Sunday, February 10, 2008
wiki-wiki
In Hawaii, there is a Wiki-Wiki shuttle at the airport that takes people from the main terminal to and from the gates if they choose not to walk. However, in all the times I have been to the airport either traveling or (pre-9/11) greeting friends, I have always found it easier to walk. I don't have to wait for it to arrive, no other stops, etc. Relating this to wikis, I've known wikipedia exists, but I've always found it easier to go to other sources for information. However, after learning more about wikis, I may be a convert. I can see the uses for wikis at many age levels. In my second grade class, I could envision setting up a page for each culture we study and at the end of the year having groups of students fill in info to recall what we had learned. When I was teaching fifth grade I might have used them to create study guides before big tests. The question is, next time I go to Hawaii, will I take the Wiki-Wiki? Hmmmm....
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Danica, like you, I've avoided Wikipedia. However, now I'm interested in giving it a closer look. Before I knew a lot about wikis I simply assumed that Wikipedia was inaccurate. However, now I'm excited about the idea of collaborative knowledge.
You know what's funny, is that in my blog I posted that I have students mostly avoid Wikipedia, but I personally use it all the time. I've never found anything to be incorrect, but in my teaching I don't want to take that chance. It's just interesting how you can have differing opinions on the same topic, depending on the circumstances.
I do use wikipedia, especially when I begin to explore a topic. I also find it helpful the topic at hand is complex. Wikipedia often "boils down" what others had to say on the subjects in question. But as always, you have to be the ultimate judge as to what information is crediable.
I was also thinking, not just a wiki site for our students, but one for as teacher resource, ie build a page for each unit taught. Break them up into headings like lesson plan resouces, great internet sites, tips on troubleshooting common student errors, etc.
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