Over the past few weeks I have noticed that there has been a great deal of discussion regarding wikis, especially as part of the managing e-learning course. I have previously seen others create a wiki page and have had a very quick play around with it, however until now I have not made a wiki completely on my own.
Here is a link to my wiki if you’re interested:
When I began creating and customising my wiki I had no idea where to begin, however after watching a short video tutorial I had a much better idea of what do to and how to do it.
After playing around with wikispaces I can see the benefits of incorporating Wikis in the classroom. This type of ICT would be very useful for aspects of schooling like group assignments. Each member of the group is able to edit and make changed in their own time. This method would provide a much greater benefit for this purpose when compared with other technologies such as email - where it can become confusing with multiple emails being sent around at any given time. This program would allow all changes and ideas to be added to the same site in a clear and simple way.
Wiki's could also be used in the classroom as a tool for communicating with parents and caregivers. A class wiki page could be created and maintained by the teacher- important dates, reminders, notes and other information could be made available and easily accessed through this program.
50 Ways to Use a Wiki:
http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/
Blog's
Wiki's could also be used in the classroom as a tool for communicating with parents and caregivers. A class wiki page could be created and maintained by the teacher- important dates, reminders, notes and other information could be made available and easily accessed through this program.
50 Ways to Use a Wiki:
http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/
Blog's
PMI Chart – Blogs for Learning | ||
Plus | Minus | Interesting |
o Opportunity to learn collaboratively o Sharing of ideas and new knowledge o Students develop skills in using new technologies o Encourages students to publish their thoughts about a topic | o Could become another avenue of cyber bullying o Blogs are blocked on some school sites | o Incorporating technology into the classroom o Allows students to record their new knowledge and their learning journey |
Creating a Website: Weebly
This is a link to my website
http://amyelearning.weebly.com/
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