Wikis, and Blogs

Andrea Tamarazio

Erie 1 BOCES

atamarazio@e1b.org

What is a

• THE CONTENT AND PURPOSES OF BLOGS VARIES GREATLY — FROM LINKS AND COMMENTARY ABOUT OTHER WEB SITES, TO NEWS ABOUT A COMPANY/PERSON/IDEA, TO DIARIES, PHOTOS, POETRY, MINI-ESSAYS, PROJECT UPDATES, EVEN FICTION.

Wikipedia’s Definition

• A BLOG IS A WEB PAGE MADE UP OF USUALLY SHORT, FREQUENTLY UPDATED POSTS THAT ARE ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY.

Common Craft Video

What is a Blog?

• More information on blogs vs. forums.

• This site organizes the similarities and differences between the two topics and also gives definitions for terms that are used.

Blogs vs. Forums What are the differences?

Blogs vs. ForumsWhat are the differences?

This is a FORUM

Blogs vs. ForumsWhat are the differences?

This is a BLOG

Blogging Examples• 2ND Grade Class Weblog

• Mrs. Rikard’s 3rd Grade Blog Site

• Young Adult Novels Blog

• Teaching History Matters

• 5th Grade Math Blog

CLASSBLOGMEISTER.COM

Things to Think About

• How much personal information will you put up about each student?

• How will you assess your student’s blogs? Will you assess their Blogs?

• Where will the Blog be done; at home, school, or both?

• What does the ability to post a comment do for a classroom?

Blogging Websites• Wordpress – get a free blog here

• EduBlog – educational blogging service

• KidBlog – Safe and Simple blogs for your students

Wikis vs. Blogs

• A wiki can be a blog,

but …

a blog can’t be a wiki!

Wikis in Education

Andrea Tamarazio

Erie 1 BOCES

atamarazio@e1b.org

Wikis created for WNYRIC CSLO/Model Schools

• Erie 1 Online Wiki• Users can add/edit pages for

CSLO/Model Schools, including instructional resources, technology tool help, and lesson ideas – Wikis in Education Article.

What is a wiki?• The term "wiki" comes from a Hawaiian word meaning "quick." • A wiki is an online resource that is easily editable by any user

from any Internet browser. • Wikis allow for cross-referencing outside links or other pages

in the same wiki. • Anyone can edit anyone else's work in a wiki. • Wikis can be reverted back to previous edits. • Wikis were created by Ward Cunningham for the

Portland Pattern Repository in 1995. • Web-based wikis can be created with free server-based

software such as MediaWiki.Wikis in Plain English

Walk Through Wikis – Step by Step

• TeacherFirst: Wiki Walk-Through - http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ • This resource includes basic information about

wikis, as well as curriculum integration ideas. Implementation issues are also addressed.

• Wikispaces - Educational Wikis - http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

Free Wiki Hosting• Wikispaces (recommended) - http://www.wikispaces.com/

• Free Wikis for Teachers and Schools – full privileges (premium - no advertisements, secure)

• pbwiki (recommended) - http://pbworks.com/ • Example: http://mrlindsay.pbwiki.com/

• Zoho Wiki - http://wiki.zoho.com

• Wetpaint - http://www.wetpaint.com/

• BluWiki - http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Main_Page

Types of Wikis – Examples of Each

• Encyclopedias• Online Text Books• Online Dictionaries• How-To Guides• Best Practice Resources• Online Libraries• News Wikis• Fan Wikis• Other Wikis

Encyclopedias

• Example: Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org

• Beta: Citizendium - http://www.citizendium.org/

Online Text Books

• Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

• Wikiversity - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikiversity

• Wikijunior - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior

Online Dictionaries

• Example: Wiktionary - http://www.wiktionary.org

How-to Guides

•  Wikihow - http://wiki.ehow.com/Main-Page

• Wikibooks - Garage Band Quick Tutorial - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Garageband_Quick_Tutorial 

• University of Calgary – Podcasting - http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Podcasting

Best Practice Resources• Curriki - http://www.curriki.org/ • Library Success -

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page• Blended Learning in K-12 -

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blended_Learning_in_K-12/Introduction

• Monroe 1 Model Schools Wiki - http://wiki.monroe.edu/

• Sweet Home Admin Wiki - http://sweethomeadminwiki.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Online Libraries• Example: Wikisource -

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page:English 

• Video Library - http://www.vidipedia.org/Main_Page

• Music Example: Choral Public Domain Library - http://cpdl.org

News Wikis

• Example: Wikinews - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page

Other Wikis• Qwika (wiki search engine) -

http://www.qwika.com/ • Wikiquote -

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page   • Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki -

http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/ • Teen Poetry Wiki -

http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/ • Science Wiki -

http://monicabd.wikispaces.com/

Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration ENGLISH:

Book reviews and comments Socratic SeminarsLiterature Circles Free writing Writing samples Bibliography Revisions Collaborative writing• Example: High School Online Collaborative Writing -

http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

• Example: Teen Poetry Wiki - http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/ Create and post a story or book idea and have feedback and

changes made for creative writing class Essential questions or chapter questions for a novel Vocabulary activity Current events news Updated information for subjects

Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration - Continued

SOCIAL STUDIES: Socratic SeminarsDebatesCurrent events newsResearch – Example: Studying Societies at JHK - http://studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbwiki.com/

  SCIENCE: Species research Class review

  ELEMENTARY: Wikijunior/Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior Wikispaces – Another 250,000 Wikis in the Classroom Project - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

More wiki hosting ….

• Compare the wiki hosts of your choice with WikiMatrix:

http://www.wikimatrix.org/index.php

Wiki Information• Wikis in Online Education -

http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wikis_in_Online_Education

• Wired, March 2005: The Book Stops Here - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/wiki.html

• Marc Bilodeau: Wiki, an Overview - http://www.marcbilodeau.com/research/it/wiki.pdf 

• For Teachers New to Wikis - http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/For%20Teachers%20New%20to%20Wikis.html

• eSchool News Online, January 25, 2006 - http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6069 

• Weblogg-ed Links: Wikis - http://webloggedlinks.pbwiki.com/Wikis

Issues with Wikis • Andy Carvin Presentation – Wiki Revolution

• Internet encyclopedias go head to head - Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds.

• Wikipedia: External peer review

• Wikipedia and Britannica  - The Kid’s All Right (And So’s the Old Man)

• eSchoolNews on Citizendium - 2/22/07

• Where Flattery, Insult Lives Side by Side (Buffalo News, 3/12/2006) – access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

• The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia (New York Times, 4/23/2007) - access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

Contact Information

Andrea Tamarazioatamarazio@e1b.org