Wikis in the Classroom
This is the first blog that my class used this year. It was originally used to build relationships over the summer and then we used it to reflect on a class novel.
I really enjoyed reading about Vicki Davis’ class in our textbook: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts. She had created a “flat classroom” at flatclassroomprojects.wikispaces.com with Julie Lindsay, a teacher from Bangladesh. Even though this isn’t a recent wiki project, I really love how they used wikispaces with their students. Even though these two classrooms were from two completely different parts of the world, they were able to collaborate with one another creating a series of essays, audio, and video. This is a great way to use wikis! I have incorporated wikis into my classroom multiple times, but never in this way. Engaging with students from other schools, states, or even countries has always been something that I have wanted to do.
One of the most challenging pieces of creating the group wiki was the issues with technology. Even though something might have been just added, when others were edited, previous work seemed to disappear. Also, I think that it is more difficult to collaborate when you are not in the same area. When these are incorporated in a classroom, students always have the opportunity to touch base with one anther.
From this group wiki I have learned about a new way to use wikis. The idea of collaborating on the same page had not crossed my mind before this project. This has also shown me once again that by working together everyone is able to bring out his or her own ideas and experiences.
My idea of Wikipedia has not changed this week. I have always been one to use Wikipedia. This resource is used at all levels of education. Even though many have made good points on why they might not use this site, I am still comfortable with my students being a part of Wikipedia. This is a great jumping point for research. It allows students to learn how tocrosscheck information, recognize credible sources, and to be part of the process of collaboration.
I have not received resistance from using wikis in my classroom. Parents are well aware of the technology tools that we utilize and I have not encountered any concerns from using these tools. Overall I feel that my parents see the many benefits: researching, writing, collaborating with one another…etc. These are all skills that I feel my students need to be able to possess in order to be successful in their education, as well as to be productive citizens. As a teacher my job is to prepare my students as best as I possibly can, and I believe that the use of technology, including wikis, along with the many other resources that I have available allows me to do so.
This is our most recent blog! We are using it to collaborate on science extensions, and will also be using it to reflect on weekly concepts.
Wikis in the Classroom
This is the first blog that my class used this year. It was originally used to build relationships over the summer and then we used it to reflect on a class novel.
I really enjoyed reading about Vicki Davis’ class in our textbook: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts. She had created a “flat classroom” at flatclassroomprojects.wikispaces.com with Julie Lindsay, a teacher from Bangladesh. Even though this isn’t a recent wiki project, I really love how they used wikispaces with their students. Even though these two classrooms were from two completely different parts of the world, they were able to collaborate with one another creating a series of essays, audio, and video. This is a great way to use wikis! I have incorporated wikis into my classroom multiple times, but never in this way. Engaging with students from other schools, states, or even countries has always been something that I have wanted to do.
One of the most challenging pieces of creating the group wiki was the issues with technology. Even though something might have been just added, when others were edited, previous work seemed to disappear. Also, I think that it is more difficult to collaborate when you are not in the same area. When these are incorporated in a classroom, students always have the opportunity to touch base with one anther.
From this group wiki I have learned about a new way to use wikis. The idea of collaborating on the same page had not crossed my mind before this project. This has also shown me once again that by working together everyone is able to bring out his or her own ideas and experiences.
My idea of Wikipedia has not changed this week. I have always been one to use Wikipedia. This resource is used at all levels of education. Even though many have made good points on why they might not use this site, I am still comfortable with my students being a part of Wikipedia. This is a great jumping point for research. It allows students to learn how to crosscheck information, recognize credible sources, and to be part of the process of collaboration.
I have not received resistance from using wikis in my classroom. Parents are well aware of the technology tools that we utilize and I have not encountered any concerns from using these tools. Overall I feel that my parents see the many benefits: researching, writing, collaborating with one another…etc. These are all skills that I feel my students need to be able to possess in order to be successful in their education, as well as to be productive citizens. As a teacher my job is to prepare my students as best as I possibly can, and I believe that the use of technology, including wikis, along with the many other resources that I have available allows me to do so.
This is our most recent blog! We are using it to collaborate on science extensions, and will also be using it to reflect on weekly concepts.
Lesson Plan for Social Bookmarking with Studen
Hopefully with this lesson plan I will be able to tie together multiple things that I have learned from this class. I hope to incorporate our wordpress site, biteslide (which I learned about through “Bella’s World” at http://bellasworld.edublogs.org/), and diigo. This lesson will allow me to incorporate technology within science which was a big goal of mine when I started this class. I feel that this fits in really well with PSSA’s next week in the morning. It is standard based learning and hopefully students will be really engaged doing so and more science will be included, which they always ask for!
Title: Diigo in the Classroom
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Essential Question: How can we use diigo to help support us in our research? |
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Activating Strategies: adapted word splash- websites related to project splashed across the board. Students take 3 minutes to blog on our website what the benefit might be to sharing these sites on an online site rather than having them posted on the board. http://students2masters.wordpress.com/ (This was just started and will have content soon!) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Standards: CC.1.4.6.V: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate. CC.1.4.6.W: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of other while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources. E06.C.1.2.1: Introduce a topic for the intended audience; organize ideas, concepts, and information using strategies such as definition, classification, compare/contrast, and cause/effect to support the writer’s purpose. |
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Task:
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Sharing/Summarizing: Students will be summarizing the benefit to using diigo on our website shown above and will share at least one way that they might be able to use it after 6th grade. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Assess: Students will be scored based on their addition to at least one website to diigo, as well as their ability to set up the account. (I must say that setting up the account and bookmarking took some time for me.) |
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
I can definitely see the benefits to RSS feeds, but am a little overwhelmed by all of the content. When I had subscribed to RSS feeds I found that there is just so much content coming in. I will need to spend time organizing and picking and choosing which feeds to subscribe to that will be the most beneficial. I could see myself using RSS feeds to learn about new technology opportunities that I would be able to introduce to my students. A goal of mine when I began this class was to find new ways to incorporate technology into science and social studies. Hopefully RSS feeds will help me accomplish that goal. I think that it is great to see what other teachers are doing in their classrooms and love seeing these ideas shared. Ideas can come from many different areas. Even if I read about a high school classroom or about a 2nd grade classroom I still feel as if I can adapt some of their ideas to support what we are doing. Even if I am not able to incorporate the ideas shared, the use of RSS feeds will allow me to read about the great things that teachers are doing! That is inspiration enough for me to continue to want to work hard and to improve to be the best that I can be for my students!
RSS Feeds
I can definitely see the benefits to RSS feeds, but am a little overwhelmed by all of the content. When I had subscribed to RSS feeds I found that there is just so much content coming in. I will need to spend time organizing and picking and choosing which feeds to subscribe to that will be the most beneficial. I could see myself using RSS feeds to learn about new technology opportunities that I would be able to introduce to my students. A goal of mine when I began this class was to find new ways to incorporate technology into science and social studies. Hopefully RSS feeds will help me accomplish that goal. I think that it is great to see what other teachers are doing in their classrooms and love seeing these ideas shared. Ideas can come from many different areas. Even if I read about a high school classroom or about a 2nd grade classroom I still feel as if I can adapt some of their ideas to support what we are doing. Even if I am not able to incorporate the ideas shared, the use of RSS feeds will allow me to read about the great things that teachers are doing! That is inspiration enough for me to continue to want to work hard and to improve to be the best that I can be for my students!
RSS Feeds
I can definitely see the benefits to RSS feeds, but am a little overwhelmed by all of the content. When I had subscribed to RSS feeds I found that there is just so much content coming in. I will need to spend time organizing and picking and choosing which feeds to subscribe to that will be the most beneficial. I could see myself using RSS feeds to learn about new technology opportunities that I would be able to introduce to my students. A goal of mine when I began this class was to find new ways to incorporate technology into science and social studies. Hopefully RSS feeds will help me accomplish that goal. I think that it is great to see what other teachers are doing in their classrooms and love seeing these ideas shared. Ideas can come from many different areas. Even if I read about a high school classroom or about a 2nd grade classroom I still feel as if I can adapt some of their ideas to support what we are doing. Even if I am not able to incorporate the ideas shared, the use of RSS feeds will allow me to read about the great things that teachers are doing! That is inspiration enough for me to continue to want to work hard and to improve to be the best that I can be for my students!
A Look at History 