Following comments

Commenting on blogs and other social sites is importance because it allows dialogue between both opposing and like points of view. A lot is said recently about the impact of social networking on individuals ability to communicate one with another. Often it seems like a lot is being said but often only in snippets of conversation. Comments can offer opportunities for individuals to think through points of view and learn new ideas...unfortunately it can also be an opportunity for people to spout off and be verbally abusive; but that form of communication has been around for centuries and will continue regrettably throughout time.

World of Wiki

The only WIKI I ever used was wikipedia. I like the collaboration but have concern that anyone can post anything as content regardless of its reliability or verfiability and youth (or the not so youthful) take it as the TRUTH which may not be the case. Of course time has proven that to be the case with some information from sources considered reliable. It causes concern that so many public school age students race to wikipedia as their primary source of information. THAT SAId I can see useful purposes to the WIKI and have encouraged nursing faculty to give it a try as I have no students of my own to experiment on…with. I recently planned a camping experience for 20 Young Women aged 12-18 to enjoy the rain, heat and sweat of Iowa in late June (great fun…really), a wiki would have been a very useful way to conduct some of our planning especially food and resources.