Imagine that you have a project that involves writing that is going to be a group project. What are some of the problems that arise in this situation? Finding time for the students to work together? Making sure that the members of the group contribute equally? What else? Feel free to comment.
Now, imagine being able to solve some of the drawbacks to group projects. Imagine being able to have groups of students work on a project without having to be in the same room? Imagine, as their teacher, being able to view the history of which student(s) contributed to what part of the project?
Imagine being able to create an online encyclopedia for your class…created by your students…that next year’s students can add to…and the next…and the next.
This is where wikis come in. Wikis are a type of software that allows you to edit a webpage and save the information to a server (a computer in the company’s building). There are some wikis that are private and only accessible within a company. There are some wikis that are have to pay a subscription. And, there are some wikis that are free and public (but which you can make private by requiring a password). Those are the ones we’re most interested in.
What other uses for this technology would you have in your classroom? Feel free to comment.
