The important things I have gleaned from the readings. The Google article on creating a good blog had great ideas and suggestions. I really like the idea that you do not link to other sites or pictures and find a top level domain. I have been able to keep with this site for a couple of years now, even when I don't write for a long time. It has only recently moved to a stable relationship with Google, which is actually better for me. I also really agreed with the idea that in a blog a writer must explain more than normal. I have re read things I wrote months ago and have to really try and remember why I wrote that, or what I meant by it. The Harvard Weblog article talks about comments. I have found the comments section can be annoying and difficult, and also a way for others to interact with my writing. Those interactions are what can be difficult, but then all writing that is public comes under scrutiny, so I guess it comes with the territory.
A wiki is a new concept for me in terms of my own use. I send students to Wikipedia all the time, with the admonishment that the entries must be scrutinized for validity and correctness. However, the thought of creating my own Wiki has never crossed my mind. However, in the O'Reilly article, the concept that a wiki is used by a large group of people to communicate and share a workspace is a really interesting concept. Recently, I had a group project that didn't work very well, but could have been much better with a wiki. I can see many writers using a wiki to create a book. As I have never used a wiki, I would not know what a good software program is, but am looking forward to using the class wiki. I was interested in the reasons for not using a wiki. I can see that those who are not technology savvy would have a difficult time managing this type of communication. Sometimes the public nature of a blog or a wiki makes it hard to really communicate with others. I can see that I will have much more immediate uses for a blog and plan to help my students create their own blog in an effort to evaluate writing and their ideas in the future. We'll just have to see about a Wiki.
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