A wiki...I thought that was just a noise that beat boxer make when creating a new concoction of sounds. I guess not. Prior to this class, the only experience I had with wikis was using Wikipedia on the Internet. Now, I know that Wikis are collaborative efforts, sometimes by people who don't know each other, in creating entries about anything and everything.
Educational purpose? Absolutely. What a great way to have students review for a test. An assignment could be to create a classroom wiki on the southeast United States in preparation for a SE test. If a template had already been created, students could fill in the information that they knew, first without their notes and then with their notes, to create a "study guide." Hmm, definitely something that I could see doing in my own classroom.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
A blog about blogs
Until last Wednesday, I never had any interest in blogging. Sure, I saw Julie and Julia and enjoyed seeing her blog. But me? What could I possibly use this for?
Well, it turns out quite a lot. First of all, I was inspired to begin my own personal blog that is completely unrelated to education. It's where I can write about my adventures of living in a very small home in the country and working towards becoming debt free. A place where I can reflect about the lessons I'm learning through difficult times. A place where perhaps others can read about what we are going through and be encouraged.
Second, I learned that blogging can be used in education. I never thought about using it as a tool within my classroom. However, I have several parents this year who are very concerned about their children using the Internet. Prior to implementing a blog in the classroom and allowing children to use it for "educational" purposes, I would HAVE to get approval from my principal and send home a letter informing parents of what I planned to do with blogging in my classroom. (I learned after beginning my unit that I really needed to inform parents prior to starting to be proactive and avoid unnecessary backlash.) I'm thinking I'd have to have standards ready in my back pocket, and have a really great reason for why the lesson required blogging....hmmm, definitely some things to think about.
Well, it turns out quite a lot. First of all, I was inspired to begin my own personal blog that is completely unrelated to education. It's where I can write about my adventures of living in a very small home in the country and working towards becoming debt free. A place where I can reflect about the lessons I'm learning through difficult times. A place where perhaps others can read about what we are going through and be encouraged.
Second, I learned that blogging can be used in education. I never thought about using it as a tool within my classroom. However, I have several parents this year who are very concerned about their children using the Internet. Prior to implementing a blog in the classroom and allowing children to use it for "educational" purposes, I would HAVE to get approval from my principal and send home a letter informing parents of what I planned to do with blogging in my classroom. (I learned after beginning my unit that I really needed to inform parents prior to starting to be proactive and avoid unnecessary backlash.) I'm thinking I'd have to have standards ready in my back pocket, and have a really great reason for why the lesson required blogging....hmmm, definitely some things to think about.
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