Wikis:
Open-ended: two-way communication that's never really finished--ongoing.
sloppy and temporary
good for planning (qtd. in YouTube) and collaboration
(mostly) free
can be by invitation or open--and this can be changed
edible (sic) by the community
portions can be secure
for money, you can generate a website from the wiki (can compose in wiki and post as website)
finding the wiki is difficult if one does not know where to look
blocked at Loleta Elementary (so are blogs)
good for links


Blogs:
more informal and personal
prettier
best of both worlds (wikis to webpages)
allows for comments without risking content
method of discourse
we can establish who has access
can be more easily located
more in line with how we think: chronological posting with ways to override chronicity (chronology posting allows for asynchronous comments)
system makes sense
easy to reorganize and redecorate
good for links


Websites:
front-end software packages are available, but you've really got to know HTML
pretty sites cost big bucks--unless you have a friend
websites are good for things that don't have to or should not change
one-way communication
good for static information
good for collecting information
can link to more interactive stuff like wikis and blogs and moodles
good for links
good for commerce
one cook in the kitchen


Sundry:
What are social networking sites--FaceBook, MySpace, furl? Blogs with a dash of website.
They do have overlapping features.
How long might they stay separate?
Infotainment
Commerce driven--and socially network driven, too
Education is tagging along. How might we make them follow or accommodate us? How can we drive technology?