Wikies, bickies, and blogs.... Oh, My!
The comments that some of the cohort members made about their blogging experience were interesting to me. Some loved it, and felt like the medium acted as a catalyst to unleash the creative writer in all of us. Conversely, some did not want to share their thoughts with an audience. The interesting part comes into to play because wikis have applications that both types of computer users can use. One user can publish and edit, and the other user can utilize the wiki as a portal for information. In each case, users interface with technology, collaborate, and connect to the greater world wide web.
5 comments:
Kevin, you are so insightful and straight!
For the older wikabies or bloggers like myself, it is going to take time to put ourselves out there.
Like I said in class tonight, it is an evolution!
Kevin...how did you learn to be so articulate! I like your explanation as to how a blog could be used by two different groups of people.
Kevin ... you page is an super resource! Thanks for putting this up for us!
I am concerned that using a tool that depends so much on reading and writing that many students with learning disabilities will have another area in which they will experience failure or may even experience embarrassment about their inability to communicate effectively. I love the idea of sharing ideas and collaborating, including the links and references... just hope that students aren't creating things that can hurt or harm (now or in the future).
Yesterday, I listened to a young woman who had put something on a blog when she was 19 years old. Today, she is hurt and bothered that she cannot remove the comments. Someone always has access to something that she wrote when she was young, still developing and making mistakes (as young people do). hmmmmm--
I value the blog and the wiki. I think both are powerful platforms for self-expression, collaboration, and, as Natalie points out, regret. I am very watchful of what I write and share. I am facinated by the "professional bloggers." Imagine getting paid for your thoughts?
On another note, thanks for your most recent post to Balddaddie's Babblings. You really got me thinking about my level of cynicism. If I put myself in my class, would I be successful? Maybe. . . thanks.
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