Wikis

I'll have to say...I had no idea what a wiki was until I took this class. I have heard a lot of people talking about wikis, but I have never had any experience with them. After viewing wikipedia.com and creating our course wiki, I have realized the possibilities of using wikis within my own classroom. My students enjoy posting on the classroom blog, but we could use wikis for the same purpose. Mostly, I have been using my blog to showcase activities and units of study. I post pictures of projects, field trips, etc and the students journal about them. Wikis could be used primarily for communication--Communication between students, teacher, and parents. I like the idea that everyone can add to the wiki. At first, I was a little nervous that anyone can change, edit, delete information on a wiki. I also thought that anyone could add information to the wiki. Now I know that one can set a wiki to private so that only authorized users can access the wiki. I don't think I would use a wiki just for my students, but I do think it is a great communication tool for teachers and parents, and occasionally the students too.