1. CPE3: Wikis, Blogs, and
Web Publishing

2. What is a Wiki?
 A collaborative website where users are
allowed to create and edit content of a web
page.
 It includes the work of many users, rather than
just one.
 Coordinates correspondence among a group
more easily than email.
 Two sites used to create wikis: wikispaces and
PBWorks
 Link to my wiki:
http://swetzel.pbworks.com/w/page/76341959/FrontP

3. Blogging
 A website that allows readers to comment
 Allows news that is shared to be both
professional, as well as personal
 Allows the writer to build relationships with
readers and other bloggers
 Various Blog Platforms: Blogger, WordPress,
and KidBlog
 Link to my class blog:
http://kidblog.org/MrsWetzelsPENClass/

4. RSS Readers
 “Really Simple Syndication”
 A “home” for reading new
posts for your favorite
websites
 A fast way to keep up with
everything on the web
 Blogs and news updates
come directly to your
“feeder” website
 Connect by subscribing to
updates and favorite sites
 Some Reader Options:
Netvibes, Pulse Reader,
NewsBlur, Feedly, The Old
Reader

5. Ways to Become Web
Publisher
 These are just a few of
the top resources to
publish on the web:
Glogster, Animoto,
Edmodo, Wix,
VoiceThread,
XtraNormal, JogTheWeb
 I found JogTheWeb to be
the most useful in my
field of work, and very
simple to use
 Link to my JogTheWeb
resource:
http://www.jogthweb.com/user/s

6. Most Useful Tools
 JogTheWeb- Our team of
teachers has so many
resources and links that if
we could compile them
into various JogTheWeb
sites, it will be easier to
navigate within lessons
 Wikis-since my
colleagues are spread
among 15 schools, this is
a great collaboration site
where we can all
contribute, yet still have
all resources on one
website and access it
from home.

7. Successes and Challenges
 Successes:
 My colleagues were
very excited about the
various resources I
created and shared
with them, particularly
JogTheWeb
 Students loved the
idea of starting a class
blog and are looking
forward to using it
 I can see wikis being
used often among my
colleagues, and are
simple to create and
manage
 Challenges:
 RSS Reader- I don’t
follow many blogs or
many sites for news,
so this was new
territory for me
 Blogging- continuous
monitoring needed
since I need to
approve students’
comments before they
are posted, which can
be time consuming

8. Moodle and Online Learning
Feedback
 Moodle was very easy to navigate
 Everything was clearly explained and
laid out on Moodle
 Online learning makes it more flexible to
complete assignments when time
permits since many adults have busy
schedules
 Would highly recommend this course to
others