Trying to think about blogging

Hi Everyone! I have been trying to think how to use blogs or wiki's in my basic skills classroom for our lesson plan but I am stuck. Now that I only teach on class with most of my focus on SOLs, it is hard to get motivated. I spent the entire week putting lables on answer documents and counting test booklets. I can't wait until the March SOL is over. I am happy to have this new position but it can be tedious and lonely sometimes.

Wikis in Education

My first thought about using Wikis in education of course centered first around Wikipedia. My school has discouraged the use of Wikipedia as it does not always have accurate information. However, I like to use Wikipedia myself so why not let my students use it. I just think its important to teach them the limits of the information and to always verify that the information is correct before using it. Also, students should know that Wikipedia can be a valuable resource for directing them to other reliable sources. My school also has the use of a Wiki tool in Blackboard so I know of some teachers who have used it as a collaboration tool. That way students can work together on a project while not necessarily being together in the same room at the same time.