This document discusses using blogs, wikis, and discussion forums in education. It describes blogs as individual or collaborative online journals that allow students to reflect on learning, improve writing skills, and share artifacts. Blogs originated as personal journals but are now used for storytelling, peer journalism, and connecting authors. The document provides examples of blog URLs and compares features of blogs to websites. It also examines using blogs, wikis, and discussion forums on platforms like Moodle, Blackboard, Blogger, and WordPress to enhance learning. While technology has limitations, the document suggests it does not have to limit educational opportunities if used strategically.

1. BLOGS
IN EDUCATION

2. BLOGS
WIKIS
DISCUSSION
FORUMS

3. INDIVIDUAL
COLLABORATIVE

4. IN THE REAL WORLD
• PERSONAL JOURNALS
• STORY TELLING
• PEER TO PEER JOURNALISM
• EDITORIAL PAGES
• NEWS
• CONNECTING AUTHORS
• PROMOTING AND SHARING (MILLIONS OF PEOPLE)
• MAKE MONEY
• INSPIRE OTHERS
ORIGINATED SPONTANEOUSLY
BLOGGING IS OLDER THAN JUSTIN BEEBER
MULTI MODAL

5. WHAT A BLOG LOOKS LIKE
POSTINGS in
chronological
order
COMMENTS
ARCHIVE
Other info

6. EXAMPLE 1
URL http://mrpoluk.edublogs.org/2015/09/30/my-10-day-blogging-challenge/

7. EXAMPLE 2
URL http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/03/24/pittsfield-ma/

8. EXAMPLE 3

9. BLOGS VS WEBSITES
INDIVIDUAL AUTHOR
POSTS ARRANGED by DATE
COMMENT
FOLLOW ME
ARCHIVE

10. IN EDUCATION
REFLECTIVE JOURNALS
IMPROVE WRITING SKILLS
VISUAL LITERACY
SHARE A STORY
SHARE EXPERTISE
ARTIFACTS – EPORTFOLIOS
OWNED BY STUDENTS

11. MOODLE
SITE BLOGS
CLASS BLOGS in discussion
“STANDARD FORUM DISPLAYED IN
A BLOG_LIKE FORMAT
RESPONSIVE DESIGN?
BLACKBOARD
BLOGS
JOURNALS
WHAT TOOL SHALL WE USE?

12. BLOGGER
FREE
Owned by Google
WORD PRESS
FREE
OPEN SOURCE
WHAT TOOL SHALL WE USE?

13. COLLABORATIVE
WIKIS
COLLABORATIVE WRITING
PEER EDITING
CREATING WEBSITE
DISCUSSION FORUMS

14. WHAT WIKI TOOL SHALL WE USE?
Saving – one wiki at a time
Unattractive
Responsive design?
GOOGLE DOCS
GOOGLE SITES
MOODLE OR BLACKBOARD
Fast – easy
See who is editing
chat

15. DISCUSSION FORUMS
Discussion Forums =
LINEAR Q + A
VOICE THREAD
WEB CONFERENCING

16. TECHNOLOGY IS
LIMITED
BUT NOT
LIMITING