Wikis+vs+Blogs

Even when wikis can be managed as a conversational tool, blogs have an intrinsic feature that allows readers to place comments on the blog.

Most blogs can allow the use of feeders (RSS) that constitutes a way to communicate better with the members of the community or people interested with the blog’s theme.

Wiki allow the collaboration in a better way because members can edit the same document to enrich the content and make corrections or audit content.

On classroom activity for a wiki could be to conduct a research in one subject (e.g. U.S. History), where students can contribute with a part of the research, or can complete or add relevant information into the wiki. Students can correct information, as well.

A blog can be used in a particular subject where students have to give an opinion or assume a position (Support the position of southern northern states in the civil war.). Students can agree or disagree with other students’ points of view about it.