Blogs+&+Wikis+in+Education

Using Blogs and Wikis in Education Blogs can be a great way for students and teachers to interact and communicate with one another. Blogs can be used as a culminating activitiy allowing students to respond to a prompt. For instance; after completing a unit on Colonial Life, a blog could be started that includes the following prompt: Discuss the differences and similarities between life during colonial times and current times. It could be a great way to incorportate writing and discussion into the class and allow the teacher to see if the students understand. Another way a blog could be used is for guided reading group discussions. It would allow the students to post a reflection to the section of the book they read, ask questions, and get answers from other students in the room as well as from me. ​ Wikis can be a great way of organizing links and ideas into one common place. This can be beneficial when organizing information for learning units. When teaching a concept, one could create a wiki page that includes links to sites with information to help the students gain more understanding of the idea. The page could also include notes and assignment information for the unit. This would be how I would use Blogs and Wikis in my classroom.

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