- Summarize your experience exploring the wiki sites on your Web 2.0 Technology Blog.
Exploring wiki
sites was a great experience. I have used this technology in the past so it’s
nice to view how other teachers and experts utilize this tool. I appreciate how
collaborative some of the examples given truly are. Teacher’s use of wikis provides
students a portal for immediate content creation, editing, and posting. Also,
this technology closely mirrors the real world in terms of teaching students to
write professionally when all eyes are on your content and your tone and mannerisms
cannot be seen by those who are on the receiving end.
- Discuss your experience exploring the wiki sites and creating your wiki.
Creating my own
wiki has been a productive experience. I created a wiki this past fall for both
my Business Law and International Business classes. These wikis have been
utilized as a landing page for students to find basic course information, a
portal for students to post and collaborate on projects, and a tool for
immediate feedback. Plus, creating a wikispace eliminated the excuse students
would give of forgetting their flash drive. Now all information is posted and
saved simultaneously online, and students can even access and update the
information at home! I love this part of my wikis!!!
- Publish your thoughts on using PBWiki or one of the other wiki sites in the classroom.
As stated
previously, I have used wikispaces for my Business Law and International
Business class at Hononegah High School. I favor this wiki builder because of its
ease of use and visual appeal. I also
like how you can place links, files and widgets to help improve the
functionality of the site. Students like how realistic the tasks are using the
wiki as it mirrors common business practices. Overall, I plan to continue to
utilize wikispaces to build my wikis.
4.
Provide a link to
the wiki that you created. Highlight at least one example of how you might use
a wiki in your classroom and how this lesson/activity will support the Common
Core and meet one or more of the NETS-S.
I utilized this wiki page for students to post reviews on current
legislative acts and prominent governmental agencies that pertain to Cyberlaw.
Students had to review the assigned act or agency then post a summary of the
material. They also had to link to the web source and present their summary and
link to the class.
Common Core
- Production and Distribution of Writing
Use technology,
including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and
collaborate with others.
NETS-S
Communication and
Collaboration
- A. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media
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