Wiki's seem pretty cool! I can see there many uses when working on group projects. Grouping students together, and letting them work together and make changes together, what a great new way of doing collaborative work! Students seem to feel a little bit more free to open up when they are in front of a computer and so this may help group situations become a little bit more interactive in that they are not afraid to share their ideas.
The wiki seems to be more of a "group" experience opposed to a blog which could still be pretty solitary. The only problem I see with the wiki is students putting up inappropriate material, but that could easily be monitored with careful monitoring of the site, and honestly I rarely find that this is a problem.
I am excited to have started my wiki, and I can't wait to use it this year! I am thinking about book discussions, or group projects corresponding to novels we are reading? Not sure yet....
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I am hoping to use my Wiki this fall with a small group of people. Here's hoping that they respond to this new and innovative idea.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the difference between wikis and blogs. I think the wiki would be a great tool to use for teachers within departments to communicate with each other about assignments and lesson plans. A blog may be a good way to communicate with parents on what is going on in the classroom. I never got my website going at school, a blog seems much easier.
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