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Teaching with Weblogs and Wikis

Weblogs

Weblogs are user friendly websites that allow people to post messages as an individual or a group to a website. Teachers can use weblogs to practice a wide range of language skills with their students.

 

Jen Ouellette's high beginning FWE (Functional Work English) class in Arlington Hills

travel blog to keep in touch when she visited East Africa

job blog to practice weekly vocabulary

 

Jessica's ACES (Adult Computer and Employment Skills) class in Minneapolis

 

Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt's Minneapolis ESL class (This page is no longer being updated, but was used for several semesters.)

Evening Level 5

 

Barry Bakin’s class in California.

Barry Bakin also has a professional development blog for teachers called Teach4ESL.

 

Michelle's intermediate ESL class blog features student writing.

 

Wendy's Advanced writing and grammar class class in Vancouver, Canada

Blog activity: mystery guest blog

 

Rosa’s advanced AMEP (Adult Migrant English Programme) in Sydney, Australia

 

The Room 101 morning class has been posting regularly since September 2005!

  

Blogger

Creating your own blog

http://www.blogger.com/start

Creating a Blog directions

 

Edublogs

http://www.edublogs.org

 

Wikis

Wikis are websites that allow multiple editors to work together on a website. They can be used by teachers to work on reading, writing and collaboration skills with their learners.

 

MLC Learning Center-Rondo Library, Advanced ESL Class Wiki

http://mlcrondo.pbwiki.com/

 

Reading and Writing Skills

http://readingwriting101.pbwiki.com/News%20Report

 

Peanut Butter wiki

http://pbwiki.com

Wikihow: A wiki of "how to" websites 

http://www.wikihow.com/Special:Userlogin

 

Educational Heritage wiki

Educational Heritage Wiki

 

Seedwiki

http://www.seedwiki.com

 

Adult Literacy Education Wiki

ALE Wiki


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