- WWW.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ - a site that lets any visitor become a participant, it is continuously under revision and is a collaboration of many people sharing in the creative process. The word "wiki" means 'quick' or 'fast'. Wikis are used mainly by educators to conduct or follow-up after professional development workshops, communication tool with parents or students participating in their development.
Ways a wiki can be used in the classroom (information taken from www.teachersfirst.com):
- travelogue from a field trip -- or a NON field trip the class would like to take (Our non-trip to the zoo and what we wish we had seen)
- "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Mrs. Eyring's Class" -- students can contribute to an ongoing list of how education spills over into the real world
- What I think will be on the test -- others can contribute
- FAQ or NSFAQ (Not So Frequently Asked Questions) about a unit of study
- On-going vocabulary lists and examples of words -- contributed by students
- Study guides made up by students for students
- Students write about how they used math to solve a real world problem
- Groups explain the steps to a mathematical procedure, such as factoring a polynomia or converting a decimal to a fraction
- Students demonstrate numbers as many ways as possible
- Student made glossary of scientific terms with illustrations and definitions
- Observations from field sites, such as water testing in local water streams
- A collection of propaganda examples during a propaganda unit
- Detailed and illustrated descriptions of government processes -- how to bill becomes a law
- A "fan club" of your favorite president
- A continuing story in which your class adds a sentence using a new vocabulary word
Sample Wikis:
- http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com - High School English
- http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com - Elementary school
- http://room4-wiki.wikispaces.com - learning to write in 1st grade
- http://westwood.wikispaces.com - grades 8, 9, 10 integrated with class blog
Here are some Tutorials and Guides for creating a wiki:
- www.teachersfirst.com
- http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com
- www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
- http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/How+we+use+wikis+in+class?t=anon
The information out there is limitless..... I think I now have a better understanding of how I can use wikis in my classroom.... Thanks, google.com, for your nifty search engine!
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