Submitted by macteech (not verified) on October 2, 2007 - 11:50.
Since I work with 24 classes a week, from Kindergarten to fifth grade, I've been trying to find appropriate ways to bring wikis into the classroom. So far my fourth graders and fifth graders are working on personal narratives in their grade level wikispaces, which are kept private for the moment. The students have been learning how to constructively peer edit and use the discussion boards to explain their corrections and suggestions to one another. The kids are so amped about this that I find them logging in and editing all through the weekend. Each student has their own page.
My third graders are beginning to research endangered animals, and we've assigned each of our chosen animals to their own page. Several students across the grade will work collaboratively to create a comprehensive page about their animal and how it can be protected.
I'm hoping to use a wiki to create a school newspaper, but that's still in the planning stages.
Wikis are quickly becoming one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools -- free (which is a big consideration), user friendly and controllable.
Wikis in the computer lab
Submitted by macteech (not verified) on October 2, 2007 - 11:50.
Since I work with 24 classes a week, from Kindergarten to fifth grade, I've been trying to find appropriate ways to bring wikis into the classroom. So far my fourth graders and fifth graders are working on personal narratives in their grade level wikispaces, which are kept private for the moment. The students have been learning how to constructively peer edit and use the discussion boards to explain their corrections and suggestions to one another. The kids are so amped about this that I find them logging in and editing all through the weekend. Each student has their own page.
My third graders are beginning to research endangered animals, and we've assigned each of our chosen animals to their own page. Several students across the grade will work collaboratively to create a comprehensive page about their animal and how it can be protected.
I'm hoping to use a wiki to create a school newspaper, but that's still in the planning stages.
Wikis are quickly becoming one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools -- free (which is a big consideration), user friendly and controllable.