensional - can hyperlink to other sources
- comment/discuss
Entries appear in reverse chronological order- can not be
contained in folders
Usually journal style - a form of self-expression
A way to create community with your audience/readers on specific
topics

4. Which
Wiki?

6. Features of Pb wiki
http://pbwiki.com/features.wiki#inviteothers
60 second setup
Tags and Folders
Search across pages to see what you are looking for
Collaborative page editing
Document management & file sharing
Ad free
Easily invite others to collaborate
Automatic notifications by RSS and email
Users with appropriate permissions can leave comments on your wiki pages
NEW
Access Controls
Page and Folder-Level Access
Automatic Backups

7. Great templates
Ad Free Education Sites
Move/Delete Comments
Questionable Language Report
Photo Galleries
Video Galleries
Customizable Page Templates
Layout Zones
Spell Check ( available through Firefox and Flock)

8. Great templates
Ad Free Education Sites
Move/Delete Comments
Questionable Language Report
Photo Galleries
Video Galleries
Customizable Page Templates
Layout Zones
Spell Check ( available through Firefox and Flock)
Not as intuitive / slightly more difficult to navigate

9. Ad free Education sites
No folders or comments

10. Which
Blog?
WordPress

11. Which
Blog?
WordPress
Ad Free
Education Accounts

13. How do we respond to these
Challenges?

14. How do we respond to these
Challenges?
Why use Blogs and wikis?
Are these safe environments for
our children?
How do they promote and
develop learning outcomes?