Wikis and Blogs

Wikis are used to display content such as results, ideas and information. They can be used by any person that has access to a computer with an internet connection and will continuously grow with content. For educational purposes, wiki's can be used for communication with students' parents or questions regarding assignments.

A blog is a website that is usually constantly updated with diary-type commentary and links to other articles and websites. One of the differences between a wiki and a blog is that a blog is usually a single author and a wiki may have multiple authors that have the ability to edit the page at any time.

Personally I would prefer to use a blog as I find that using a blog is clearer  to understand with an easier straightforward layout, however in saying this, I can certainly see the positives using a Wiki for educational purposes.  In a classroom setting it would really come down to the the task and the individual abilities of the children wether or not I would use a wiki or blog. If the children were working on a specific topic, a Wiki may be more effective to use as the children could collaborate and contribute to the page through a discussion.

As a lifelong learner and a future Learning Manager, I realise that I will have to start engaging within my Wiki  more and not favour the use of a blog instead because I realise they will both be just as important as eachother within the classroom context in the future.