Since for week 8 we don't really have any readings, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss our wikis a little bit! For week 9 we have some readings on wikis in education, but for some reason the links weren't working for me.
Now that we have been in our observation classrooms a few times, where do you see wikis fitting into an elementary classroom? Do you think you could have children submit homework on wikis or is that too much to ask considering that some families may not have access to a computer?
Do you think it is unlikely that a first-year (or even second or third-year) teacher would have time to have a wiki that highlights all subjects? In other words, would teachers be able to find the time to post and maintain activities, games, assignments, etc for every subject or is it more reasonable to choose one subject and go from there?
Lastly, how do you feel about your own wiki? I know that I am finding it very hard to do the things that I would like to do with my wiki... I have many ideas but I can't technologically figure out how to do them!
Since I have asked a bunch of questions, I figured I would give a little of my opinion... Thinking about myself as a future teacher, I have thought that maybe the best way to use a wiki in my class would be to communicate with parents. Instead of sending letters home (which from the classroom I am in, it seems to happen daily), maybe the letters could be posted online. But then you run into the trouble of access to the computers or if parents would bother to get on the site and check for newsletters. Additionally, teachers could communicate student progress through the wiki. Just some ideas...
See you guys tomorrow!
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