The Wiki, Podcasting, and Blogging in the Classroom

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The Wiki, Podcasting, and Blogging in the
Classroom

• By, Emi Lengyel

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Wiki-Wiki

• Hawaiian meaning quick
• Public transportation
• Quick and easy authoring tool
• Anyone can edit at anytime

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Why the Wiki?

• Students can manage their own site
• Students edit back and forth
• Can be used as a resource implement
• Study guide
• Articulation tool
• Communication

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When to use the Wiki?

• PPT presentations to share
• Video audio files
• Literature circles
• Posting essays
• Journaling/
• reflecting
• Conferencing
• Assignments
• Collaboration

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My Wiki

• http//www.mrmclaughlin.com/schema/Lengyel/index.p
  hp?nMain.HomePage

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Podcasting

• Podcasting is the creation and distribution of
  amateur radio.
• Students have many uses for podcasting

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What else about Podcasting?

• Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and
  thinking skills!
• Use across the curriculum
• Students create a script
• Students need to be familiar with the material
• Review
• Sharing of ideas
• Integration of technology

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Examples of Podcasting

• http//home.comcast.net/m.schwander/podcasts.htm

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The Blog

• A space to write about reactions
• Constructivist tool for learning
• A way of making connections with students
• Interactive
• Enhances topic-specific expertise
• New literacy in our informational society

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The Blog as a writing genre

• Facilitates reading and writing
  criticallydemands clarity and cogency in
  construction
• Continuous process
• Blogging is not just writing, its conversation
• Analysis and synthesis of information
• Can be used across the curriculum

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Classroom uses are endless

• Reflections
• Informational
• Communication
• Prompts for writing
• Vocabulary, grammar, examples of class work
• Post resources
• Literature circles
• And so much more

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Sample Blogs

• http//mslengyel.blogspot.com/
• http//nhsliteracy.blogspot.com/