p. 57 – “That’s how each of Wikipedia’s millions of entries in over 200 languages have evolved, from the hands of people just like us with the concept that everyone together is smarter than anyone alone.”
This is a lesson that would be excellent for all students to learn through using this technology. It may seem apparent to most adults that we are smarter when we work together, but this it is much less so to children. Perfect for all subject areas, but I can very easily envision a social studies lesson with this as a sub-objective. This kind of cooperation encapsulates life skills that are so valuable for our students.
p. 59 – “ The best part is that if need be, you can easily use the history list to revert back to a previous version of the page should someone come and much things up.”
I wondered how this was easily achieved. Now I know!
p. 65 – “Or how about doing a book study on a wiki?”
What better way to get students to really get into reading and responding to in writing a book. I am considering setting up a wiki for a small group of advance readers in my 3rd grade class for them to respond to one another’s observations on their books. An online literature circle!
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I can agree that a wiki can be very useful in the class. I too have thought about using this in the classroom. I used to think bad thoughts about wikis because of how open and free they are to edit, but now after learning a little more about them and how they are monitored I look at them differently now.
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