Wikispaces

This class was my first experiences ever with wiki, so creating my own was challenging to say the least. There are a lot of differences between blogs,  weebly and wikispaces. All of these applications involve interacting with others on the internet, and in that sense there is a place for all of them in a classroom. The biggest difference between a wiki and blog is that with a blog you are writing and others can comment on your posts, but no one can actually change what you have written. With a wiki you are working with a group of people to create and share information. I don't see many similarities between weebly and wiki spaces, because weebly is again your own personal website, where you are the sole producers of the content published. Because of these differences all three can be used in a classroom, but they all have very different roles.

As at teacher I can not see myself using wiki instead of a weebly to communicate about things happening in the classroom, but I can see it being used by students. Most people don't like working in groups, but I think using a wiki can solve a lot of the problems involved in group work. Its a great place for students to share information with each other and work together to produce something they can all be proud of. I think it might be a little advanced for elementary school, but in middle school and high school I can think of many projects that could be done using a wiki.