Wiki's are not exactly what I expected. I know about Wikipedia and that anyone can add content. Students are always told to check their sources especially when using Wikipedia for research. So I just assumed that wikis were all about delivering information. The idea of using a wiki to collaborate with others is really exciting. The ideas are endless.
One of the wiki's I visited was a classroom newsletter. It contained information about the class, dates that projects were due and even birthday announcements for the students. Another wiki was for a school that was facing closing due to budget cuts. Staff and parents used the wiki to brainstorm ideas for convincing the school board to save their school. The discussions and planning were awesome to read, I can see how you could get some great ideas by browsing through the endless number of wiki's out there.
Visit my wiki/ , I have dedicated it to the staff at Crary Middle School who will go in many different directions after this school year. Hopefully this is one way they can keep track of who goes where, and still plan those occasional off site meetings!
2 comments:
Good wiki idea Paula! Maybe I'll sign-in to Crary as others sign out! I'll be somewhere in room 107 I believe.
Your Wiki is great. I'm not this far yet but now I'm excited to learn about them.
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