Blogs v. Wikis v. Web Pages

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Dickens on September 15, 2010 at 8:51pm

Hey, I am currently a pre-service teacher and as a student I always preferred a wiki as opposed to a blog or a website. On a wiki page each student can have their own individual page, which they can add content to as they like. The individual pages would make assessment an easy process and allow the teacher to provide immediate feedback on student responses. Also students can comment on each others pages, facilitating an interactive experience. Furthermore a wiki can be private (you would need to invite the students to join the wiki with a user name and password), whereas blogs and websites are usually open to the public, which might make the students as well as the teacher uncomfortable. I hope this has been useful. Good Luck.

Joseph

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Permalink Reply by Jillian Kistler on September 26, 2010 at 10:28pm

The students should pick which one they feel more comfortable with. I know many students find Wikis rather easy to navigate and they are safer (with respect to who can view and edit content). The students should also consider utilizing dipity.com and make time lines or flip books to show the change in different areas. Just a thought.
http://www.dipity.com/

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Permalink Reply by Vidaemsociedade on January 13, 2011 at 1:22pm

Obrigado pela dia do Dipity.

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Permalink Reply by Audrey Albano on September 29, 2010 at 7:13pm

Hello,

I think that a wiki serves your function a little better than a blog. With a wiki, teachers can monitor it and know when and by whom it has been edited. Furthermore, each student could have their own individual page; it is almost like every student has their own mini blog within the wiki. it is also quite simple to save and edit as well as add new pages. They are easily organized as well. I cannot imagine going through blog after blog for each student- much easier to just have the wiki with everyone's individual pages! I have a blog and a wiki, I have not nor have I ever had a webpage. I think that a wiki is by far the most user friendly. Hope it all works out!

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Permalink Reply by Karla Wolff on September 30, 2010 at 1:39pm

Personally, I would choose either a wiki or a web page, so that all the information and the students work would be in the same place. WIkis would probably be easier for the student to edit and naviagate then a web page might. A web page (as far as I know) also restricts editing only to the webmaster and the students would only be able to comment on the page. Students would be able to do a lot more with wikis and can be given access to post their assignments, journals, etc on their own or class page on the wiki. As Joseph Dickens mentioned wikis are able to be made private which might be more comfortable for the students. Of course you could always have a mixture of both like using a webpage that connects to different wikis.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsay Henry on October 13, 2010 at 11:59am

Hi! I also teach American Studies to juniors. We currently use a wiki for the kids to make their own textbook (https://mhsamericanstudies.wikispaces.com) and a blog for kids to write about the choice read boooks.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsay Henry on October 13, 2010 at 11:59am

PS - You may want to try www.schoology.com for a free, interactive digital classroom with blogging available.

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Permalink Reply by Sondra Hamilton on October 29, 2010 at 6:49pm

Hi,

I think a Wiki would be a great platform for this activity. Web pages would work, too. I would suggest Wikispaces or Google Docs. Here's a Wiki with that I use for teaching workshops about Wikispaces Wikis, Wikis in the Classroom. It contains everything you need to know about using Wikis.

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