Wiki+and+Blogs

**What is happening in schools?**
//**What's a wiki?**// A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection. A wiki is continuously “under revision.” It is a living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process and product by many. One famous example is Wiki-pedia, an online encyclopedia with no “authors” but millions of contributors and editors. The word "wiki" comes from Hawaiian language, meaning "quick" or "fast." Copied from []

This site is for teachers and allows you to create an advertisment free wiki []

Andrea's step by step instructions for Check out this great online tutorial on [|getting started with WIKISPACES]

Wikispaces help http://www.wikispaces.com/help+index [|http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction]

Web 2 tools http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Online tools

Wikis in plain english media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY" height="390" width="480"



//**What's a Blog?**// A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world. Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules. In simple terms, a blog is a website, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not. Since Blogger was launched in 1999, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others. Copied from @http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g

[] [] [] []
 * Why blog? Here are some articles (and blogs) about why teachers should consider blogging (and reading blogs)! **

This site is ad free and commonly used by teachers www.blogger.com

Step by step instructions for blogger Check out this great online tutorial on @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY

Blog help @http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g

Web 2 tools http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Online tools

Blogs in plain english media type="youtube" key="NN2I1pWXjXI" height="390" width="480"