I enjoyed looking at the "Hanalee Book Wiki" -- It made me think about how students could log and reflect upon reading assingments. I would really like to do a bookclub-type wiki to show students how bookclubs create a community of learners. "WikiHow" was truly fun! Anyone can post directions How-to-do something and it shows up. I was amazed at the variety of topics available.
When school was first out for the summer, I attended a district workshop about wikis with a presenter who teaches at one of our district elementary schools. This teacher was knowledgeable and had some great ideas about how to use wikis with her upper elementary kids. She took an assignment that kids did and converted it to one that they submit online using their own science wiki. It was inspired! But she only has less than 30 students -- If I were to do this with my American Lit classes, I would have at least 60 wikis to look at.
I'm still not clear about what is the difference between blogging and a wiki -- Is it just the ability for multiple editors to create the final product? I need to think about what I want to use a wiki or blog to do for me and my students; then I'll be able to determine what's best for me. I'm nervous about taking on too much technology at once. I do think that any hurdles are worth conquering -- students are more engaged in this type of learning and it will certainly have real life applications for them now and in the future.
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