I am a bit of a novice when it comes to the world of wiki's. The only thing that I am sure of is that I should never use Wikipedia as a source for a research paper ever and I mean ever. So, I was intrigued to better understand the wiki and what it entailed. I liked the fact that any person can add their two cents on to what is written. I also enjoyed the idea that you could easily have diverging ideas on one subject.
I was pleasantly surprised with my quest. I can see how a wiki could be a great source of communication in my classroom. For example, I could start a wiki on the Civil War. I could input the outline for our unit as well as bullet points for each chapter. The students could take a bullet point from the wiki and expand upon it by adding pictures, definitions, etc. The possibilities are endless. The wiki is easily accessible for all students whether in class or out. This type of wiki could be created for any subject really.
No comments:
Post a Comment