I could spend hours looking at classroom Wikis designed for and by students. Actually I did spend hours, but I could spend even more. If so many other teachers can use Wikis, why can't I? I'm looking forward to returning to school this year with a Wiki site ready to go so that I can present it to the administration. I think if they can see a site for the School Library Media Center where I am the Library Media Specialist, then they would want to see it used and hopefully other teachers would want to do the same for their classrooms.
I found a great number of Wikis used in classrooms at Wikiswork. Here you will find lots of examples of sites and ideas for Elementary, Middle School and High School Wiki useage.
Another inspiration in my desire to build a Wiki is this 28 minute video by Vicki Davis which explains Wikis and how to use them in the classroom. Watch Vicki's Video to learn more. Also visit the Wiki for Westwood Schools in Georgia, where Vicki Davis teaches. I find this site interesting and easy to use!
If you visit the links in this blog, I think you will agree that every school should be using Wikis in the classroom. They are fun and educational! And if you are like me you will end up linking and linking and linking while you continue to find "Wiki'd Good" ideas. (ok, I'll admit it, I really am a Mainer)
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If you think Vicki Davis' wiki's are amazing.. you need to check out the many global projects she has worked on over the past few years. Each year they change the topic and/or name. One year it was the Horizon2008 project, the next it was flatclassrooms project, etc. They are wonderful educators who choose to use technology to connect classrooms across the world. This past year they actually flew students out to Qatar to have a face to face meeting. Amazing stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim, I did check out the Vicki Davis' global projects, incredible stuff she is working on. Thanks for pointing me in that direction.
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