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Post by sueannan on Jan 20, 2011 21:00:13 GMT
I think that they all have a role to play. I like the interactive quality of the wiki, where others can share and be involved in making changes. For me, I still feel that blogs are a bit like navel-gazing. Last year I was so impressed that I set up a wiki and it is well used. This year it is the turn of the blog. Perhaps time will prove me wrong. Rss ( really simple syndication) is a great way to be kept up to date with any new developments on the blogs which you may be following.
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Post by karima on Jan 21, 2011 4:09:16 GMT
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Post by moiraokon on Jan 22, 2011 11:52:21 GMT
Hi, thanks for the shared reading material, I know a little bit more now. Regarding the 2 questions:
1. * As a user I was able to add content (Participant's Page) VERY EASILY!!! *Having handy resources that we can access to and comment on them.
2. I love the way I can organise myself using BaW's wikis, I would love to create one for every Unit of Inquiry I do with my students. This enables more autonomy from them.
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Post by moiraokon on Jan 25, 2011 12:03:56 GMT
Hi! Always 1 step behind...SORRY! Here I post my definitions for Week 2:
SOCIAL NETWORK: where members/participants share messages, comments, daily/instant status, videos, photos just because…main purpose: socialize. Different channels that can be used: mobile devices, Web page, Instant Messengers and desktop clients. BLOGS (short for weblog): Frequently updated online journals, cheap and easy-to-use, create and update piece of software which allows interaction with the world: to express yourself, connect with others who share your passions, and share information. They can incorporate straight text, hyperlinks, images and video. WIKI: group of web pages that allows users to add content AND permits others to edit the content. It can be viewed and modified by anybody with a Web browser and access to the Internet. They are able to incorporate sounds, movies, and pictures; they may prove to be a simple tool to create multimedia presentations and simple digital stories.
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Post by submauricio on Jan 25, 2011 16:06:04 GMT
Hi all!
I just want to say that I found the readings to be very interesting. In this moment I only have classroom contact with my learners twice a week for 7 weeks. I think that the idea of using a blog as way of getting them to interact with each other and make postings is great.
Even using Twitter as tool where they can post messages about assignments or ask questions to me or other learners in the class. This is because a good number of my learners are familiarized with Twitter.
I don't think I would be introducing the use of a wiki with this particular group of students because they have to juggle work, family and English lessons! but I definitely see the potential of wikis and would like to start using them with some of my other groups.
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Post by remaricris on Jan 28, 2011 4:31:06 GMT
1 - I´ve found the article really interesting, it describes several characteristics. So far, and based on my little experience in the use of wikis, I´ve seen that BAW11 wiki is a site in which all authorized members as “writers” can add information, photos, videos. In this way, we can get to know other group members, make comments and edit content. 2 - By the time being, I think I wouldn´t be confident sharing a wiki with my students. The point is that I, myself, don´t find it easy to handle wikis, so that I fear possible troubles that my learners, and myself, should face. I feel much more comfortable bloging and sharing learners´ blogs.
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Post by nmprofozic on Jan 30, 2011 0:59:51 GMT
Although it's abit late I will add this contribution, some might read later on. I've read the prescribed article and all the comments - the article is really useful, gives you a very good overview of what specifics there are in each of these tools. From my personal experience I can say that wikis are really great and can be used for a number of purposes where collaboration is needed or important. I created a wiki about a year and a half ago (for my French class) and I found it amazing, particularly motivating for students. Actually, you can have all your syllabus on a wiki and you can structure it the way you wish. I made a page for each student (this gives them a sense of ownership , I think, which is good) and then made a page with all assignments. They could do the assignments in any order, and I "bribed' them just a bit by giving them points for each assignment completed. I also made pages with recepes, for example, and songs so they could listen to music and complete the exercise based on the lyrics - they could do that individually , at home if they wished but also, in class, and they could pick up the song they wished, etc etc. It is true that it takes a little bit of time to prepare all that but these are the resources which you can always use, with other students as well - you can also prepare the resources with the help of students so, for example, if I had written a piece of text, the students in groups could translate it, etc etc. if anyone would like to have a look how I used the wiki you can check at: tiare.pbworks.com/w/page/11607195/FrontPageOn the right hand side there are pages with assignments, songs, helpful resources, etc. Just to add, for all who feel scared because of being new to these things: I consider myself particularly dumb for everything that involves new techologies but am trying persistently to learn - I am slow at learning these things but in the end you get there. And what is wonderful, it's the people who are always willing to help Students, too, are fantastic - I would always ask them and they would explain how to do something - they are aware that we weren't born in the age when they were born and they feel much more comfortable with this stuff, so why not use THEM to help us when we need help? (i'm sure they would feel very proud of it and would appreciate the fact that you sometimes rely on them
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