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A blog is an online journal where we can add pictures, files, presentations. Readers can leave their comments and feedback. I have a blog @http://mystepsschool4.blogspot.com/ but I would like to make it English as well. A wiki is a group of web pages that allows users to add content, but unlike blogs you it can be edited. There is also no inherent structure, so the pages can be organized differently. I plan to create a class blog or wiki, but I am still not sure what is better. As my students are allowed to edit the wiki page, won't they make something wrong with the page? How could it be controlled? When subscribed to RSS, users no longer have to visit many individual sites in order to obtain up-to-date information about their content, the information is sent to them. However, I don't clearly understand how it works. I am a Facebook member and use it for sharing my news with my friends worldwide. =====

During week 3 we were introduced to synchronous communication tools by [|Michael Coghlan.] “For teachers, it is also an extremely motivating and exciting way of bringing together two different forms of practice: the hands-on practice, or the //experimentation// with new and different tools and appropriate strategies, and the teacher's daily practice, or the //application// of these tools and strategies to the teaching-learning process, whether blended in the face-to-face classroom or exclusively online” (Almeida d'Eça,T, 2004). The potential of Yahoo Groups as a tool for language learning and professional development is enormous and motivating, and it can be enlarged and enhanced if we diversify and complement communication by using other tools that offer interaction in real time, additional communication modes and a specific public. For instance, [|Tapped In], a synchronous text conferencing tool accessible the education world, and Yahoo Messenger , a synchronous text, voice and video conferencing tool accessible to the general public. I use Skype, but I haven't tried it for educational purposes yet. The problem is that our schools are not equipped with proper computer labs. However, the benefits of such tools are obvious. They can be used for practising listening and speaking, as well as writing. Students will be able to arrange their thoughts quickly and clearly. Synchronous communication tools can be used for holding different presentations and workshops. The only problem here is that the participants need to download the tools and be familiar with them. Resources: [|Online Tools that Promote Language Learning and Foster Professional Development].

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