Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, Social Networks, it all seems like too much to get. Why would I want a wiki if I have a blog? Well, Richardson actually makes a great distinction between using a blog versus a wiki in the classroom. I was already familiar with blogs, but I’m excited to try my hand at wikis. It appears to be a much better way to have students interact and turn in assignments via wiki which they could edit without merely posting a comment on a blog for the class. Unless you give all your students access to your blog password, and thus your dashboard, there isn’t a way for them to really interact unless they are creating their own blogs (which would also be a great assignment). This video about blogs vs. wikis is AWESOME!
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