WordPress.com — Get a Free Blog Here. Welcome to Wikispaces - Free Wikis for Everyone. LiveJournal.com - Start a Free Blog / Journal Today. PBworks: PBworks Online Collaboration. Wiki communities for everyone! -- Wikia.com. Dashboard. Blogs and wikis in the classroom. Over the last few years, more and more educators have begun using blogs and wikis in the classroom. This article will discuss what blogs and wikis are, some of their uses in the classroom, and provide resources for teachers who are hoping to begin using blogs and/or wikis this year. Blogs Blogs, short for "web logs" have become popular through all social circles.
Blogs give an author or authors an opportunity to share information with large groups of people via the web in a very easy-to-use format. In the classroom, blogs can be used as a place for students to talk about what they have learned, discuss perspectives on a news item, or provide information to individuals who have an interest in the class. Wikis Wikis are another dynamic tool for use in the classroom. True for both blogs and wikis: Adding graphics and files for download are fairly easy. There are some classrooms that use both blogs and wikis. For more info: Free Blogs: Free Wikis: