Saturday, October 28, 2006

Choosing between Moodle, Wiki, or Blog software

Wesley Fryer posts at Techlearning Blog: "which web 2.0 tool is appropriate for which educational tasks?"

He discusses wikis, blogs, and Moodle in depth, and gives some great ideas for using wikis and blogs in the classroom.

However he also concludes that if Moodle is available, use it. It does everything blogs and wikis do... and more!
My recommendation is that if a classroom teacher can, s/he should start using web 2.0 tools by using Moodle. Moodle offers SO MUCH, and once a teacher has a Moodle course it is relatively easy to add additional features. Use of Moodle can exemplify a goal of blending learning between face-to-face (F2F) and virtual environments. By using the latest release of Moodle, a teacher doesn't have to decide between "blog or wiki." Students can explore these tools alongside their teacher and discover via their own experiences what the relative benefits and drawbacks are to each tool.
From Techlearning Blog [via Moving at the Speed of Creativity]

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