Wiki's are different than Blogs because anyone can edit them and complete change what is going onto the page. Blogs are controlled by the owner of that blog page and others can only comment to the blogs, but not change the theme, idea, or purpose of the blog itself. Wiki's help keep things organized and in one place for everyone to see and add to or make changes to. The video Wikis In Plain English shows a great example of how emails and other types of messaging can become clustered and important information can be lost throughout a group of people. When your many blogs, websites, and Wiki's become overwhelming in size, it is always helpful to create a social booking webpage where you can store all of your favorite pages and share them with others. Voice thread is also helpful for holding online discussions with your students.
All of these helpful tools I have learned from this assignment are completely new to me and very helpful in so many ways for everyone; not just educators. Wiki's are beneficial to students because they allow the students to be creative. I would use a Wiki in my class as a way for students to engage with one another about assignments, topics, and ideas they are learning in class. I would have my students edit, add, change the page however the want to keep the discussion going and make sure they do so at least once a month. Social booking is great for teachers to post specific web pages students will be using for a research assignment or something of the sort. Its a better, cleaner, more organized way to keep track of the important links and allows students to access them on their own time.
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