I think this is a tool that could be used by students to create study guides, summarize understanding of topics, and share information about lessons or activities.
A blog is when a person creates post but others may comment but not create a post. A wiki is more collaborative and can be changed by others.
My favorite Wiki that I explored was the Flat Planet. You could tell that the students were engaged in learning and taking it to the next level. This was a fun and great way to help children learn through collaboration.
My least favorite wiki was the one that was the school newsletter. To me if just a couple of people are able to edit the information I would rather just visit a website than a wiki.
I have used wikipedia with my class to define words for them. It is a quick way to let the students find the information and share it with the class on the document camera.
You're absolutely right about wikis being more collaborative than blogs. Blogs are definitely more of a discussion-driven tool, where one writer expresses him or herself, and readers respond to what has been written.
ReplyDeleteWikis, on the other hand, are a place to collect resources, links, or ideas, or a place to manage collaborative projects. I'm glad that you noted the difference between the two wikis you took a look at. The school newsletter is closer to a Web 1.0 site than a truly Web 2.0 site. However, educators have turned to wikis for purposes like this because they're easy to use and edit.
Good response; Thing 5 complete.