The first time I heard of the word "wiki" was last year when one of our science teachers mentioned he had set one up for his class. I had no idea what he was talking about but everyone was saying how great it was. I now know what a wiki is and look forward to implementing it into my class. I teach World Geography and this would be a great tool for my students if we could get information about places we are studying from people who actually live there. I am excited about this!
I really liked the Thousands Project this is what opened my eyes into implementing this into my classroom. If we can get responses and hopefully pictures from the places we are studying I believe that my students would become more interested in Geography. Also if the students were able to ask their own questions they would become more personally involved.
Primary Math was fun to see! Different classes from around the world were communicating what they were learning through a wiki, how cool is that? It helps students see that what they are learning is not just going on at there school or just here in the United States but all over the world.
The ability to receive the input from people outside of the classroom is awesome. Turn Homeward, Hannalee shows how this fifth grade class is learning about the Civil War era. It also allows parents and outsiders to view and comment on this class.
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