I really think I could learn to enjoy the wiki pages. Even though we didn't have to go very in depth with the site, it seems like it could be useful to make an organized collection of teaching sources, videos, websites, ect. Instead of loading up my personal website with links and videos, it makes complete sense to make a collection of other materials on the wiki site that I can refer to. It's also great because similarly to a google doc, I can invite other people to edit it, and can also hold discussions on it. The widget button can also be very useful because it seems like you can insert/embed pretty much anything into the site. The pages that can be created seem almost like folders to me. I would consider them almost a filing system for all of my information that I want to keep easily accessible. I haven't worked too much with my wiki yet, but I think I will definitely use it in the future!
I can't really see myself using this in any way with my students...maybe the only possibility would be to allow each student to have their own page where they could post work on the same wiki. I think the other technologies we have explored are more useful for group work. I think the wiki site will be mostly for my use, possibly because I will be teaching elementary school and I don't think wikis could be used very much in my grade levels.
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I totally agree that wikis would be hard for younger students to use, but they can be incredibly helpful like you said when it comes to organizing!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in terms of younger student use. I think if you used a wiki in the classroom you may have to worry about students accidently deleting other student work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in terms of younger student use. I think if you used a wiki in the classroom you may have to worry about students accidently deleting other student work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in terms of younger student use. I think if you used a wiki in the classroom you may have to worry about students accidently deleting other student work.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in terms of younger student use. I think if you used a wiki in the classroom you may have to worry about students accidently deleting other student work.
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