The three resources provided Wiki’s: A Beginner’s Look, I Use Wikis. What Do You Use?, and A Wiki Walk-Through really helped explain the concept to me. I appreciate how the material was broken down and presented in clear, manageable chunks. Before this course, I knew that anyone could create a Wiki page but I was unsure why or how. Boy the difference a couple of weeks makes. I like how Wiki’s can be created and changed by anyone. This makes taking notes and sharing ideas a breeze. Even though it is not acceptable to cite Wiki in a research paper, you can use Wiki’s footnotes to verify the information and possibly cite that information.
I can definitely see Wiki’s being used in the classroom both as educational tools and professional resources. I can see using Wiki’s in all grade levels to help promote learning at home. If you have a student who will be absent for an extended about of time, you can upload scanned notes, slide shows and other resources for them to learn while they are out. I can also see starting a staff Wiki to push out Web 2.0 tools and the monthly library newsletter. A librarian can also start a list of books read in the library to show the students throughout the year.
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