What’s a WIKI?
Last week I created my first blog and I was excited and I could not wait to continue to explore the uses and ways to make my site more appealing. I thought about using it as a tool for my teachers, especially the ones new to teaching. This week, I was introduced to wiki’s, I can’t contain myself. Wiki’s are different from blogs in that with a blog, you are giving information and receiving feedback. With wiki’s you are sharing information and more information can be added or edited. I am looking forward to showing my teachers how to use it to make the classroom more exciting. Technology is WONDERFUL. With all I am learning, I am beginning to want to return to the classroom to share this with my students. Well, maybe not. I will share this knowledge with my colleagues though.
I think that wikis will be a great tool for teachers and students. Teachers can use wiki’s to get a discussion started and keep it going, or to post Math questions and have students work out the answers, just to name two uses. It is a great way to share information and the added feature of being able to edit is a bonus. I would love to see all of my teachers using wiki’s in the classroom and interacting with their students and parents using this collaborative tool.
The only downfall that I can see is the possibility of students deleting another student’s work or stealing another student’s work. I am hoping that the benefits will outweigh negatives.
I agree that the use of wikis in the classroom will be fun and innovating for the students. I feel that posting a Math question on a wiki and asking the students to work on it online is a great idea. This helps promote interactive learning in and outside of the classroom. The teacher can pull the wiki up during class time and go over the math problems that was for homework on the wiki site. Wiki opens the doors for several new teaching tools and ideas.
ReplyDeleteIt's so great to see/hear your enthusiasm for technology in your writing. I hope that you will continue to think about how you will continue to integrate technology next year in your classroom.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way about the possibility of deleting another students' work. I am glad to see that you are so excited about getting your fellow teachers to use wiki's. Do you think you will encounter resistance? What will you do to encourage them/show them the benefits of wiki's?
ReplyDeleteThe one thing I truly like is showing your colleagues another resource that's available. With wiki some teachers may not have a clue about what its for so this really gives you the chance to introduce and lay the foundation within your school. Using the math question as an example made me think of how you can continue to show students that they're are other ways to incorporate technology in the class. Good point on students deleting information or stealing others work you really have to pay close attention to these kinds of things depending on the length of each assignment you could designate students certain due dates. Just a thought!
ReplyDeleteHow are you colleagues when it comes to the use of technology? Do you believe that everyone will be on board with using Wiki with their students? How will you get the information out to the teachers? I am just curious on how other schools function when it comes to sharing information on new technology with teachers.
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