Wikis for Review
Wikis have great potential as an educational tool for both teachers and students because they encourage collaborative learning and resource sharing. Among the things they can be used for are:
- Collaborative writing
- Brainstorming
- Creation and organization of content and study guides
- Lesson summaries
- Group notetaking
- Dissemination of classroom information
- Literature circles
- Collaborative textbooks
- Resource collections
- Vocabulary study
Choose any 3 of the following examples to see some of the ways wikis are being used:
- Comparing Hemispheres-A collaborative project between two classrooms in different parts of the globe
- Westwood Schools Wiki-An online space for students in Camilla, GA
- Welker's Wikinomics-AP Economics Class at Shanghai American School
- Hannalee Book Wiki-5th graders' study of teh novel, Turn Homeward, Hannalee
- Arbor Heights Elementary Wiki-A Wiki as a school website
- Flat Planet-Students in Canada and the UK examine environmental issues
- Wiki How-"The world's collaborative how-to manual"
- Teacher Librarian Wiki-An online storehouse of professional resources for librarians
- Mrs. Ibrahim's 2nd Grade Wiki-A class website that combines the classroom news format with a collection of resources
Need more ideas? Try these sites, which contain directories of educational wikis: