Mr.+Strawser's+Wiki


 * 1) Add a page to the wiki and name it after yourself.
 * 2) Share some wikis that you found interesting.
 * 3) Share a few wikis that you could use in your classroom and discuss how they could be used.
 * 4) Share your thoughts on a wiki that you could create for classroom use. Describe the elements that it would include and how you and your students could use it.

Interesting Wikis:

http://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/

http://pennsylvaniasocialstudies.wikispaces.com/

http://105.wikispaces.com/ 21st Century Skills

Each of the wikis above I found interesting and useful for my own classroom. Each gives me ideas of what I could use for my own wiki.

Going into this class I knew that wikis were something I really wanted to learn more about. Last year I was introduced to wikis and how they can be useful in class. Since then I've wanted to create my own wiki and use it as a way students can create add information they've found to create a research based project. What I hope to do is to list different topics that are covered in my course, assign groups of students to each topic, and then have students add to that wiki topic throughout the school year. At the end of the year the wiki could be used as a final assessment for the class. Sort of like a final exam or project. Students would develop more of an expertise on their topic. I have a friend who is a teacher in Sweden and the wikis that are created on topics from our course could be shared with her students to help them better understand some of the more interesting topics of U.S. History.