wiki_pedagogy

= = == After you have found and reviewed three educational wikis, write a summary of your findings regarding wiki pedagogy. Please make sure to include your name, and reference the URLs from the educational wikis you found. Your input on this wiki page should be about one paragraph in length. ==

NOTE: To get credit for this assignment you must submit a sentence on Blackboard indicating that you have completed the Wiki Assignment. I can honestly say that I am about as technology illiterate as they come. Getting the chance to learn about all of these technology tools is really going to benefit me as I become a teacher. I had no idea what wiki pages were, or what they were even about. I have heard of Wikipedia, but didn't realize that it was a type of wiki page where a number of people can add information to the page. I noticed that some of the educational wiki pages are available to students for access to information in the classroom, like the syllabus and assignment lists. Some of the sites were to share information from projects that the class was working on. It is amazing that technology can expand our classrooms and allow our students to work more collaborative than before. I think this will be something that I will use in my classrooms when I become a teacher. www.classdocoproject.wetpaint.com www.mgenta.wetpaint.com @http://pickeringportfolio.wetpaint.com/
 * Ben Pugh**

When it comes to wiki pages, I really never knew much about them yet I read them all the time. Wikipedia was the one that I would usually use, but even TV shows have wiki pages and people can go in and edit information about the shows and have discussions. I never actually knew I could, in some cases, even edit them. This assignment has given me an opportunity to specifically find out about them and how I could use them in the classroom. I believe that they could be very useful in reminding students of assignments and other classroom things. I really am not sure if I would use a wiki or a blog. They are relatively similar. I might have to say a wiki, simply because it seems a little more organized, but I am not too sure. Either way, I would like to utilize one or the other when I start teaching. __http://mrsgreth.wikispaces.com/AP+PSY__ __http://tvhsspanishclasses.wikispaces.com/SU+CASA__ __http://msnorris.wikispaces.com/Assignments+Psychology__ Like most other people have expressed, I have had little experience with wikis up until this point in time; in fact, I think it would be safe to say that I wasn't really sure what a wiki even was. However, now that I've checked out a few wikis and seen what they're all about, I think they're a valuable, underutilized source for K-12 classrooms. I can think of so many classes in high school where a wiki would have been such a great learning tool, like in my creative writing class (since the wiki could have provided a way for us to "publish" our work in a public space). I also think the specific wikis I chose to look more into are great resources for pre-service teachers, because they feature collaborative work and lesson plans posted by "seasoned" teachers. Before this class, I thought the limit of my technology use in classrooms would probably be youtube clips and the docCam, but the more I read about these other useful mediums of communication, the more I'm convinced that I'll want to be using them in the future.
 * Tyson Jensen**
 * Torrie Fedor**
 * http://nnell.wikispaces.com/**
 * http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/**
 * http://kids-book-club.wikispaces.com/**

The only wikispace I had ever used was wikipedia, which is like a wiki encyclopedia that can be edited. I think wikispaces are a great tool for many aspects of teaching. Not only can it be used so students and parents can be in the know and have somewhere to check out whats going on in the classroom or upcoming events. This would cut down on explaining the same thing multiple times, to multiple people. Not only is it a good resource in the classroom, but as for teachers to collaberate with one another from all across the county. One of the wikispaces i found broke down the information by discipline and there was something on every subject. It's a great way for educators to bounce ideas off one another or share things that have and haven't worked in their classrooms. Wikispaces are a great find. http://lenziepe.wikispaces.com/ http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/ http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/
 * Amanda Arrant**

I had never heard of wikispaces before. I think that it is an awesome tool to have as an option for your classroom. I think that it is a great tool to have your student’s access if they missed class one day. It would make it easier to not fall behind in class if you are sick. The Educational wiki’s that I found were very beneficial to me! They had great ideas to help out with lesson plans for physical education. They also provided great activities to use in your classroom as well. I am a fan of wikispaces, and would definitely consider using it for in my classroom. http://monarchlibrary.wikispaces.com/PhysicalEducation http://peandhealth.wikispaces.com/Physical+Education http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Tools+By+Subject
 * Lauren Hansen**

I was unaware of the wiki world before this assignment. Like other students have mentioned my only knowledge of wikis was wikipedia, but this assignment has proven to be a useful tool in the educating world. From the wikis that I researched i found that teachers are using wikis to post their syllabus, assignments, discussion groups, links to educational sites, data, and much more. What stood out to me the most was that students can get on contribute to the wiki by posting directly onto the wiki page. I feel wikis can also be a useful tool for parents to look in on what their children are doing in the class. Wikis have proven to be a succesful teaching tool in my eyes. http://mrsams.wikispaces.com/WW2+Class [] http://exploringgeography.wikispaces.com/
 * Thomas Williams**

**Aly Bernhisel** Before having to do this assignment, I admit that the only association I'd made with the word "wiki" was Wikipedia, that "horribly unreliable" website that almost every one of my professors has gone on a rant about for at least a few minutes on the first day of classes. While I knew that anyone can edit things on Wikipedia (the very reason many teachers despise it so much), that is about all I really knew about Wikis and their capabilities; and, as a direct result of hearing this website get dogged-on countless times throughout my education, I never thought that a technology with the word "wiki" in it would be something I'd end up wanting to use in my future classroom. After clicking around several self-proclaimed "educational wikis," though, my perspective's changed a lot. Here are a few of the most noteworthy things I found and possibilities I see for using something like WikiSpaces in my English classroom one day: a book club Wiki, where students can comment on, rate and discuss the material they're reading; a Wiki where students can access podcasts their teacher has posted on a certain topic, post podcasts they've made themselves and hear and comment on podcasts their peers have created as well; and a Wiki where groups, with individuals at separate computers, must simultaneously and collaboratively work on a research paper together. While the fact that Wikis can be changed and edited by students is kind of a scary thought for me as a future teacher to consider, I think that great lessons about and skills dealing with effective collaboration and the good things that can come from it can come from using Wikis in the classroom. http://booktalk.pbworks.com/w/ page/14903944/FrontPage [] http://yabooklists.wikispaces. com/

Jacob Fredrickson I must have not known how to do this correctly because this is the second time that I have posted on the class wiki. In looking at the wikis that I was searching through I thought that the most useful thing available was the classroom wikis that other teachers have designed for their classrooms. I love looking at other teacher's curriculum and lesson plans and the activities that they have their students go through. Also, many of the teachers have great resources on their wikis. Below are two examples of science classroom wikis that I thought were useful, particularly the chemistry class wiki as I plan on teaching chemistry. Also, I found a nice wiki that is written in Spanish. I thought that it would be great for my Spanish students, I plan on teaching Spanish as well as Science. The wiki was made for and by very young students and so the information should be at a level that high school Spanish students should be able to read. It is a great way for students to see language outside of the book. http://reich-chemistry.wikispaces.com/ http://insectos.wikispaces.com/INICIO http://bergmannscience.wikispaces.com/

Keaton Papke

I am very impressed with the professional look that people have given their wiki pages. What I like the most is the ability to post a schedule, among other things 10 kids a day won't be asking me what they missed the day before, instead they can check the wiki site. With the political correctness of conserving resources (i.e. paper) wiki pages will save me from spending valuable prep time running to a copier, time which can be easily reinvested in focusing on students.

http://105.wikispaces.com/ http://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/ http://dhsespanol.wikispaces.com/

Andy Rawlings Wikispaces is pretty cool. While I was looking through different Wikis, the one that stuck out the most to me was one that focused on the different tools that are available to students on the web. While learning about wikis, I had only considered parents and students posting information about assignments or related topics. This "tools for schools" wiki could be really helpful to students who don't know where to start on assignments. It gave different search engines, video sites, research sites etc. This also helps the teacher know which sites the students are getting their information from so they can monitor whether the information is legit or not.

[] [] http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

Danielle Lloyd
Wow I had never heard of wikispaces, but after looking through some of the History Education wikis I can see what an asset it could be to the classroom! One wiki I looked through had what they had done in class that day, and the corresponding assignment. It made it really easy for the students to go on and check the assignment and then do it. Another cool wiki I found was an AP U.S. history class that used the wiki as a study help for the whole class to prepare for the test! Each pair of students was assigned a five year period in the 1900s and the students had to do a brief synopsis of the President, any major events, significant terms. It really impressed me, and I even felt proud of those students! There are wikis that will help us get information in our content, and we can link them to our own wikis if our students need resources. I like the interaction and creativity that students can put into wikis. I think it is a great idea to post the assignments and the syllabus, and then give the address to parents so they can check periodically. Here are my great U.S. history wikispace pages. 1)AP History class example 2) Resources for History Teachers 3)U.S. Government Class Page

KaCee McArthur
Educational Wikispaces are very helpful and useful not only to teachers and students but also parents. If parents have a question or concern about the course content or what is being learned in the classsroom they can go to the Wikispace and easily access that information. Also it provides more resources and information for the student to better help them self-learn instead of being lectured in the classroom all day. I think self-learning is very important students need to know how to find and access information by themselves instead of always relying on a teacher or parent and I think that wiki's provide this. It also provides a forum for students to share their ideas with others which is also very helpful in the learning process. The three wikispaces I found are a simple format and all provide great information and resources for the students and parents and are very easy to access and understand. http://tpsspanish.wikispaces.com/ http://runkletechnology.wikispaces.com/ http://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/

Kylie Warner:
====Wikispaces is awesome. I think it is a great resource for teachers, students and parents. It allows everyone to be interactive, instead of just reading a web page or blog about what is going to happen in class. This websites gives everyone the opportunity to share more. I love that students and the teacher can have more interaction this way. Like if students are working on a class project, they can work on it from where ever, when ever. And the teacher can also be aware of what is going on and is able to give suggestions and help along the way, instead of just giving a final grade. I think that is great teaching, and great learning for students.  I also think it's great that it also allows everyone to use different fonts, colors, sizes and can add links, tables and more. And one last great thing about having a wikispace is having the opportunity to be able to look at other wikispaces and get ideas from other teachers and classes, just like in the three educational wikis I found which are: ====
 * http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces. com/
 * http://kkps-r25.wikispaces. com/
 * http://priestsic6.wikispaces. com/repshe

Tasha Bierman: I think that Wikispaces is a great way to interact with your students online. Not only can you update them and their parents about classroom events, but you can actually involve them in the creating of the wiki for a collaborative assignment. Say, for instance, you wanted to do a research project as a class, you could divvy out research assignments to each student and then have the whole class post their findings on the Wikispaces page. Each student can then participate easily from home or in the library. Also, having a class wiki can allow you to post videos or activities that you did in class that the students may want to have further access to. Another good function of Wikispaces is to provide a place for me as a teacher to brush up on new technology and teaching tips by fellow teachers and professionals. Three great educational wikis I found are: 1) http://bergmannscience.wikispaces.com/Honors+8 2) http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/ 3) http://burtonstechtips.wikispaces.com/

Kylie White: I think that Wiki is better than a blog online classroom discussion area. Everything pulls up so easily, and I feel that Wiki is more professional than the blogs. I also think that parents and students could benefit form the simplicity of Wiki and yet students can still be creative with what they post (by colors, font, links) but the teacher is in the loop on all of it. Here are my three awesome links, the second one I had to put on here because I found it very beneficial for my content area: -http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher -http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/ -http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/

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Lindsay Maxfield Wiki pedagogy: I think that this would be a very beneficial resource to have in your classroom. Wiki pages can be used to keep parent informed with what is happening in your classroom. By posting the class syllabus, course materials and resources, daily lesson plan summaries and other educational handouts on the class wiki page parents can be aware of what is happening and make sure that their student is up to date on material and other responsibilities. It is also a great way to showcase what is happening in your class as well as student’s progress and achievement. Three educational Wiki that I found that I really liked included: http://105.wikispaces.com/ this just gave a brief daily log of class activities for a history class. http://room2-wiki6.wikispaces.com/ this one is a class wiki on dinosaurs where each student was assigned a dinosaur to give a little background knowledge about and then draw a picture of it, they are second graders so it is really cute. http://fhswolvesden.wikispaces.com/ this is an English teachers wiki were her class gets on and continues classroom discussion.

Brian Packer
To me the setup of some wiki's can be confusing. It could just be my age showing, but I really think that Wikipedia's setup is the most easy to navigate. As I was searching through other wiki's I found the large variety of layouts frustrating. I understand and support the need for creativity and expression, but also feel that a need for certain standards is required. Another weakness for the wiki in the educational setting is the chance for unintentional accidents. If the wiki setup being used does not cache the info with each edit, the chance that work being lost increases. I do see the possible benefits however. In both group and individual projects. To allow a student/group to put up the results of their findings and investigation. Rather than one big paper or report due at the end, they can post their findings as they go in wiki style. I won't call these links great or awesome, but I will label them as "possibly useful."
 * http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0
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John Brumbaugh:

http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/ is the first educational wiki that I found. This wiki is a broad resource that explains the general uses of wikis. It notes that one of the biggest benefits of wikis is that they are free from advertisements. There are few ways to publish students work online without the students being attacked by corporate America. So I like the control wikis give to educators in the learning classroom. Also wikis are a no-hassle way to showcase student work. http://stanleyyelnats.wikispaces.com/ is a good example of publishing information that the students are investigating. This wiki examines a single book, Louis Sachar’s //Holes//. The unit examining the book was 6 weeks. During this time the 8th graders, summarized the story, mapped out Camp Green Lake, took a quiz, analyzed the characters, reviewed the inventions of the story, and critiqued the writing styles of Sachar. The simplicity drew me to my final wiki listed here. http://105.wikispaces.com is a good example of how a wiki can become organizational feature in the classroom. Students have not input much information on this wiki. But if a student miss a day or if parents are wondering what the teacher is doing, they can check the class wiki to review the assignments of the day.


 * 1) http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/
 * 2) http://stanleyyelnats.wikispaces.com/
 * 3) http://105.wikispaces.com

Michelle Hokanson http://help.wikispaces.com/Teacher+Help This is a wiki that was useful on how to start a wiki and get students incolved. It show how to manage it and ideas of what might useful things to put on a classroom wiki. It gives the basics or more detail depending on what you need to know. http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/ I thought this was a good example of a second grade class wiki. Each student has their own page that they and their parents can access to see what they have been doing. It also provides a schedual of what they are learning in each subject. It is simple for second graders to be able to keep up with it, but useful and kind of cute. http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/ This was a ggod example of how an entire school uses a wiki for announcements and upcoming events and information about the school. It has information their teachers and activities and how parents could get involved. 1-http://help.wikispaces.com/Teacher+Help 2-http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/ 3-http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/

I think that this will be very useful in a second language classroom setting. I found some good Spanish classroom wiki spaces that I could follow as examples. It would be great for students to look up topics, have flash cards, do discussions about certain topics, practice grammar, etc. The spanish-farb.wikispaces.com/ cite had a topics laid out and ready for the students to use and study. The parents could see what is going on in the classroom with their children and see what they are learning (or not learning). I could see myself using wiki to place student projects about different countries ready for the students to research and make their own projects. They could do the research through links I give them on certain topics. (For example, I could give them the link to number 4. so they can research the Spanish Civil War.) It would be a great homework assignment tool.
 * Dalen Van Wagoner**

1. https://spanish-farb.wikispaces.com/ 2. http://ah-bon-french.wikispaces.com/ 3. http://trcs.wikispaces.com/ 4. http://trcs.wikispaces.com/Spanish+Civil+War

I learned that wiki pedagogy is very diverse. It can be used for information sites to book discussion groups, for student projects the list goes on and on. As at teacher this is a great resource because I want my pedagogy to involve as much variety as I can. If I can use wiki to possibly engage students in a new way it will benefit me and them. The first wiki I found was full of links to other wikis that were related to education. The second was an educational wiki that is the beginning of an educational social network and had some great videos about how teachers can make a difference. The last was a wiki for a class to discuss literature. All three of these helped me see how wiki pedagogy can be formed to reach the goals of the students and the educators. A great tool that I hope to learn more about and incorporate into my classroom. 1. http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com 2.http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/ 3.https://msjensenclass.wikispaces.com/
 * Camille Fehlberg**

I think educational wikis can be very helpful in eliminating confusion for students. Sometimes students will forget what they were suppose to do for homework or what they missed due to an absence. Wiki pages can help students keep up with what is going on in the classroom and eliminate teacher and student frustration. Also students love using technology. It could be a great place to post videos or other information students will enjoy viewing. Wikis can also help parents stay on top of what is going on in the classroom. And help remind their kids what they need to be doing and make sure they are staying on top of their homework.I plan on using this technology to help me in anyway possible. I can only imagine how busy i will be as a teacher and i will need to use any additional resources to help ease the load. http://mrbruceshistory.wikispaces.com/wiki_pedagogy http://105.wikispaces.com/home
 * Trent Carter**
 * http://driscoll-class.wikispaces.com/home**

I had never heard of wikis before this assignment, and I have to say that I thing they could be very useful in the classroom. Some of the wikis I found online look so fun and professional at the same time. They are super user friendly as well. I think I like the concept of a class wiki better than a class blog because it allows everyone to contribue in the same place without having to create separate posts, or simply commenting on posts that already exist. It also gives the teacher the ability to control what is going on in the content in a more subtle way through the editing and history features, so students don't feel like they can't contribute whatever is on their minds.
 * KJ Lewis**

Like everyone else has already commented, I also have not heard about wikis until this assignment. Some of the wikis I looked at were confusing and I didn't like the way they looked. Others were upkept very well by teachers and students and they were easy to navigate. This is important as a teacher to remain as organized as possible so students can find what they need and post in the right areas. I think it is a useful tool to have as teachers because we can easily update information and the students can easily access it. The students can upload information and ideas they may have. As the teacher, I just need to keep monitoring the content the students post on the wiki.
 * http://kkps-r25.wikispaces.com/**
 * http://englishplace.wetpaint.com/**
 * http://romeoandjulietdebate.wikispaces.com/**
 * Holly Palmer**


 * http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/**
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__**Tasha Salisbury **__

Wikis are a great way to get students involved in learning outside of the classroom and give parents a feel for how you run your class. Wikis set up for specific classes also allow parents the opportunity to become familiar with the teacher which, therefore, makes the teacher more accessible and increases the chance for a students’ success. Another thing that I like about the wikis is that they allow parents to have full access to their students’ final products, like the wiki http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com/. Not only are wikis a good way for teacher and parent communication to increase, but they are also a great way for students to get exposure to a global community. An example of a global learning community is http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/. I also feel that wikis give teachers a great resource to inform their students about what is going on in class. The wiki http://cecushistory.wikispaces.com/U.S.+History+Honors+Notebook is one teacher’s full syllabus and contains copies of the assignments so that students don’t ever have the excuse of “I lost my homework” because it is always available to them via the wiki. Perhaps my favorite thing about wikis is that they allow teachers to communicate and swap ideas, like the wiki []. Overall, I feel that wikis are a great educational resource.

http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com/ http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/ [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">http://cecushistory.wikispaces.com/U.S.+History+Honors+Notebook

Jayde Chappell

Wiki is another great resource for teachers to be able to communicate with students and parents in an easy, and user friendly way. From the pages that I observed I was able to see some great resources and tools on most Wiki pages. Teachers were very useful and resourceful in putting up due dates of assignments, feed back to students, as well as informing parents on what is happening in the classroom. I like that students and parents are able to be interactive with the teacher from home and also find answers to questions if needed on these pages. I find Wiki to be very beneficial, and would be open to using it for teaching purposes in the future. Some of my favorite Wiki pages that I found are: http://milliswiki.wikispaces.com/ [] https://kleinsclasses.wikispaces.com/

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shalise Fisher

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had heard of wikis before this assignment, but I had no idea what it actually was. I always associated it with wikipedia. There were lots of educational wikis out there on the internet. I chose to look at ones that applied specifically to my field of study which is family and consumer sciences education. The teachers had specifically created these for their classrooms. They had posted lots of things on there such as their syllabus, assignments, and even makeup work. I think that posted missed assignments and makeup work is a really good idea because then students can find out what they missed without even having to ask you anything. I also think it is a good resource for parents because they can see what their students have been and should be doing.

http://southwestfacs.wikispaces.com/ [] http://curriculumspot.wikispaces.com/Family+and+Consumer+Science

Brittany Clayburn

I think Wikis can be helpful in the classroom, but I do have some worries. It seems that when technology is involved in submitting an assignment, there can always be an excuse for the students. I do like the idea though, of using it as a class website; the syllabus, assignment descriptions, days activities, make-up work, etc. I had thought of using a blog and my nieces and nephews teachers use facebook, but I think this website is a lot more professional than the alternatives. I especially like that it can be used to communicate with parents what is happening in the classroom, as a parent, I would love something like this.

http://105.wikispaces.com/ http://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/ []

Kathleen Lauritzen

Wikispaces is a completely new thing for me. There seem to be a lot of functions accompanying wikispaces, and it will definitely take me some time to figure out how to use it to its full potential. I do; however, think that it would be a helpful tool. Wikispaces is a great way to let students and teachers know what is happening in class. I also found a couple sites that included recipes and patterns that had been discussed in class. I think it is a great idea to have those resources for a student when they're not in the classroom.

http://unamifcs.wikispaces.com/ http://fcsteachersunite.wikispaces.com/ http://be-fccla.wikispaces.com/

** Josh Raisor ** Wikis are useful asynchronous tools that encourage group interaction and participation, allowing multiple students to contribute simultaneously from convenient locations. Wikis help teachers actively guide and construct student learning and students can get their questions answered more easily by the instructor or other students. The internet is teaming with wikis dedicated to educational purposes. I will definitely use a wiki to encourage communication and learning. [] [] []

<span style="color: #e20866; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Alexsis Storer <span style="color: #e20866; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I found three amazing wikispaces, and I really want to use them in my teaching classes. They were so informative, and I was impressed with all of the information that was on the websites. The first one, the Katikati Primary School was over the top. It was a classroom website, but it had all of the methods of teaching, the learning journey, the goals, the homework, the student requirements, a chat room, information about the actual class, etc. It was very impressive. The second one was even better for future teachers. It was called Education Origami, and the main focus was shifting the entire paradigm of education, especially by integration of technology in the classroom. A ton of Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy resources were listed as well as the different learning styles and theories. Everyone needs to check out this website. The third website related specifically for my English major. It gave grammar lessons, game ideas, documents, literature activities, etc. Basically, it was a bunch of material that would give any teacher a head start in his or her career. I realized through this assignment how important wikis are, and I was really impressed by the amount of information that I learned. It was amazing!

http://kkps-r25.wikispaces.com/

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/ http://englishvg1.wikispaces.com/

Robert Hannah To me Wiki Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher and using technology for note taking purposes through the classroom or the community. Wikis serve different purposes for teachers that use them. Some permit control over different functions (levels of access). “For example, editing rights may permit changing, adding or removing material. Others may permit access without enforcing access control. Other rules can be imposed for organizing content.” For my Spanish content I found a few wikispaces that I feel can be useful for any teacher wanting to integrate this technology in their classrooms. The parents could see what is going on in the classroom with their children and see what they are learning about. I learned a lot about them and I didn’t even know we had access to such a great teaching tool. http://sgallagherdecol.wikispaces.com/Blogs http://sradecol.wikispaces.com/Spanish+2 http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com

These wikis are really cool. They are the future of teaching and curriculum in schools across the world. I have a wiki from a classroom in New Zealand and I think that wikis are a great idea for others to follow them. They are easy to use and easy to understand. Having photos and the option to upload pretty much whatever you want is a great option. I also think that a wiki is a better option than a blog, especially for young students. One other point that I like about wikis is that anyone can use other people's wikis. I was happy to learn about wikis and what they offer.
 * Jared Thomas **

1. http://kkps-r25.wikispaces.com/ 2. http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/ 3. https://spanish-farb.wikispaces.com/

Lauren Kennedy

http://105.wikispaces.com/ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">This is a wiki site that gives two social studies classes information. It gives lesson plans, student activities, and even some student work for a 5th hour government class and a world history class. http://philosopherking.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; margin-bottom: 0in;">This is a collaborative project between two high school on opposite ends of the continent that create alternative plans to the Reconstruction of the United States after the Civil War, and then each class critiques the plans of the other. Images, videos, and text make up this project which seeks to have students appreciate the difficulties working politicians endure, as well as to the learn the history by doing.http://civic-literacy.wikispaces.com/This website is collaboratively developed to provide a central hub of resources that promote Civic Literacy, a vital interdisciplinary theme for 21st Century education. You are all invited to join and contribute to make this list ever-more useful and comprehensive.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Joseph Woodard <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">---http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">David James Conlay at Estancia High School uses wiki spaces to calendar assignments and give instructions to his class (basically using it as a web page more than a wiki). There was also a "wall" to which students could post, but this was a link to their place on blogspot. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">---http://digitalartstechacademy.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">"McAuthron" at the digital arts academy uses it as a gallery. Students all have portfolios there, and through a couple other sites they show some very impressive stuff, such as photos made into backgrounds, entirely original work. I also saw a student's reflection video posted. Quite 21st-century, if you ask me. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">---http://jenniferbarnett.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Jennifer Limbaugh Barnett was very explanatory through her wiki. One nice gadget she included was by "feedjit.com", showing all hits to the page on a world map, a nice reminder that web surfing is not done behind one-way glass. This teacher has student surveys up, pages for projects, and an option for class members to participate in chat as avatars. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">---In general, it seems you can use wikis in education however it best suits your needs, which depends on your content area. For tech ed, it would be fun to document our more major projects and achievements. Groups might use a wiki to demonstrate how collaborative design can be done without in-person meetings.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">**Joseph McCormack**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">The wikis I doscovered presented quite a lot of useful Information about pedagogy and Instructional Technology. They featured many articles on lesson planning and instructional theories. One even took the time to spell out definitions for nearly every term presented throughout the articles [[|EduTech Wiki]]. A second wiki I found was put together in the form of a textbook that would be used to teach instructional technology. Sections from this wiki include "The Field of Instructional Technology" and "Foundations of Instructional Technology" [[|The Foundations of Instructional Technology]]. The third wiki I found is the wiki for the Kennett Consolidated School district in Kennett Square, PA. [[|KCSD Live]] It provides various links to departments and a calendar of the happenings within the district.

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Nathan Murdock **
I had never used or read a Wiki before, so this was a new experience for me. I really think that this can be a great tool in education. I like the interaction that is available with your students. Being able to add links to web sites so students can view original documents or other educational information that will help them to learn, is a nice advantage. I also feel that the ability to have class discussions online by requiring postings that I can review is wonderful. This will help me to get an understanding of how well students understood class or a reading assignment. I really like the freedom that this tool brings to a classroom for teachers as well as students. I really enjoyed looking at the different educational wiki's online they gave me some great ideas for ways that I would be able to incorporate into my own classroom.

http://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/ http://fhswolvesden.wikispaces.com/ http://seahawksbears.wikispaces.com/Mr.+Bacon

There are so many wikis that I have used that I never even knew were wikis. Wikis are very helpful in presenting information and helping find other links that help to find what you are looking for. I think wikis will be very beneficial for the educational environment. It is awesome that students can post on them and have discussions. It also helps students find outside resources that relate to the subjects they are learning in school. I enjoyed looking through these educational wikis, and it helped me get some great ideas for when I have a classroom of my own.
 * Kali Hamby**


 * http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Physical_education
 * http://wikisinpe.pbworks.com/w/page/14673259/FrontPage
 * http://peandhealth.wikispaces.com/Physical+Education

I’m quickly finding that wikis are the place to post and find educational material. Teachers can utilize wikis by sharing important information about how the field is changing and what tools are useful for them as in the educational origami site. Teachers can also cooperate by creating online resources and databases for things like rubrics, lessons, and units. The second site I found is dedicated to rubrics and tries to list a rubric for anything and everything. The last wiki I found, English -9a, is a classroom wiki. This English teacher posts all the material and lesson material from his class, such as grammar, literature guides, and even games for the students to use.
 * David Henderson**
 * http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
 * http://nsdtech.wikispaces.com/Rubrics
 * http://english-9a.wikispaces.com/Home2

Just like everybody else I never knew anything about wikis before this assignment. I've spent way too long exploring wikis because I'm so fascinated by the idea and I really want to see how teachers actually use wikis to enhance their student's learning. A few of the aspects I really like about using wikis are: I love the fact that you can be so creative with creating a wiki and really personalize your wiki to fit you classroom's needs and tastes. I feel that if each student feels a bit of ownership with the website, that they helped create it and that they are responsible to help edit it and use would really lend itself to a good feeling of community in the classroom as well as create a great accountability system. Here are a few wikis that I really liked. I would love to be able to figure out how to effectively use it in my classroom someday: http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/ http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/ http://celebr8uandmedigitally.wikispaces.com/ http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/
 * April Winegar**

 Ethan Wilford

 So far in this class I have enjoyed learning about the different options that I can potentially have as a teacher with regards to technology. Before this section in this class I viewed wiki mostly in the light of what wikipedia is, which is mostly a lot of different people making a free encyclopedia. After watching the tutorial and looking at some fo the different education wiki pages out there I see how this could be an effective tool for teaching. One page that I found in particular was a group assignment that the teacher assigned and it appeared that all those in the group contributed different material to the page which made an awesome project. I think this can be a very useful tool for projects and other classroom activities.

 http://worldregionsproject.wikispaces.com/Africa

 http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

 http://www.wiki-teacher.com/