I found the Wiki to be very user friendly. I can see where it would be frustrating if you had trouble logging in, but I think creating and editing were not too difficult to figure out. My partners made it very easy to collaborate together and they both spurred on ideas to make our final product turn out well. I enjoyed using the Wiki because it was a new and different way to do a group project. I found it to be a really handy way to collaborate, because it provided a way to communicate with one another and allow each person to add their own input. I also like that wikis are more private than a blog so that you don't need to worry quite as much about what you are posting.
I could see these being used in a similar way in the K-12 educational setting. Students could collaborate on a research project and each post their findings and edit their group members information as well. They could also link to their sources or terminology. The population of students that I work with would probably not understand how to set up a Wiki, but it would be a handy place to link to different web sites that we use in our classroom on a regular basis. That way they would not have to worry about typing in the web sites. Really, the possibilities are endless. Teachers could get very creative as to how to use a wiki in their classroom for many different purposes.
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I can identify with you on the students have a hard time entering websites, I have a high number of special education students in my classes. This tool would be invaluable to get them to all access the same page at the same time, since they can not always follow directions. I too think the wiki was easy to edit, a little hard to get started, but easy once you begin. Good luck this semester.
Josh B
Katie
Sounds like you understand the values of using a wiki and it would be a great collection place for links to helpful websites for your students. I appreciate hearing from teachers outside of "technology" to see exactly how these new pieces of technology can be implemented into specific curriculum areas. Wikis may not be the easiest piece to draw students in, although I am confident through the course of this class, many things will be introduced to us that will lend itself to your success!
I'm in the process of beginning to do some research in aviation, and I agree with you that using a Wiki to possibly colaborate between researchers could be a great idea. I'm hoping to give it a shot over the next few weeks. This tool seems like it can really help with people usually having varied schedules, and busy lives.
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