Blogs and Wikis
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The New “Digital Divide”Those who know how to “think” about search vs. those who don’t.
• Those who know how to validate soft information vs. those who don’t
• Those who know where to find information in new “hot” channels vs. those who don’t.
• Those who understand the current culture of informal languages vs. those who don’t.
• Those who know how to get information to travel to them vs. those who still chase it.
• Those who have the knowledge and skills to create and re-mix digital media and those who don’t.
• Those that understand learning is a continual process vs. those that view learning as an achievement.
Professional Learning Network
• What are your professional interests?
• How are you engaging with others?
• How are you connecting and sharing?
Blogs Explained
Why Blog?
• Share opinions, news, commentary
• Journaling, researching, describing, observing
• Generating ideas, reflecting, discussion
Wikis Explained
Why Wiki?
• Easily share ideas
• Build Web sites
• Planning, collaborating, presenting
Which One?Blog
•One writer or a small group of writers
•Sharing ideas and opinions, reflection
•Individual or small group online identity
Wiki
•Large group of writers
•Collaboration, editing, sharing
•Community
RSS
• Really Simple Syndication
• Blogs, wikis and other sites publish feeds
• Use feed readers to subscribe
RSS Explained
Some Help From Google
Wikispaces
• http://digitalbookworm.wikispaces.com
Blog and Wiki Sites
• Blogger
• Edublogs
• Wordpress
• Weebly
• Wikispaces
Cautions
• Anonymity
• Access
• Spam
• Blocking and filters
• “Trolls”