Thing 22

For this thing I reviewed different wikis then created my own. See the link below if you want to check it out. I had a lot of trouble with the formatting, so it isn't finished yet, and I'm not really sure how it will work, but it's a start. Overall I'm glad I made one but I'm not comfortable yet. I'm hopeful that it will work well and that it will help kids to apply the skills they learned to some realistic situations that will be generated by same age peers form another class. I also have some questions. How do I give each student permission? Who gives them the password? I think I'll go back to Wiecker's Wicknomics, and review the rubric he used. I think something like that plus more directions would be beneficial to have up towards the front of the site.

Ahealthyexchangewiki

A wiki is different from a blog because a blog operates in a much more controlled way. When blogging, a person expresses their feelings and viewpoints about something, in response to a prompt, or in response to something that's on their mind that they want to share. People can respond to the blog by posting their comments. It seems that often times the comments are short, and supportive of the author. It's easy to see a chronological pattern of responses between the author of the blog and the people who post comments. A wiki invites more participation from a group of people. Wikis are intended to be interactive as the content can be changed or modified to meet the group's needs. The dialogues generated in a wiki can be much more random and spontaneous, depending on how they are set up. Wikis are designed to allow on-line conversation between groups of people, who are working on a particular task.