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English/language arts Best Practice Wikis in Action:
This wiki is used to enhance classroom discussion as well as extend that discussion beyond the classroom to students' homes. This wiki is used as a great communication tool between the teacher and the students. The teacher uses it to communicate changes in homework, answer questions, and survey what the students like and learn. Currently, the wiki is also being used as a collaboration tool as the students collaborate on color connotations in the Great Gatsby.
This wiki has recorded videos of the students presenting their poetry or music. The wiki is also used to post static information and supplements for the class.
This wiki is a collaboration wiki for the teacher's students, ranging from the fifth through eighth grades. This wiki is a great example guarding the students' identities. No student names are on the wiki, just student numbers. The students sign a contract and the parents sign a release form before the students are allowed to contribute to the wiki.
Other Content Best Practice Wikis in Action:
This world history wiki uses the internet to teach the students world history up to 1300. Students can go to the wiki to post questions, check grades, read the class journal, or get missed assignments. The wiki also contains a "Wiki Rules" sections, which promotes a safe, effective, learning environment.
This wiki is a collaboration tool for the students to understand concepts in Advanced Placement Economics. The wiki includes course information, links to online resources to enhance student learning, and a discussion board. The teacher also gets online from 8-9 pm the night before test day to answer any questions.
Here are some tips for preparing your students to use the internet safely and to publish responsibly on your class wiki.
Logistically, using wikis in your classroom can work when...
- there is a classroom with 1+ computer(s) for students to access as time is available or on a scheduled rotation
- the class has access to a computer lab to work on class or group wikis at the same time (remember that several students can't log in to the same wiki at the same time and successfully make changes. Teachers can prepare for this by giving each group a wiki or by having specific students work on specific pages)
- students have access to a computer and the wiki outside of school
- a teacher gives students the invite key so they can log in, edit, and save work without having a separate account
- a vandal strikes or work is accidentally deleted--just check the history options to repair any damage. Nothing in a wiki is permanent or unfixable!
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