How are blogs, wikis, and websites different...and how are they the same?
Not all Web 2.0 tools are created equal, but many are more similar than you'd think.
Comparison Chart of Blogs, Wikis, and Docs: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddnzwcn8_15g3jrbpdf
My quick explanation of the differences:
Websites are good for providing a static resource of information (but can be updated frequently), blogs are good for frequent updates and communication, and a wiki is great for collaborating on the creation of a reference site.
You can embed blogs into wikis and websites. You can add more content into wikis and websites, but blogs are considered a simple tool and quite likely can satisfy your needs.
Wikis are the only ones where collaboration among students is super simple. Pages can be locked when you don't want people to edit those pages.
My quick explanation of the differences:
Websites are good for providing a static resource of information (but can be updated frequently), blogs are good for frequent updates and communication, and a wiki is great for collaborating on the creation of a reference site.
You can embed blogs into wikis and websites. You can add more content into wikis and websites, but blogs are considered a simple tool and quite likely can satisfy your needs.
Wikis are the only ones where collaboration among students is super simple. Pages can be locked when you don't want people to edit those pages.
Another facilitator put it this way:
"The simple answer is that a blog is like a journal. It's great if you want to have an ongoing dialogue or discussion about anything—even just class curriculum. Say, if you are keeping a daily diary about class work, projects, student homework, or about any topic. You can easily use this as a bulletin board type of format where you post things that have gone on in your class or will be going on.
A wiki, however, is less about new content every day, and more about evolving the same content over time. So for example, on a wiki, you could have a student post an essay, and then another student can make some additions and corrections, and another, and another, and over time the essay improves and becomes the work of the whole class. With a wiki, all members can edit the website (wiki). Blogs are about communicating; wikis are about getting work done, or working together.”
"The simple answer is that a blog is like a journal. It's great if you want to have an ongoing dialogue or discussion about anything—even just class curriculum. Say, if you are keeping a daily diary about class work, projects, student homework, or about any topic. You can easily use this as a bulletin board type of format where you post things that have gone on in your class or will be going on.
A wiki, however, is less about new content every day, and more about evolving the same content over time. So for example, on a wiki, you could have a student post an essay, and then another student can make some additions and corrections, and another, and another, and over time the essay improves and becomes the work of the whole class. With a wiki, all members can edit the website (wiki). Blogs are about communicating; wikis are about getting work done, or working together.”
What is the big difference between a blog and a website? (video)
What is the big difference between a blog and a wiki? (funny and informative video)
