Wikis: use them/bgooglegadgets
Classroom:
as containers for collaboration
as containers for learning tools
as containers for ideas, creativity
manage contributors and access
rules and expectations for use are displayed and understood
can be used within the context of an authentic performance assessment
puts kids together, in the same school, in different schools, in the same country, or in different countries-learning is no longer constrained by geography, distance, time and culture (?) income (?)
utilizes the power of the digital container to blend different tools together (text, audio, imagery, video, podcasts, powerpoints (slideshare)
use to create an authentic task
wikis can be used to develop the digital presence of a teacher
subliminal teaching of tolerance, and moral development
exposure of kids to different ideas and cultures
students as peer editors, evaluation of other students, places students as self and co-assessors of content.
Productivity/Administration/Support of instruction
Lesson plans
Teacher collaboration-curriculum revision, any type of professional work, collaborative document creation
Say goodbye to the 1.5 hour faculty meeting, put the content into the wiki
Development of learning communities
Administrators can use to communicate, and ask for input
Visibility of school work
Replacement for all the various communication tools-communication in one place
Takes advantage of the revision/history capacity of wiki tools
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