I don't have much experience with creating my own wiki pages in the past, but I
do however have experience with using Wikipedia. Throughout high school I can remember my teachers telling me that we could use Wikipedia while working on projects, but to not use the site as a works cited source in a research paper. They explained that anyone in the wiki community, if approved, can go in and edit a site. Kind of crazy, right? I never really fully understood what this meant until now.
Through creating my "all about me" wiki page I feel so much more confident about working with technology! I now understand why my teachers never encouraged us to use Wikipedia while writing papers. It is so simple to join the wiki community and to edit pages. At first I was a little confused as to how this particular project would benefit me in the classroom, especially in an elementary level classroom. I soon realized however, how helpful wikis will be for me in my classroom; and how beneficial they will be for my students. I am not the best with technology, so for me to be able to learn how to create a wiki page on my own was a huge accomplishment for me! Children today are so technologically savvy, so incorporating wikis into the classroom should be simple.
Since I will be working with younger elementary level students I want to stick with more simple wiki sites and projects. One idea that I have is to create a multi-author story page. I would start a story and then each student would build off of that. We would end up with a unique story that everyone in the class contributed to. Another way that I plan to use wikis in my classroom is by creating a classroom scrapbook. Each student would create their own "about me" page complete with a picture and fun facts about themselves. I will also make scrapbook pages of the classroom field trips, class parties, class programs, and each students' growth throughout the school year. Lastly, I want to use wikis to keep up with students' progress on group projects. When using a wiki page, I will be able to see how much each student contributed. That will help me a lot to determine which group members are doing what and making sure that everyone is contributing equally. I cannot wait to use wikis in my classroom and I feel that my students will definitely benefit from using this source of technology!
Through creating my "all about me" wiki page I feel so much more confident about working with technology! I now understand why my teachers never encouraged us to use Wikipedia while writing papers. It is so simple to join the wiki community and to edit pages. At first I was a little confused as to how this particular project would benefit me in the classroom, especially in an elementary level classroom. I soon realized however, how helpful wikis will be for me in my classroom; and how beneficial they will be for my students. I am not the best with technology, so for me to be able to learn how to create a wiki page on my own was a huge accomplishment for me! Children today are so technologically savvy, so incorporating wikis into the classroom should be simple.
Since I will be working with younger elementary level students I want to stick with more simple wiki sites and projects. One idea that I have is to create a multi-author story page. I would start a story and then each student would build off of that. We would end up with a unique story that everyone in the class contributed to. Another way that I plan to use wikis in my classroom is by creating a classroom scrapbook. Each student would create their own "about me" page complete with a picture and fun facts about themselves. I will also make scrapbook pages of the classroom field trips, class parties, class programs, and each students' growth throughout the school year. Lastly, I want to use wikis to keep up with students' progress on group projects. When using a wiki page, I will be able to see how much each student contributed. That will help me a lot to determine which group members are doing what and making sure that everyone is contributing equally. I cannot wait to use wikis in my classroom and I feel that my students will definitely benefit from using this source of technology!
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