Blogs and wikis
It would seem we are a step or two closer to using blogs and wikis and podcasts (oh my!). The main theme at ETLC in Roanoke, VA seemed to be these Web 2.0 tools. I think our tech coordinator is receptive to the idea. We have a few teachers using Wordpress in their classrooms, mainly for discussions. However, it was blocked for awhile because it would seem folks like to run proxy anonymizers off their Wordpress accounts….
I want more teachers to give blogs a whirl – give students extra credit or something for participating in a discussion on the blog. We are planning on putting our technology plan into a wiki for the admin and teachers to comment upon before we have to submit it to the state. Another plan is to have middle school students begin creating book reviews in podcast form to place on their school webpage.
What are other ideas for blogs and wikis????
