Project+drafting

 =Project Drafting =

A wiki (or an individual blog) is an ideal place for project work. Benefits of course are accessbility across time and space, it is transportable on the web.

It is easy to insert comments, make changes, annotations and suggestions as a peer reviewer or a teacher.

The ability to track these changes is a bonus, it is an activity-tracking tool that enables the viewer to "see" the thought processes behind the construction of an assignment/essay/report.

The value of incorporating web links and multimedia is a real benefit, particularly when considering the value of some first-hand information delivered over youtube and similar sites. In addition, the ability to cater to a range of learning styles is useful.

If material is deleted erroneously in a wiki, and the student wishes to find it again - for example a reference that re-emerges as useful after being discarded, the history tracker will enable this. In a blog, it is as easy as backtracking to find it.

An RSS option in wikis and blogs is a further bonus - you will be notified of any changes that have been made.

Scaffolding tools such as tables can easily be incorporated. Diagrams and concept maps created in online tools such as http://bubbl.us.com are easily incorporated into the blog or wiki.