Wendy+Mauery

My Wiki Page

Here are some wikis that I found interesting.

[] This sounds like an exciting and unique adventure for the students to experience. They can travel around the world and learn about different cultures and discover diversity on a positive note.

[] I am always looking for a creative ways to get to know my students at the beginning of a new school year. I also liked how the classmates made positive comments about information they learned about their peers.

[] This link will be sure to get a teacher excited about all the creative ways wiki can be used in the classroom.

If I were to use wiki in the classroom, I think a book review would be awesome, or maybe have students share their favorite part of the story we are working on in the classroom. It could even be the book I read to them during read aloud. This kind of sharing will open up new ideas to students as they read their peers comments. Another way I think using wiki would be to have the students create a vocabulary list from the weekly story from the Treasure series. They will include the definition and add images when possible. One more idea I think would be super is for students to choose their favorite figure from history and share some background. If they choose someone like Ben Franklin, they could share some of his inventions, ideas, and quotes. A few pictures would be awesome as well.

Web 2.0

[] This link offers 12 way to use engrade. It can be used for messaging, discussions, wikis, and so much more. Engrade is private and secure, free, and has 24/7 access for students. The calendar can be used to post assignments and it offers flashcards for students to have fun while learning.

[] The museum box sounds like an adventure. This can be used to introduce a historical event. The first thing that came to mind on how to use this is to describe the Civil War using pictures of Abraham Lincoln, Gettysbury battlefield, and Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address in the boxes.

[] This link allows you to create things like venn diagrams and flow charts. I am a fan of venn diagrams, so I would use gliffy to a create venn diagram reading two books from the same author. That is just one example. I enjoy comparing and contrasting a book with the movie. It is just next to impossible to have the time to show a movie. The end of the school year is about the only time I have been able to justify the time spent.

[] Big Huge Thesaurus will find you synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes to any word you type in the box. This would be great to use when students are doing their vocabulary words, writing a poem, or any writing assignment.