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Wiki or Blog?

The education community has become enamored with the Web 2.0 experience. With students texting and posting all day long, it only makes sense to give them something educational to text and post about. So, I’m considering which tool is better to use for my particular class. Do I wiki or should I blog? I found the Wikispace website to be more user friendly than the Edublogs website. I had an easier time figuring out how to move around on my wiki page. Also, my Wikispace offered more design options than the Edublogs website. I think, overall, the Wikispace was easier to read, change, and offered more versatility. Being able to add pages, tags, widgets and myriad of other features makes Wikispaces my favorite. I would prefer to use Wikispaces with my staff and students because of the inherent collaborative nature of this website. I feel as though the Edublogs site would serve only one or two purposes for me. It is an easy way to get information out to a lot of people with one or two clicks. I would use Edublogs to communicate with students and parents about upcoming events and announcements. Also, I would enjoy starting discussions with my students about various topics covered in class. I don't think that I would use Edublogs with my staff because it seems a little to informal. Integrating technology into the classroom is unavoidable, so we should use tools that make information distribution easier, as well as, stimulate the minds of our students.