This weeks wiki assignment was both interesting and a bit out of my technology comfort zone. I do like being challenged, as it only helps me grow.
I got to thinking about the use of a wiki in a classroom setting. While I don't think it would work for elementary school children, on a high school level, the possibilities are all there.
Think when you went to school- if you missed a day of class, you had to call all of your friends, and try to get missed notes and assignments. That is, if your friends even took notes. But what if we can change that?
Imagine a classroom where you are taught effective note taking, and the teacher gives you supplemental notes to look over, then a part of your homework is to go home and apply those notes into a wiki with a group of classmates. Students can log in at their convenience, put notes in, list assignments, collaborate ideas and never miss what is going on. They could showcase their academic strengths to help others. Students could link pages with other ideas and use those thoughts as a springboard to the next lessons. All notes are available for the year, so recalling previous lessons would be easier than ever. Students could log in from their smart phones or any other online portals, essentially creating an opportunity to study anywhere. Talk about education to go.
Wiki's could also afford the luxury of peer to peer tutoring, by simply having students upload their ideas and strategies for their own benefits and the rest of the groups.
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