It’s hard to imagine the days when you had to pick up a dictionary or an encyclopedia. Wikipedia has quickly become a favorite site for finding out anything and everything you could think of about a topic. To be sure, the information on Wikipedia is not always accurate. But it’s a good starting place if you have no idea where to begin.
While I’ve used Wikipedia, I had no clue that you could create your own Wiki to share and collaborate with others. Coincidentally, I got my first invite to a Wiki document Monday of this week. I’ve already started to explore using Wikis for class. I started a Wikispace and created an assignment where the class has to make a timeline for volleyball. I obtained a “join code” to allow my students to access the Wiki to complete the assignment. I’m still tweaking the assignment, but using a Wiki could rid the need for worksheets and handouts.
I came across a YouTube a video “Wikis in Education” earlier this week. The author, Joe Wood, talks about asking a “highly networked individual . . . to come to school and completely unplug” (Wood, 2013). While I certainly don’t want my students texting or surfing the internet during class, I also think technology can be a great way to teach kids to learn. Wikis could be a good tool for teaching.
References
Wood, J. (2013, November 21). Wikis in education [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk38rdWbldY
While I’ve used Wikipedia, I had no clue that you could create your own Wiki to share and collaborate with others. Coincidentally, I got my first invite to a Wiki document Monday of this week. I’ve already started to explore using Wikis for class. I started a Wikispace and created an assignment where the class has to make a timeline for volleyball. I obtained a “join code” to allow my students to access the Wiki to complete the assignment. I’m still tweaking the assignment, but using a Wiki could rid the need for worksheets and handouts.
I came across a YouTube a video “Wikis in Education” earlier this week. The author, Joe Wood, talks about asking a “highly networked individual . . . to come to school and completely unplug” (Wood, 2013). While I certainly don’t want my students texting or surfing the internet during class, I also think technology can be a great way to teach kids to learn. Wikis could be a good tool for teaching.
References
Wood, J. (2013, November 21). Wikis in education [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk38rdWbldY