Learn what a Wiki is with this Wiki Walk-Through from the TeachersFirst Website.
Learn about wikis and how to use them in your classroom at this site: http://teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
Stretching with Wikis will show you some practical classroom applications.
Now read this online article from 21st Century Connections to learn how to S-T-R-E-T-C-H with Wikis: http://21centuryconnections.com/node/406
These are just a few ideas. Have you seen a wiki that really stretched the boundries? One that couldn't simply be replaced by any other web page. Or have you tried any of these ideas in your own classroom? If so, please share your experiences for making the most of this ingenious tool!
15 comments:
Stretching with Wikis! Wow!I never would have been able to see how I could improve my classroom's learning using Wikis, without reading this article. I simply didn't have the knowledge of what a wiki was and how they worked. I am certain that I will be using Wikis with activties with my students in the future.
Wikis are good because you can edit them at any time. I would like to set something up for my students. Possibly an online folder/site that would allow them to get the work when they are absent from class.
I think the idea of using wikis in the classroom could be very beneficial. The fact that you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools is wonderful. The article gave a great idea on having the students post their knowledge on the site, making a sort of "study guide" for all of the students.
I agree with Matthew in that the article gave great information on the use of wiki's. I know more now reading the article than I did before. It will be a great thing to use in the classroom.
Chris, the school administrators would love your suggestion put into action, it addresses a real concern of all, especially parents. School Island is a website that allows absent students to get their missed work from any computer at any time.
I have to say I stayed away from Wikis because of my lack of understanding with what the purpose of of wiki really was. I even encouraged my students NOT to use Winikedia because since people can change it, there might be false information posted. This still holds true that since people can change a wiki to their liking, their interpretation of something might not be what you wanting your students to focus on. However, I loved the suggestion in the article to use Wikis for class notes, glossaries, and relating math to real world events.
That is a great idea cweisman about having a wiki set up for those who missed your class. I know as teachers we love those teachable moments and feed off of our students discussions, and if you had a folder where students discussed at home, students who were absent could catch up or understand the excitement from the lesson.
Keri, I agree with you and Matt about gaining more knowledge about Wikis from this article than we have before. I would actually concider presenting wikis to my math/science team teachers to see if they would like to work with putting something together.
I thought this article was very interesting. I think that the use of wiki's inside the classroom can be very beneficial to both students and teachers. It does not sound that hard at all to use and the best part is that you would be getting your students involved. I enjoyed the article's suggestion of one child posting his/her notes at the end of the day so others could make sure their own notes were complete. This would also be a GREAT took for those kids who were absent that day.
I agree with everyone about the benefits of adding wiki's to the classroom. I think people will be fearful of this because they do not have enough information. And as Michelle pointed out the only thing most of us have experience with is wikipedia - and its probably been a bad experience.
I agree with Matthew and Kerry - this article was great. I have a new attitude toward's wiki's!
I agree with Chris in setting up something for those students that are absent. This can save them from falling behind on the material.
I really enjoyed the points that the author made about the many different ways that wikis can be used. I thought that the ability of students being able to create their own test questions was ingenious, I love it when students are given a voice in their own learning and what better way to do this than to have them assess themselves.
interesting idea on the online folder chris, i think you may be on to something.
martha D.
great article! The wiki is an ideal tool for both teachers and students to encrease the amount of collaborative work. There are many advantages to using a wiki. It's good for writing and editing quick ideas, giving you more time for fomal writing and editing. The best feature is that you can access it from anywhere.
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