Wiki+Pedagogy

As I am sure you have heard many times the only wiki I was aware of, was wikipedia. But, I did find a few good examples of educational wikis.
 * Ashley Jasmer**

http://bhms-summer-read.wikispaces.com/ This wiki is intended to facilitate a summer reading program where students can log onto and discuss the books they have been reading.

http://collegelists.pbworks.com/w/page/16119456/College-Lists-Wiki This wiki was created to help high school students to find colleges based on strange criteria such as schools certain buildings.

http://fletcherwiki.wikispaces.com/home This wiki was a more conventional wiki for a class to access their homework and other class announcements.

A wiki is a resource and a market place for exchange of ideas and could be use for teaching and learning. This wiki has been designed for the Elementary Music students, teachers, and everyone that is interested in music and instruments. http://elementaryinstrumental.wikispaces.com/ If you are an elementary teacher, then you know how important it is to have a lesson plan. Once you create your L/P you could share it with other teachers or even your principal. In the link below you will find everything that you need to know about L/P. __http://elementarylessonplans.wikispaces.com/__ Here is another great wiki that can help your students with their entire Elementary math questions, especially when you are not available to them. Parents can also use these wikis to work with their children. On line technology can be fun and great resource. __[]__
 * Shahriar Tashnizi**

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Before this assignment I didn't really know anything about wikis, but I think that it's a great tool for a teacher to use with the classroom. You could post your lesson plans with other teachers or even share it with parents in your classroom if a child missed a few days of class they could get caught up with their classwork. There were a lot of portfolios of the students' work like art work, personal narratives, and the children even wrote their only little biography. For an older group there was a wiki where the teacher put notes up for his students and reviews for tests. There was also one that was set up to encourage the students to read during the summer, which i thought was a very clever idea. It also is a great tool for teachers to collaborate together in sharing lesson plans and ideas on how to teach a concept. So I think that wikis can be a very useful tool to use within the classroom if you are careful with what you put up on your wiki site.


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**Camille Stuart**
I've never even heard of wikis so this was a completely new idea to me. After reading through a few wikis I've found you can use them pretty much in everything you do as a teacher. You can share lesson plans and goals with other teachers where everyone can submit and edit ideas/add suggestions whenever they would like. For students, they can use it to work on class projects as a place where they can share information, sources, or can be used as a place to turn in the finished work or receive feedback from the teacher on ways to improve. Also, some classes use the wikis to communicate and share with classes all around the world. This sounds like such a fun idea, children can learn so much about culture and other countries. It's a great way to use technology to conveniently collaborate information quickly and easily, for students and teachers. It's also a great exposure to technology and how to learn from other people and their experiences for your students. Wiki sources: http://www.wiki-teacher.com/ http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/How+we+use+wikis+in+class?t=anon http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

**Katharine Price ** Using wikis in the classroom is surprisingly easy. It will allow children to have an easier means of communicating and collaborating with one another. It gives them a safe and private place to have discussions concerning their personal feelings and opinions. I also thought it was a cool idea to post lesson plans, notes, and even individual assessments. One idea that I absolutely loved was using an online wiki to make interactive stories, and get the children involved in writing! I had never though of using wiki's in the classroom frankly the only wiki's i had ever head of were wikipedia and wiki-leaks. This was a fun idea. Sources: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/home http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/

**Sara Pickering** This wiki contains a daily log of class activities, explanations for assignments, and student work for a high school's 10th, 11th, and 12th grade US History, World Cultures, US Government and Law classes. URL: http://105.wikispaces.com/home

This teacher has created a wiki for her first and second graders to collaborate on and discover what the number 1000 really is. They are collecting 1000 names and posting them to this wiki. URL: http://1000names.wikispaces.com/home

This wiki is a collection of student work. The students of this school write and post newspaper like articles to this wiki concerning happenings around the school and around the world. URL: http://adamsnews.wikispaces.com/home

Megan (Reed) Jenkins
I found out there are tons of possible purposes of Wikis and using them i education. I learned that the students can have a more honest discussion including sharing their emotions if it is anonymous. They teacher can use a survey doing this. Other ways for students are when they are doing group work. They can collaborate and share research and ideas. It can also work as a blog or for the students this year to give advice for future students. Wikis can also act as a way of assessing your students. The students can collaborate their notes and/or use it as lesson summaries. There are also a lot more ideas, but I can't possibly write them all! Here are my sources: http://callwiki.wikispaces.com/Education+Wikis http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

Janni Richards
cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com britishromanticism.wikispaces.com primary-education-music.wikispaces.co These are three of the music sites I went to. Because I am always looking for new resources as a music teacher, using Wiki will be a great new resource. It was so simple to search and look at what others have to say about the topics I am interested in. I think it is great that I can follow them and get new information....and if permitted, I could add my own feedback on how the tips helped me in my teaching.

Kayleigh Nitzel
To be honest I didn't really know that you could edit Wiki sites so I was really glad to get the opportunity to learn more about Wikispaces. The three wikis that I visited were http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home, http://278mathwiki.wikispaces.com/home http://yabooklists.wikispaces.com/home. After visiting these sites I realized how useful these are going to be in the classroom. On the math teacher wiki space it had a lot of fun and great ideas for teaching math in the classroom. These sites allow the opportunity for teacher and students alike to share their thoughts and their ideas outside the classroom. There were several sites that were great resources for teachers they had ideas to use in the classroom and advice which I thought is a great tool for teachers. They yabooks was a wiki that had lists of great books for young adults. It had a variety of genres and if people wanted they could give reviews of what they thought of the books. This would be great in any school so students could get an idea if they wanted to read the book before they checked it out. These wikispaces allow a great place to give and gain information and ideas and to communicate with others.

Kelina Knowles
I guess I was pretty clueless that you could edit Wiki sites, but I enjoyed learning about wikispaces. It's just another great resource that you can use to share and communicate with whoever and whenever you need. It's great for students, teachers, and parents. Here are 4 great reasons to use wikispaces that I found online. http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1246?locale=en.

1. Information sources 2. Collaborative tools for group work 3. Authentic reason to write and read 4. A great way to publsh and share work

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http://educatethekids.wetpaint.com/... This URL will connect you to a student created wiki. They share photos and posts back and fourth. There were even some that were connecting with people in Afghanistan. Wikis open up many opportunities for students to interact with people all over the world.http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/ ======

Cynthia Wells
I thought it was great learning about all the things you can do with wikis for the classroom! This is going to add a lot of fun and interest to lessons we create. I found several useful wiki sites that looked awesome. I think there is lots to learn from out there. One I found was http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home It is a great site to visit to become inspired about your teaching. It helps you start thinking outside the box and makes you want to give more effort in being creative with your class. I also found this site http://adamsnews.wikispaces.com/home#SeaLab2 It is used for the Adams school. They post news, pictures and information for the students and the parents. It is used really well to keep connections with the community. They even have a place where the students can put their own posts and articles. The last one I found was at [] It is used as a place to help English Language Learners improve their English. There are several games and activities they can do to help work on their skills. There is a lot of wonderful things you can do with wikis to help your students find diverse ways to learn their core subjects.

Amber Wilson
I knew you could edit information on regular Wiki sites where you would get information, but I never knew about wikispace. I have found many useful ones where I can get great ideas for teaching lessons and activities here! This wiki: [] was probably my favorite. It has so many great accessible information. You can select what grade you are interested in, and it gives you many choices of what you can see from that grade, whether it be lesson plans, activities, and many other great things you can use to incorporate into your classroom. It's a great tool for teachers who need some good, different ideas. I also found the wiki [] from a 2nd grade classroom in Canada. I found that really interesting to involve the class in a wiki to help other classrooms and teachers see what these students are learning and doing in their classroom. It was almost blog like, and a lot of fun for people to access and find. The last one I found to be really cool was http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/. It was really fun to have the access to view things from a lot of different countries. It would be fun to use this wiki to show your own students other countries and things they do there. Wikis are a great way to show students in the classroom new things and to help you as the teacher learn new things and have access to new information and ideas at your fingertips!


 * Madeline Newhouse**
 * I didn't really know anything about wikis before I started this assignment. I had heard of them before, but disregarded them as anything important. Now that I have been searching for some good educational ones, I realize that they can be very useful! This wiki http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home is for a class that is learning how to incorporate technology into the classroom, kind of like this class right now! They use the wiki to get notifications from the professor about projects and due dates, as well as information about the class and assignments. This wiki http://1000names.wikispaces.com/home is for a first and second grade class who wants to see what 1000 looks like! They are asking anyone who drops by to add their name to the list. This is a fun and creative way to incorporate a wiki to the classroom and help students find out information they would like to know. This wiki http://mrsanderson10.pbworks.com/w/page/33263525/FrontPage is all about a second grade class. They made it, and it shows all the things they have been learning this year! They added videos, pictures, and links to make it more interesting. It has all sorts of stuff pertaining to the students including portfolios, which is really fun because their parents could log on and see what they have been up to! Education wikis are a great thing to have in the classroom, even if it's just for your class to work on together! **

Cassie Payne
I have heard about Wikis, but I never knew what they were really used for. I thought that they were just a boring looking page with facts and information, much like Wikipedia. I never realized their full potential until I started researching them. After exploring several educational wikis, I discovered what Wikis can be used for a variety of educational purposes. A Wiki I found was a 2nd grade class, []. They used the Wiki to share with people what they were learning in class. It has the student’s portfolios as well as videos and slide shows of the students doing science and other project. It also had a slide showing the students on a field trip learning the history of the town they live in. Another Wiki I found was, http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/. This Wiki was a fourth grade class. The teacher used it to help update students and parents on what was going on in the classroom and it also had a page listing the homework. They also had discussions where the teacher would ask a question and the students would respond the teacher and their peers. I thought it was a great way to get students thinking and collaborating with their peers. My favorite Wiki that I discovered was this one, http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/. This Wiki is used for students and teachers to share things about their country with other countries around the world. Different countries would post videos and pictures about their country and culture on their page. I thought it was a great idea to help students learn more about different countries and cultures from the people themselves. I think that educational Wikis are a great way to help students learn and learn how to collaborate with each other.

Catherine Johnson
I could have spent all day looking at the different wikis that came up when I did the search on wikispaces. These are some of the things that I gleaned from accessing several of these. First off, I learned that the pedagogical use of wikis was wide, varied, and had limitless uses. I found two wikis that the purpose was to connect with students and people from all over the world. One was in an effort to learn about people, their culture, and their world. http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/ Another was just to gather 1000 names, it felt like a global chain letter. http://1000names.wikispaces.com/home What a great way to get a feel that the world is much larger than your own community. This next wiki was a clearing house for all of the different kinds of technology that could be used and how to use it in the classroom. http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/Home I can see a similar application as a way to openly share classroom ideas, lesson plans, or successful activities. Another wiki had the actual lesson for the day. http://famsgrade8.wikispaces.com/home This could be an effective way to help students review a lesson or even allow students to makeup a class. The last wiki I visited seemed to be a clearinghouse for posting student projects. This could be a great way to share student work and it wouldn't have to be limited to that particular class or even school. http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/home These are the kinds of applications that need to be in our classrooms so that we are on the same technological page as our students. It will keep them engaged.

Ashley Lundquist
 I found myself enjoying looking at different wikis that had to do with education. I had never before heard of a wiki and so I was excited to learn more about them. The first wiki that I looked at is http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/. As I looked at this wiki I was so excited to see where all the communication was coming from. The name of the blog "Greetings From The World" is absolutely true. This wiki provides people from all over the world to interact in an educational setting. What a cool spin on foreign pen pals! I think it is awesome to learn about different places, and by using this wiki you can teach/show your class first-hand what other people around the world are experiencing. The next wiki I visited was, http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/home. This wiki stuck out to me because it is so inviting and organized. I think that it a big part of the teachers job, is to present information or material is a concise and organized manner. As I explored this site I was please to find the great interaction that is available for the students and the parents. I was really impressed with the different sections that it provided; everything from homework to an interactive game! I think this is a great way to get students excited about learning and really take home the classroom. Lastly, the last wiki I examined that I wanted to share about is, []. This one is awesome! I think it is my favorite one!! As I looked through I really liked the aspect of the upcoming events portion. This is a great way to get parents involved and it can really increase involvement in every way. I also loved the part that invited viewers to watch the live feed of eagle eggs that will soon be hatching. I think that is an amazing aspect, not just as a viewer but something that as a student I would be thrilled to be part of that class. All in all, I think wikispaces would be a great addition to any classroom!

Katie Jenson
The definition of pedagogy is the process of teaching or the study of being a teacher. (wikipedia) This has great reference to the first site I found, http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home. This website offered a video that showed lots of different "teachers" stating how they didn't want to change, they were only teaching till they could retire, they only wanted to write on a chalkboard etc. At the end of the video, they stated not to be like them. That you needed to teach different. I think that is one major thing with wiki's and technology in general. There is a lot of new information out there and we need to embrace it and use it. The second site I found is http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/163/244. This one stated some good facts about wiki's. One part that I liked in particular was talking about using wiki's to "monitor discussions that could determine problem areas for students." What a great way to find out who is struggling in your class, who may need more help, and even who may be an asset to help others. The last site I found is http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Main_Page. It talked about a writing-to-learn environment. Kids need to be able to express themselves, and here is a great way that they can do it. It also mentioned a resource kit for educational technology teaching and research. As we've gone through this class I've wondered how I can stay current and remember all the things that we've learned. Here is a way that I can keep connected and use the educational technology we've being learning in this class and bring it into my own classroom.

Jenaye Milano
Wiki pedagogy is great. I explored many great sites, but my favorite was http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/. This wiki was created by a fourth grade teacher to allow her students to communicate and work together on projects, homework, and other classroom activities. She also has the student's parents view her wiki and through her wiki each of her students have their own page; here the students can share their work with others. This teacher uses her wiki to communicate with parents and students. She posts lessons, homework, and notices on her wiki. The students seem to enjoy interacting with eachother, doing homework and working together through wiki. This website won first runner up for the best wiki of 2009. I spent a lot of time here and I love it! I also visited http://podcasting-in-education.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+Educational+Podcasts. This wiki is dedicated to podcasts. There are podcasts for educators, podcasts for students, and even podcasts **by** students! I love the idea of using technology in the classroom and podcasts are great way to keep your students interested. There are so many podcasts you could probably find hundreds to encorporate into your lesson plans. Finally, I visited []. This wiki was created by another teacher to show how he teaches and what tools he uses in his classroom. He has his lesson plans for various subjects, and instructions for assignments. He also explains why he uses certain tools, such as portfolios, in his class. He has uploaded various files and pages that could be very helpful to other educators, and his students can view models and instructions for the projects they are working on. Wikis are a wonderful classroom tool!

I never knew just how many interesting, useful educational wiki's there are out there. I found some really great ones and I am excited to keep looking and exploring more ot them. There was one I found that I really enjoyed http://newsproject.wikispaces.com/home which is a wiki created by a school in Israel. This wiki is so neat because they are doing a global project trying to being students together by getting them to discuss and post on various news articles. The idea to use a wiki globally is amazing and in part mind boggling that we can do that now. Through this, students can not only share their ideas globally but gain access to various view points of other students around the world. For instance, they had one topic of who is your hero, and numerous students around the world posted their ideas about heros. It is such a great way to bring the educational systems around the world together. Another wiki I found pretty interesting was http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home. This wiki is all about how and the best ways to bring technology into the classroom. It's about 21st century skills complete with videos, lesson plans, pages full of resources. It's great to see wiki's being used by teachers because again it's an easier way to share information. Teachers can now gain input and help from teachers not just in their school but globally. It's a great way to create new classroom ideas and share various ideas especially technology related with others. One more cool wiki was one that was done as a class http://bear-den.wikispaces.com/home. This wiki resembles a class blog that has links to assignments, grading rubrics, Note taking monitors, resources and examples of assignments. This is a different kind of way to use a wiki because it's more for the class not just students and not just a teacher. It's a great way to have a class come together and work collaboratively as well as get students learning how to use wiki's more.
 * Summer Lyday**

I really enjoyed searching through all the many great education wikis out there. It gave me some excellent ideas as a teacher. I really enjoyed __http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com.__ This wiki is amazing because teachers and students all over the world can post their ideas onto this wiki. Each person that posts is teaching everyone else something about their culture. This would be a great wiki to use in the classroom to teach about culture, countries, and different walks of life. While reading through this wiki I had an idea pop into my head that would be so fun in a classroom. I would love to set up classrooms all over the US so that the children in my classroom could work with children from other places. This would help the students to get different perspectives on the project and it would give them a new way of having "pen pals." Another wiki that I enjoyed was __http://bramlett-5th-grade.barrow.wikispaces.net/__ I loved the idea of using a wiki as a school bulletin. This way parents, students, volunteers, and other teachers can post any information, upcoming events, clubs, announcements, etc. It can be a great resource for parents to find ways to get involved or for the children to know what is going on in school. Lastly, I really enjoyed the wiki __http://mrsanderson10.pbworks.com/w/page/33263525/FrontPage__ this was a wiki from a second grade class. I enjoyed looking through this wiki because you could tell that the children and teacher collaborated and worked together to create this wiki throughout the entire year. As the children add their thoughts and ideas it gives them an authentic reason to write for a specific purpose. Also, the children are able to get feedback from people all over the world for their work and writing. Parents can also see their own child's thinking and understanding of certain subjects.
 * Kylie Shober**

I had also never heard of wikis before, and I think that they are very neat and can be easily used in the classroom. The first wiki I found is http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/home, where it is an interactive, choose your ending type of set up. Although this actual wiki is not well done, it is a great idea to help students learn to develop plots in a story line. This could be used for slightly older elementary school kids who want to explore how stories end, or used as an example for younger kids who are just beginning to learn how to form a story, or even write a good paragraph. The next Wiki I found is http://gcsehistory.wikispaces.com/American+West, where you can click on the different links to learn about some of the American West history. It's very detailed and would be a great resource to use as a supplement for a lesson plan or even to use in class and show the students. You could even provide the students with the link so that they could check it out for themselves. I love how organized this wiki is because you can clearly see what link goes to what topic, and it is very easy to navigate around with. Another wiki I found is http://gamesined.wikispaces.com/Mathematics. This is a great resource! It mixes fun with a variety of different games that involve math. I have seen teachers use such games in their classrooms when students have free time. The kids enjoy it, and they get to learn at the same time. It is also nice to find different games, because the students like to try out new games from time to time.
 * Jill Robinson**

Through using the Wikispaces website I was able to find tons and tons of different wikis that I could possibly use. I could really use these to find information to find out a lot of things, and not just about educational topics. The first one I found (http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education) was about a huge list of wikis that were used to examine the use of wikis in educaiton. I talked about ways that you could advertise for educational purposes and actually do it for free. It stated that wikis are easy to start and even easier to expand because you can get so many people involved with them. All you have to do is invite people to come and they are free to say what they want. The second one I found (http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis) was a lot of examples of education wikis that are from all around the world! I thought this was really cool because you can learn about what other countries think about education and you can just learn about that country in general. I am sure that each area has a different perspective than others and it is a good thing to consider and learn from all of them. They listed the wikis in alphabetical order so that the wikis would be easier to find, but it would be cool if they would have a way to change the view so you can see all the diverse countries at once instead of having to look through the whole thing. The last one I found (http://lhoule.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education) was a wiki that included information in education as well as in the library. It talked about the many uses that wikis have including: book lists/reviews, class wiki, instruction, library webiste, pathfinder, promotions, subjects guides, etc. This would be a cool way to introduce information on the library when your students a first starting to attend class. They could learn a lot and get ready for their trips to the library.
 * Sara Newman**

=Chelsie Womack!= ====Wikispaces is such a cool thing that I am grateful to be made aware of! I found the coolest educational wiki ever ever and learned a lot from it! (http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/home) This wiki was about a fourth grade classroom and would be such a great resource if my child was in this class because I would know exactly what was going on but even better what their homework was for that week. Even though it doesn't directly apply to me right now, it still is such a resource because one; I want to teach fourth grade and two; this is a great place to get some amazing ideas and see how great teachers provide online resources for their students and students' families. The next site I found was (http://gamesined.wikispaces.com/Mathematics) This was a cool site that provided information for math games. This would be a great resource to use for when we are teaching math and you can alter it to fit the grade you teach. The third educational wiki site I found was (http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education). I thought this was fascinating because the whole site was filled with great resources and information for teachers! It was mostly about teaching with technology which we all know is so important! There are so many tabs discussing things such as blogs, podcasts, the social network, tutorials and wikis! I thought this was a great site to learn about the important types of technology that teachers are working with these days.====

I didn't know much about wikis when I started this assignment but just in the short time I have spent researching them I like what I've seen. I looked at [] and was able to see one way a wiki can be utilized. This wiki seems to be basically a district reference point. The first page appears to be like a newsletter. The great thing about using a newsletter in a wikispace format is that others can edit and add valuable information.This home page also gives many links to other great resources for teachers including lesson plans and activities to participate in. Next I looked up []. This wiki is full of links for teachers about using wikis and other technology in the classroom.It contained a great link to an article by PBS about how technology will influence education in the future. Finally, I discovered http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/. This was voted first runner up for best educational wiki of 2009. It is a wiki made for a 4th grade class. One of the greatest aspects of this wiki is the homework information posted weekly. Parents and students can look at the wiki each week to make sure the students are staying on task. That is an awesome tool to have. This is an awesome wiki and it has given me some great ideas.
 * Jennifer Millet**

[] This website shows how to use wiki's in the classroom in the following ways: classroom wikis, student created wikis, higher-ed wikis, group project wikis, global connections wikis, pto wikis, teacher peer wikis. [] This site has a video made to show how wikis are used in education. Finally, I found this site< http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/. It was named the best educational wiki of 2009! On it, I found that teachers all across the globe have commented and shared their wikis with each other. They are spreading their ideas across the globe through this tool! I looked at a class's wiki from Italy. What a great source to use in the classroom! You could even start a "pen-pal" session in your class with another nation and write what your class is learning throughout the year.
 * Maren Reeves**

I did know anything about wikis before this assignment, I still do not know a whole lot about them but I feel that they could provide a great deal of help in education. The first Wiki I found was about using Wiki's in teaching, or teaching with technology. (http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education) It has lots of links to articles and pages on using wiki's in the classroom and the good things you can use wiki's for in education. The next site I found was very interesting. (http://gamesined.wikispaces.com/English) This site had a ton of different games for students in different subject areas. I did not play any of these games but I think it could be a good resource for teachers to give to their students to play when they are home or such. They may not be helpful or appropriate in the classroom but I think the students will certainly like this Wiki. That last Wiki I really liked was a teachers Wiki for her students. (http://soar2newheights.wikispaces.com/Home) This page amazed me. The teacher had assignments, homework, podcast, and games all for her students. I feel this could be a great resource for students and parents. My mother often mentioned that as children we would forget out homework at school and then it wouldn't get done, with this that wouldn't happen. I also feel the students would really enjoy it, having a space of their own would be great!
 * Mekelle Tolman**

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http://gcsehistory.wikispaces.com/American+West - I really liked this wiki, its all about history and the American West. You can click on different things such as: Conflict, Plain Indians, White man, etc. and it will go into more detail about that subject. This is a great wiki for students studying history, it is a better way of learning about something rather than reading out of a text book. Another wiki I found very interesting was one title Greetings from the World. http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/ It has posts from students from all over the world just saying a few things about themselves, where they are from, etc. This would be a great tool to use in the classroom when talking about different countries. Or, perhaps if the student was in a foreign language class they could practice their foreign language and try communicating with other students. My last wiki that I found was about Mrs. Anderson's second grade class. http://mrsanderson10.pbworks.com/w/page/33263525/FrontPage It had pictures of the kids doing activities and learning inside and outside of the classroom. It's a great way for parents to see what their students are doing at school, and even help them practice at home.

One wiki I found that I really liked was http://how-to.wikia.com/wiki/How_To**.** Most of the wiki focuses on the "howtos" of various technological problems or projects. But there's also a bunch of articles that focus on silly howtos or common household howtos.
 * Whitni Webb**

Another wiki worth noting is http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Main_Page. It is a ridiculous wiki that actually can be pretty informative. The idea is that "couch surfers" (travelers who are looking for local couches to sleep on instead of in a hotel) learn a lot about cultures and people in general. This wiki is a place for them to share the information they have learned (and tips on couch surfing), in a pretty hilarious way.

My favorite, and most useful to me was http://wikieducator.org/ This wiki is trying to create a massive free curriculum website for educators. They have numerous resources available there for almost every age of student and type of learning. I especially liked to read about Montessori mathematical practices.

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I've never really used wikis to do school work before and it was interesting seeing all of the different ways you can use wikis in the classroom. A second grade class created this wiki to present information about each president over time and talk about the changes of communication and transportation that happened with each president. This is a great way for students to be able to do class projects together and all put in their own piece of information. http://timelineofpresidents.wikispaces.com/home. This school uses a wiki for their school website which is a great way to keep up to date with the parents, students, and staff and be able to communicate and express concerns. http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/.This wiki a great way for people to share art ideas and art resources for any grade from kindergarten up to college. []. After having taken an art class this would be a great way to share and get good ideas. After looking at different types of wikis I looked at wiki pedagogy. Wikis are a great way to share ideas, they are good project spaces, it’s a great place to submit assignments, and communicate with other students. Wikis are a great way to get children involved in more creative ways than just a pencil and paper.=====

=Megan Pease=

I have to laugh because it wasn't until I was about half way through my search of educational wiki's that I made the connection between wiki and Wikipedia! I think I have had a lot of experience with wiki's without even knowing it. A teacher can use wiki's in many ways. Wiki's can be used for teachers to collaborate with their lesson plans and research on different topics needing to be presented in the classroom. Students can use wikis for collaboration assignments (also known as group work). A teacher can post a study guide for student's or practice exams and the students can all collaboratively work to complete the exam/study guide.


 * 1) http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home
 * 2) http://kkps-r25.wikispaces.com/home
 * 3) http://1000names.wikispaces.com/home

=Matt Maxwell= Matt Maxwell INST 4015 Spring 2011 There are three educational Wiki’s that I pursued from a single path given from the instruction page. It is true; there are many, many different Wikis that one can explore. So much so, that I would at least make sure to be very explicit with the instructions to any assignment that I would assign my students. 1) Among the tips that I found in my search, I found its use within a literary circle of student peers, where they can bounce ideas off of each other through a Wiki. [] 2) Another idea is to not only introduce a Wiki as a piece of technology, but have the students evaluate the Wiki that they have created. I feel that evaluation is essential to a well-rounded understanding of any subject. http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Instructions 3) My third idea that I came across is to use Wikis to give students access to state assessment reviews and enlighten the students as to the expectations that are placed upon them. [] =**Jamie Madsen**=

The first Wiki that I found had people from all over the world involved in it. These people consisted of students, teachers, and children from many different countries. I loved this Wiki because it really shows that you can learn from so many different people. This Wiki could be very beneficial if you wanted your students to have a sort of pen pal. They can also learn about different cultures, and share real life experiences with one another. The next Wiki that I found was called Metasaga. Its main message is for young people to get involved, and explore their culture, and the world around them. Metasaga will also teach children about leadership and teamwork, which are 2 very important qualities for young people to have. Metasaga has a theme that says, “Discover yourself in the world around you.” This last Wiki is a lot like the first in the fact that it helps students to get familiar with other cultures, and the world around them. The thing that I really liked about this Wiki though is the fact that it will actually allow students to get on and Skype with other students from around the world. I think this is a great way for children to celebrate other cultures, and meet new people! I think that Wikis can really add so much to the classroom, and enhance learning in many different ways.
 * http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/**
 * http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/**
 * http://celebr8uandmedigitally.wikispaces.com/**

Nikole Jennings

Before we had this assignment I had never heard of wikis. I was a little confused at first about how I would use them in my classroom. However, once I stared looking at some educational wikis I found that you can use them for a variety of different things. It is not only a great place to share things with students in your classroom and their parents but other teachers as well. It is a great place to share lesson plans and teaching ideas. This is a great classroom resource that can give the little bit of extra help that some students might need. http://elementarylessonplans.wikispaces.com/home http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ []

Naomi Whitmore I had never heard of wikispace before. So I was very confused on how to use it in the classroom, but after spending time looking at other educational wikis I found that it is a very cool tool. I enjoyed how you are able to share things between parents, students, and other teachers. Here are a few of the cites that I really enjoyed looking at: http://gcsehistory.wikispaces.com/American+West [] http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education I found this last one very helpful since i don't feel like I'm very knowledgable in utilizing technology in the classroom. I'm getting better thanks to this class!