Lesson # 8

Wow! I never realized, until now, that Wikipedia has developed from a wiki where anyone can edit and save information to share. Amazing, this Web 2.0 stuff... If I were still in a teaching position, I would definitely start a wiki for my students to share their ideas, collaborate, or even use as a study hall as Cool Cat Teacher did. I think that's great because kids LOVE computers and will spend an inordinate amount of time working/playing on one. How cool is it that they would actually be learning all at the same time?

I visited the Holocaust Wiki, Code Blue, Dr. Reich's Chemistry wiki,and Schools in the Past during my discovery exercise and found them all to be quite different. One thing I noticed immediately was the initial presentation/appearance. I personally liked the format of the Code Blue and found it to be very interesting. I liked how it provided links that allowed me to venture off in another direction. I read a lot of interesting facts about sun damage and the skin's ability to repair itself. If I were a student....I would love having a teacher/class that used a wiki to share ideas and information.

I think I'll try a wiki the next time my friends and I plan our girls weekend! How easy that would be to organize our outing. We wouldn't have to try and return phone calls or text msgs. or e-mails!