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val replied on September 07, 2008 02:40 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
So far, I'm asking students to post reflections and what they learned in class, on the internet, or on the wiki. I'm stoked that they are so excited about using the wiki, but I'm getting a lot of comments left by students like, "yo what's up," "hi girlfriend what are you doing," etc. I'm glad they are using it, and I want to encourage it as much as possible, but I'm wondering if it is getting too conversation-y. Any other teachers have similar thoughts???
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Kori replied on March 27, 2008 19:47 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
I have thought about having students create individual pages however, I like that the students can read other students posts. I think that it encourages students to take their time and think about what they are going to say before they post.
I give students a week to post their answers before we discuss it in class. Students have readily posted when they feel strongly about something so it really depends on the topic. There are always a few who wait until the last second.
KrissyMo replied on March 27, 2008 19:25 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
Hi Kori,
That's an interesting approach - have you found that your students readily answer the questions, or do they wait for others to post first? I like how they individualize their answers in color.
I've noticed a bunch of teachers who encourage their students to create a personal wiki page and respond to assignments on that page.
-KM
Kori replied on March 27, 2008 16:18 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
In order to improve my students writing and reasoning skills in my social studies classes, I occasionally use my wiki as a discussion board. I post a question related to whatever topic we are covering and students are required to post a response (at times they are also required to reply to other student posts). This gives students who normally don't speak in class a chance to share their views. It forces all students to form an opinion and support their position.
A few times a year I word the question in the form of a standardized test question. It is my hope that this will help students practice extended response answers. Students are told that they are being graded on how well they support their answers.
An example can be found at http://mrsatwood.pbwiki.com/Election+...
Rachel Pennig replied on March 05, 2008 22:10 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
Hi Sammy- I'd love to help you with this. Yaplet is a chat service. You can install a variety of chat services on your wiki- if you go to "Edit Page" -> "Insert Plugin" -> and then "Chat" you can see what's available.
You may also want to check out some of the templates we have available for librarians (http://educators.pbwiki.com/Sample+te.... This should give you a good start :)
sammy replied on March 04, 2008 10:03 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
HI Rachael, I'm glad I met you here. Virtual Referencing is actually my area of interest. I'm trying to creat this using a PBwiki in a form of FAQ for our growing library. I'll be glad if you could put me through and give me a basic idea on how to go about this. by the way, what is "Yaplet"? Regards. -sammy
AndrewA replied on February 29, 2008 22:15 to the discussion "I'm looking for advice on creating lessons around a classroom wiki - any ideas?" in PBwiki:
~Thanks for the clarification Krissy Mo!
A>Given the great variation in learning styles, especially in beginning wiki users; approaching with one wiki schema in mind seems wrong headed.
B*Making projects available to students discourages individual learning if progress is focused toward a single process that will be replicated once the students have learned it.
C&Allowing collaboration to continue on new themes with the same topics may foster a more fluid, infectious and enjoyable class.
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