Blog+and+Wikis

=Blogs and Wikis=

Blogs -
Blogs are a good place for class discussions or for journal entries. The last post on a blog is always posted at the top. Teachers can use a blog to post class assignments and to invite students to comment on any of the blog entries. Various widgets can be added to the Blog for added communication, such as calendars or chat windows.

Blog Applications:
themes you can customize. || Another popular blogging tool with many options for customizing the template. || A blog creator just for teachers and students. Annual fee required for advanced features || A social networking portal which allows users to post in various formats. ||
 * [[image:http://www.blogger.com/img/logo40.png width="180" height="48" link="http://www.blogger.com/"]] || [[image:Picture_1.png width="230" height="49" link="http://wordpress.com/"]] || [[image:http://edublogs.org/wp-content/themes/edublogs-v2-new/images/edublog-logo.gif width="120" height="32" link="http://edublogs.org/"]] || [[image:http://media.edmodo.com/2/img/splash.png width="160" height="60" link="http://www.edmodo.com/"]] ||
 * A popular blogging tool with various

Wikis -
Wikis are a collection of websites which can be easily edited by various members of the space. It is a great tool for collaboration or for projects which will continuously change or need to be updated since the pages are created with easy mark-up language. Text, graphics, video and widgets can be added to wiki pages.

Wiki Applications
space which is ad-free. || PBWorks was formally known as PBWiki. || Wetpaint now has ad- free wikis for educators. ||  ||
 * [[image:Picture_2.png width="174" height="48" link="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers"]] || [[image:http://pbworks.com/version6/images/layout/pbworksLogo.gif width="135" height="20" link="http://pbworks.com/"]] || [[image:http://www.wetpaint.com/img/logoHome.png width="114" height="73" link="http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education--Wikis-In-The-Classroom"]] ||  ||
 * Wikispaces for educators has