Blogs
Blogs (short for "Web logs") are user friendly websites that allow people to post messages as an individual or a group to a website. Teachers can use blogs to practice a wide range of language skills with their students.
Jen Ouellette's travel blog to keep in touch when she visited East Africa
Rosa’s advanced AMEP (Adult Migrant English Programme) in Sydney, Australia
The Room 101 morning class has been posting regularly since September 2005!
Where can you start a blog?
Google's Blogger:
www.blogger.com/start
Edublogs
www.edublogs.org
TypePad www.typepad.com
WordPress http://wordpress.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.
Wikipedia is the world's largest and most well known wiki.
Wikihow: A wiki of "how to" websites
www.wikihow.com
Instructional wiki example: Reading and Writing Skills lesson
http://readingwriting101.pbwiki.com/News%20Report
Educational Heritage Wiki
Adult Education & Technology Wiki: http://adultedtech.pbworks.com
Adult Literacy Education Wiki
ALE Wiki
Where can you start a wiki? http://pbworks.com www.wikispaces.com
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