What are blogs and wikis?

What are Blogs?
Weblogs or Blogs are online journals that are really simple and easy to use.

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Blog Sources

Articles on Blogging in the classroom

CNet News- Blogging 101 - Web logs go to school

Deseret News article 'Blogs come to class'

What are Wikis?
Wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick or fast. Wikis can be edited by many different people. They are a great tool for collaborating and synthesizing information.

Watch this video to see how wiki's can help your teaching.



Wiki Sources

Articles on Wikis in the Classroom

A Glorified Whiteboard

Wired News - The Wiki that edited me

Wiki Ideas for the Classroom

Wikiversity

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