Wikis and the classroom

Last week's technology class brought with it the knowledge and uses of creating of wikis. A wiki, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, is a space on the web where you can share work, ideas, pictures, links, videos, media and much more.This week, we worked in collaborative groups once more to create a wiki to be used for classroom instruction.

Wikis can be appealing and fun for students to use. At the same time it encourages them to participate, collaborate, and interact with their classmates. For instance, the teacher can have students create their own news outlet on a wiki. Students will have to work together and contribute to the different articles to make it a success. 

A wiki can be used to share supplementary resources such as videos and other educational links which students will be able to access outside of class time. This would also cater for students who are visual learners. Students can also share their collective information so that everyone gets a better understanding of the subject. 

For anyone who is interested in seeing my group's wiki, click here. Alternatively, if the link does not work for you, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:  http://wikistudious.wikispaces.com/

Please feel free to share your comments! Best wishes!



Reflection:
For portfolio piece #7, my group members and I created a video using wiki on the topic of A healthy environment.The major challenged faced in creating this piece was that neither my group members nor myself had any previous knowledge of using a wiki. Therefore, we had to play around with the features to gain experience. This piece could be improved by using a more vibrant background and also by including more links to pictures, videos and educational materials.