Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Lovin' The Wiki Thing!

Until about two hours ago I really thought Wiki's were just encyclopedias online. I did not know that you could create your own and use them as tools in your classroom so others could edit and organize them as well. This is a great idea! I have started my own Wiki to use with students when they do the WebQuest I am creating: http://fractiongameproject.wikispaces.com/


I went to Wikipedia and found my daughter's school district. It was very easy to go into the notes section on this page and add a comment. I just wrote 'Royal Oak has consolidated many schools in the past few years'.
The first window is a screen shot of the edit page and the second shot shows it saved and inserted in the notes section. This was surprisingly easy to do. I see how it could become a problem if people took all the information from this site as accurate because anyone can change things!



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  1. Ashlee GrayFebruary 10, 2010 at 1:21 PM

    I really like how you used a wikispace for your webquest. That's a great idea. Also, I'm having trouble uploading a screen shot of the edits I made on my high school's wikipedia page. Could you give me some pointers? As I see you were able to include 2 on yours!! Thanks!!

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  2. Mrs. WrightFebruary 14, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    I love the way you are integrating Web 2.0 tools into your WebQuest! Wikis are awesome tools for peer editing, too. Many teachers are using them as a web site for their classrooms and creating student accounts so that students can use it as an assignment drop-box of sorts. L

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