wikis

Wikis are websites (content) that allows for editing requiresusers to register before they can make any changes. Wikis can be useful in the classroom in many ways. First of all, teachers could collaborate on a project. One teacher could begin the project descript and then another could add onto it, and so on and so forth until the prject descriptionis complete. In the classroom with the students wikis could be a useful tool as well. Collaboration, group stories, group research, all of this could thrive using wikis.

 

student blogs

The website 21classes.com is a great resource for creating student accounts. One reason is that you don’t need to set up the accounts using email addresses. There is an option on the setup where you can set up accounts without using email. Also, this site is great because it has settings that allow for more security, which is important when using with students.

A good idea when using blogs with students in the class is to have students sign a blogging contract. This ensures the expectations and hopefully the consequences as well.