At first, I found wikis to be hard to operate because I had a hard time getting onto it until I got the email from Western (oops!). Wikis are like blogs, but not just anyone can get onto the wikis, they have to be invited, thus it helps avoid people who are not involved in discussions getting in and getting groups or students off task. The student can also be put on a class list and be invited to post questions or opinions on a subject or get homework they may have missed due to absence. Questions can be typed here rather than class, which serves a purpose of avoiding embarassment that they may feel if the question was asked in front of peers. Wikis can be also used in groupwork or cooperative learning activities in which student can create wikis as a project. For example, students can make wikis on the Civil War with definitions, a video clip, etc.
Students can present book reports for English class or tell of a habitat for science class. The possibilities are endless. Student can use wikis to communicate to each other as well (from home for example). They can present much interesting work and can show them off to the class through a projector. Since it would be their creation and work, t
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Joy,
I never really thought about how students could use wikis to answer questions or ask questions that they may be too embarrassed to asked in class. I think that it is important to give students every opportunity to engage in the learning experience.
Rick Bauer
Joy
Thanks for your comments regarding how I use wikis in my classroom. I researched having my students post their work (i.e. Word, Excel documents via a blog), but was unable to find a clear answer, or an easy way to attach documents. It is very easy through the wikis though.
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