This blog was created in part, due to a technology class I am taking. I am also an educator and have been asked to reflect on using wikis with students on my blog. Thus, I am taking a break from my cheer chatter to do so.
I amazed by the wikis out there that people use. I am particularly impressed with the educational usage of the 1001 Tales Wiki: https://burell9english.wikispaces.com/Project+FAQ. It is amazing how students can publish their writing online, review, revise, and edit others' work, and have others' work on their writing in the same way. The obvious benefits with wikis like this one is the interactivity, collaboration, use of technology, and high student engagement. Concerns I have are due to student safety. Students will have to be closely monitored to ensure that no personal information is given out. Otherwise, I think I will just have to convince colleagues and parents that it is a valuable tool!
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Thanks for the kind words! I started the 1001 Tales in Seoul, and first want to invite you to take a "sneak preview" of the published website - student editors selected the top stories from Seoul, Hawaii, and Colorado.
It's still under construction, but I just launched it an hour ago :)
As for parents - getting them to sign a permission form does the trick somewhat but, as you say, teachers (and student editors) have to be on the lookout for violations of privacy rules.
Cheers!
Oops. The website is at this site. Again, still under construction. :)
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