Blog hosting and wiki hosting in education
- 1. BLOG HOSTING AND WIKI HOSTING IN EDUCATION By Elham Ekhtiari University of Technology and Science Fall,2017
- 2. Technology has a great influence in many aspects of our lives from decades ago until now. From the development and use of basic tools, the prehistoric discovery of how to control fire, to machines, telephones, internet, computers, tablets, smart phones and even nuclear weapons. By the invention of phones, computers and of course, internet; it seems that the world has become a “ global village”. We can communicate with other people easier and faster. anytime , anywhere.
- 3. By the help of technology, the education system has changed dramatically. Internet and computers play an important role in this concept. There are several websites, web blogs, applications, wikis and etc. that we can use for teaching in order to have active and creative classes. I would like to share some wikis and blogs and their strong and weak points in these slides.
- 4. Wiki is an online application that allows users to contribute to or edit its content. Meaning “quick” in the Hawaiian language, wiki is a creative and open environment where everyone has a voice. The significance of wiki lies in the fact that there is no assigned “leader” or “head writer”. The founder of wiki, Ward Cunningham, described his creation as “the simplest online database that could possibly work”. And it did. There are many wiki sites available for teachers and students, like wikispaces.com, Wikidot.com, Pbworks.com, Zoho Wiki, FreedomShare, Wikia, Wikispot,Wiki-Site, Weebly and Google Sites.
- 5. Pbworks.com • It offers educators a range of options that encourage student-centered learning • Students can build web sites or web pages that can be shared with other students and staff. • It is free for a basic account Unfortunately the access to this wiki site is not available in this region. Wikidot.com It is free to users free web hosting and domain name control over ads, and the chance to earn some money with ads, which can be used for the next class trip Unfortunately the access to this wiki site is not available in this region.
- 6. By taking the advice, tips, and lesson ideas in The Teacher’s Guide to Wikis, it should be fun and easy to incorporate wiki into your classroom. As an education tool, wiki will help keep you and your students engaged and working together.
- 7. There are also many blogs for both teachers and students to get improved in their fields. There are lots of blog hosting environments on the net. The Learning Network, Edutopia, Classroom 2.0, Edudemic, TeacherTube, MindShift, Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, TechThought and are some examples of blogs.
- 8. TeacherTube It is an online community for teachers to share videos of instructional learning. It is for teachers in any school or even home teachers, a destination to learn from your peers You can also find photos, videos, and audio recordings to use in your curriculum You can also join different groups focused on specific topics. TeacherTube is about community and education for teachers, by teachers. Edutopia It is part of The George Lucas Educational Foundation The blog's focus is on k-12 educators and students It's two main purposes are to produce content that improves learning and engages students and to "collaborate with researchers, teachers, and curriculum experts" to advance the field of project-based learning.
- 9. There are so many other blogs that we can explore in order to get some ideas about creating an effective teaching methods in our classes, to become more educated, informed and creative.