Blogs and wikis

In this Term we have been looking at Blogs and wikis and how they can help students in their learning. Blogs can be used to show parents and other students what yu have been learning/doing in class. This can also be used to help students interact with each other as a type of instant messager that can be supervised by teachers and parents. Wikis are great for assessment work. Instead of being handed a task sheet with everything specific on it, using a wiki can be changed if things need to be changed, it can also be accessed at anytime and cannot be loss unlike a ordinary piece of paper in a students school bag. Students can also add extra comments and information on the wiki to help out their peers. Blogs and wikis are very useful tools in the education of young people.