This week we created a class wiki in which we shared information about our hobbies, our experiences with children, and our desire to teach. Again, I found the introduced tool easy to use. I worked on the wiki for fifteen minutes in class and had nearly completed the assignment. Things ran smoothly because we were working on setting the wiki up collaboratively, which is ironically the main purpose of this tool. We learned that collaboration can still place once you have left the classroom setting. We completed our individual pages at home but were able to make additions to the group page from completely different locations and at any time we pleased.
We encountered some problems on Wednesday, however, when we were editing the homepage. Someone accidentally changed the link address to the homepage, which subsequently made some of the "Back to Homepage" links on our individual pages not work. Next time, I think it is probably a better idea for us to set up the homepage before we start adding additional pages. This will eliminate the possibility for link issues, at least in the sense in which they occurred this time around.
Within my future classroom, I can see utilizing wikis in various ways. For example, I could set up a study guide and assign each student a page/ question to work on. When each student has completed their part, the entire class will have a collaborative study guide in which they can use to prepare for a test. This of course is something that would be most effective within an upper elementary grade. Should I be placed in a younger classroom, I am not certain of how I could really use wiki effectively. Obviously I could have a frequently asked questions page for the parents, but I'm not sure of how to get younger children engaged with this tool. If anyone has some ideas, feel free to share!
I almost forgot! Here is the link to our first wiki!
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