THANKS!
Thanks for your posts, Jenna, Ian, and Brad! I agree that this is pretty ambitious. I guess my goal is to just get one up and running and give my students experience with it. If it isn't completely compiled as a resource for them to do research, I'm fine with that. By next year, it may be. At least this could be a starting point for getting them into the whole "read-write web." It's good to get your feedback on an idea and even suggestions, so thanks again! Okay, that's what I need now...suggestions...
Wikiis without Email?
Does anyone know of a free (or cheap) wiki site that does not require an email address for the authors of the page? I'm working out the kinks to try and get my wiki up and running with my kids. Problem is, they don't all have email addresses. My SBTS is going to be helping me, too, and we may just do it in blackboard. I'm not exactly sure how to do that, but I'm sure will figure it out with a little exploring. Just thought I'd see if anyone had an alternative.
Wiki Introduction Activity for Students
If anyone is interested, I made an age-appropriate (fifth grade) Wiki Scavenger Hunt. I will use that first to introduce wikis to my students. It has 25 steps and/or questions that the students will follow and fill in, going from www.wikiforkids.com to www.wikipedia.com to http://metawikimedia.org/wiki/WikiKids I'm hoping it will get them familiar with what a wiki is, what it looks like, and the searching/sorting involved. I tried to gear my questions around those goals, at least. Shoot me an email if you're interested and I will send you the attachment since I don't think I can include the attachment in a blog post--or can I?
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Well, as I understand it, you could set up the initial page under your email address and then add the students as editors. You don't need email addresses for them to do that. THe pbwiki site does this. It asks if you want to set up a classroom/student thing. Or something like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frank! I will look into that. I only could think of the way we did ours and how we had to confirm "authorship" by going into our inbox and clicking on the link.
ReplyDeleteBoy are you ambitious!! You have some great ideas. I'm just trying to get past learning what a wiki is let alone use one. I really feel like digital immigrant!...LOL I will stay tuned to your page for details and ideas!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Nicole! I'm running into a similar situation with starting a wiki up but Lyndsie has also mentioned she's seen BlackBoard used this way. She might be a good resource to chat with. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI created a Wiki using blackboard. It is very easy to use. Let me know if you have any questions.
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