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Wikis and blogs are two online tools that are similar in many ways. One simple explanation of the difference between the two is that blogs usually have a single author, use reverse chronological order, are usually personal, and often include external links. Wikis usually have many authors, the structure is determined by content and users, the content is usually objective, and often include both internal and external links. [from http://webquest.sdsu.edu/necc2004/blogs-and-wikis.htm]

Another way to describe the difference is to look at the definition of a **bliki** as a “combination of the two Internet concepts of a blog and wiki. It combines features from both: as with blogs, posts or articles appear in reverse chronological order on the front page, with the most recent one at the top; but editing is done in wiki style, with a version history for each page and special markup tags. As with wikis, the fact that a site is a bliki does not mean that any reader can edit any page; editing permission is at the discretion of the administrator(s).” [from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliki]

//Also see Wiki Tools for information about a few wiki tools that have free versions available - including the tool I used to make this site, Wikispaces!//

Impact of Research-Based Professional Development: Investigation of Inservice Teacher Learning and Practice in Wiki Integration http://blog.wikispaces.com/2014/05/join-us-research-q-and-a-with-justin-ellsworth-wikis-and-professional-development-best-practices.html

From Rubistar (rubistar.4teachers.org) #1481502 Accessing and Editing Wikis

[video] Wikis in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english

Video: How Wikis Work http://wiki-blog-project.wiki.usfca.edu/ This is a quick video from the USF Wikis and Blogs Pilot Project that describes how a wiki works.

Wiki Walk-Through http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ This is an interesting, step-by-step introduction to wikis, with reviews and examples of three wiki tools (Wikispaces, PBWiki and Wetpaint).

Educational Wikis http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/ This is a wiki about using wikis in education. You are encouraged to add your ideas, too.

Wikis in Education [Wetpaint] http://www.wetpaint.com/category/education

WikiHow [|http://www.wikiHow.com] This ”is a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. With your edits, we can create a free resource that helps millions of people by offering solutions to the problems of everyday life.” Topics are all over the place.

Wikis by Jessica Bacon http://edtech.usca.edu/courses/et793/sp07/wrt/baconwrt/BaconWikisIndex.html

David Warlick’s Wiki http://feeds.delicious.com/rss/dwarlick/wiki

What is a Wiki? http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheArtAndTechniqueOfWikis

What is Wiki? http://www.wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki

Wiki History http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory

Wiki Design Principles http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrinciples

Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki http://c2.com/doc/etymology.html This is an interesting explanation of the origin of the term Wiki by the person who first developed them, Ward Cunningham.

Definitions of Wiki on the Web [Google] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=awH&defl=en&q=define:Wiki&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

When to Wiki, When to Blog by Bob Doyle http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Column/I-Column-Like-I-CM/When-to-Wiki,-When-to-Blog-16900.htm

Classroom 2.0 Wiki http://wiki.classroom20.com/

Reliable Sources [Wikipedia] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources

Is Higher Education Ready to Switch to Digital Course Materials?: Let a Thousand Wikibooks Bloom http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i14/14a02902.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en This article (by P O'Shea, P Baker, and J Kidd) talks about the use of student-written wikibooks.

The Way of the Wiki: Building Online Creativity and Cooperation by Grace Rubenstein [] This article is on Edutopia, which is a wonderful resource. The site, by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is subtitled 'What Works in Public Education'

Wiki Wisdom: How to Use an Online Classroom Clearinghouse by Grace Rubenstein []

Wiki Woman: How a Web Tool Saved My Career by Grace Rubenstein []