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**DISCUSSION Week 2** As a group of scholars, you will be using a variety of multi-media technology tools to communicate and share knowledge about various topics throughout your college career. You will participate in a class discussion in each week of the course. Discussion post will be placed under the navigation titled Discussion post. Post your response to the discussion question no later than (Tuesday) of the first week. You will respond to at least three of your colleagues on (Saturday) of week one. You will need to provide at least one reference with APA formatting for the reference. Your post should not be more than 200 words. Your information should contain some factual data about the topic.

You can click on rubric on the left hand side of the wiki to view the rubric that will assess your discussion. To post your discussion, click on the tab labeled Discussion above.

Topic: The distance learning environment offers many different multi-media technology tools to support the on line learning environment. Wikis and Blogs are two examples of these types of tools. Your on-line course design is presented to you through a wiki. Your discussion this week is to compare and contrast the difference between the two technology tools.

Compare and contrast the two multi-media technology tools - blogs and wikis. Explain the features that each tool has, and explain in your discussion which tool is more user friendly. Which tool would you recommend for communication and collaboration for on line learning classes?

Note: Remember to read your colleagues discussion post and respond to two of their post by way of a comment or open ended question.