Brianna Murray - Introduction

The purpose of blogs, wikis, and smartboards is to allow individuals to share knowledge, information, and ideas. Each can be used creativitely and uniquely. A blog allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal while readers may comment on posts. A Wiki is a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it. Wikis offer the opportunity to share knowledge and information as well. The Smart Board is an interactive electronic whiteboard which can enhance instruction and learning. There is also Smart Board notebook software that makes it possible for teachers to enrich content and specify student skills. A blog can be used for students to post information individually but share the information with the class as a whole. A wiki can be used by collaborative group work in a classroom where students can create and edit wiki pages. Wiki sites can be specified to a certain topic. Smart boards can be used in a classroom to make students more interactive with the lessons. Each one of these technologies makes learning more fun, more interesting, and allows students to be more creative and involved with their work.
The main difference between a wiki and a blog is that a blog is more of an online journal. It is updated when the author desires which can be weekly or even daily. A blog is created by one specific individual where a wiki is edited by many people. A wiki is also a superset of a blog which means a wiki can host a blog but a blog can not host a wiki.

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