what I think about blogs and wikis

I am new to using blogs, and wikis but I think they are generally a good idea, not only do they allow teachers to know what students are thinking about a class and about the topics discussed in the class but they allow students to interact with each other and post information about topics and events. I think Wikis and blogs are new ways of posting information, they are easy acessable, free and good ways to know what is going on in a class. I do feel however, wikis and blogs are more of opinion related and should not be used for research. This may be the case in some situations, but I do not think it is right in all cases.
Blogs can also be used in many ways, they can be used both for personal information and to provide news. Some people use blogs as online diaries, and others use them for teaching mechanisms, such as Education 286. We can use blogs in this class, to find out more information about the class and the topics we are studying and to talk with other students taking the class and hear important feedback and information on what we are learning. Blogs are also good for the teacher, it lets the teacher know what students think about the issues and topics discussed in class.
Wikis can be used to post research you have done about a particular topic that you want to share with others. Wikis can be used as online databases. Wikis can be used to link websites and share direct information and researd with others. When using wikis for certain research it is important to make sure the source is reliable and the research is cited. We can use wikis in Education 286 to post further research about information we have learned and used in the classroom.