When I looked at wikis I figured that some of the features that I thought were quite useful would be too difficult to set up without a lot of help BUT it seems that the wiki set up sites have already done the technical part and all I have to do is to decide what I want to include and how I want it arranged.
My wiki is at http://tiedtclass.pbwiki.com . I decided that since I wanted a site to use for Social Studies research that I may as well start with that--I can always change later. I chose the pb wiki because I had heard of them before and had been told that they were quite simple--though already there are features that the free hosting does not allow, so I may investigate the other hosts to see if they provide more choices.
Setting up the wiki was very simple and I can easily make changes. I set the site up last night, and then this morning changed the title and added the quote for the day, and another folder. I can gather resource links from some of the wikis I looked at in Thing 9 as well as some sites that I have been using throughout the school year. Hopefully some other teachers will suggest additional resources, ideas, and files.
I probably should have named the wiki something that would have come up in a search--that would be a good reason to redo it before adding too much more.
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RT: Very cool! I checked out your wiki and can see how this would be very useful in your classroom. The next level is to get your kids to do the writing to the wiki for you and the rest of the class.
ReplyDeleteEver think of assigning a class notetaker for the day? That student would be responsible for posting the notes of the day... then other students could add their thoughts as well.
If you would like help figuring out how that would work - let me know.
This is pretty cool. I would like to get to this point in the near future. Hopefully when our curriculum settles I will be able to get there.
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