Thing #7 - Wikis

Before learning about Wiki I didn't know what to think of it especially how to incorporate it in my classroom. After looking at few examples I got an idea what to do with it. Obviously some wikis have too much information and are not suitable for my ELL students (US History class), while others were set up and had info that were more appropriate. I really liked how Let's Go West Wiki was being used - as a class website. I really like timelines and charts they created. Also, being able to post pictures, word documents as well as power point presentations make this wiki as appealing as it is informational. Following wiki has resources regarding grammar such as interactive games and lesson plans: https://rude.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Review There are some interactive math activities as well but mostly focused on elementary students. I can used these resources for some of my ELL students. I see how wiki can be very helpful tool in a classroom as long as it is well organized. At this point, I need to learn more about each wiki button and tab, before I could use it in the class. I would like to have students' work uploaded on class wiki. To be something like a gallery of students' projects. I just found this wikihttp://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/Glogs+from+Croatia. It could give you some ideas.