All in all I'd have to say that this process has been fairly innocuous. I am happy with the site and have found it to be convenient on several fronts. Instead of putting my information up on the board I now pull up the Wiki and have it on the overhead. All the information is there and they will see it again on their home computer if they chose to access the site from home. They seem to like the word Wiki, it is kinda catchy. I end all my classes now with check the wiki!!!! Tomorrow I have a test and if a student doesn't do well I can say, "Why didn't you check the Wiki?". I can conveniently put reminders on the Wiki as well. I want them to do Teenbiz at home but of course I am not home with them but I can post it in large font on the Wiki and there I am in their home saying loudly, "Do Teenbiz!!", cool. I have figured out how to lock the home page so that students cannot edit it, nice. I had a student erase some information last week and I was able to bust him by looking at the updates tab to see he had deleted a lot of info but now I have the page locked, so yeah, that won't happen again. I don't have any questions yet but I am about to expand the use of the wiki as I start a power point project and I want to post information and possibly a page dedicated to ideas.
So far so good, I'm lovin' technology!
Ruthie
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ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear that the Wiki is working out well for you. Have you had any issues with students not being able to gain access due to limited technology access? I too have created a wiki, but have not brought my class on board. I've realized that I like to know and understand all the finer details before I bring students into the mix...and since I still feel like I'm learning, I guess I'm just scared to move forward. Any advice?
What grade do you teach? Let me just say, JUMP IN!! It is not rocket science, you will be happy with the process. I think, Christina, that we underestimate the sophistication level of our students. They spend so much time figuring out web sites and social networking sites that the class wiki is just another site for them to figure out and you know what, they love the challenge. Side bar, Wikis are not much of a challenge. They love posting pictures of themselves and emailing their friends on the site. Good luck, let me know when you start the process!
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Ruth, I like your description of the wiki experience as being "not so innocuous" because it describes the experience as being not as bad as you thought it would be. That is great encouragement for me as one who has pinpointed the wiki as one of the tools that I am going (not want) to incorporate into my curriculum. Your enthusiasm, excitement and delight are contagious for me and an encouragement to me who feels intimidated by some of these tools. You have let me know that experimenting with the tools of Web2.0 can be an enduring and rewarding experience to those who dare to step outside of the box.
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Shirley