What is a Wiki?
A Wiki is a place where people can come together and collaborate via web. Anyone who has access to a wiki can add and delete as they please, to make the site more meaningful for other visitors. This form of resources makes relating messages easier. Researchers, Justin Reich, Richard Murnane, and John Willett found four types of ways wikis have been used in education for grades K-12. They found that 40% of wiki's are used as a trial and teacher resource sharing sites, 34% is used for content delivery, 25% is used for student assignment and portfolios, while only 1% is used for a work space and collaborative student presentation (Reich, pg 7).
Here are some wiki's I came across for student use in the elementary grades.
Let's Go West is for third graders studying the expansion of the west along the Oregon Trail. Students can find timelines from 1800-1869 that helps identify specific events that occurred during this expansion. Fun facts are created and added by students.
Primary Math is another wiki that is the home of primary math techniques, strategies, and lessons. Here teachers from around the country can share their lessons on primary math. Visitors can find patters, addition, geometry, graphing, and telling time! This is a great resource for elementary teachers and students.
Here are a couple images, you'll find from Primary Math.
A Wiki is a place where people can come together and collaborate via web. Anyone who has access to a wiki can add and delete as they please, to make the site more meaningful for other visitors. This form of resources makes relating messages easier. Researchers, Justin Reich, Richard Murnane, and John Willett found four types of ways wikis have been used in education for grades K-12. They found that 40% of wiki's are used as a trial and teacher resource sharing sites, 34% is used for content delivery, 25% is used for student assignment and portfolios, while only 1% is used for a work space and collaborative student presentation (Reich, pg 7).
Here are some wiki's I came across for student use in the elementary grades.
Let's Go West is for third graders studying the expansion of the west along the Oregon Trail. Students can find timelines from 1800-1869 that helps identify specific events that occurred during this expansion. Fun facts are created and added by students.
Primary Math is another wiki that is the home of primary math techniques, strategies, and lessons. Here teachers from around the country can share their lessons on primary math. Visitors can find patters, addition, geometry, graphing, and telling time! This is a great resource for elementary teachers and students.
Here are a couple images, you'll find from Primary Math.
Here is the wiki I created. I found a problem with anchor charts and always having to search for new ones. I thought creating a wiki that can house many different anchor charts will be helpful to both teachers and students. Teachers can use them as a resource and a part of their lessons. Students can use them as a form of review and their own resource as well. You can find OwlSpace here! Please feel free to add your anchor charts and any other resources you feel that could make the lesson more engaging for students.
Reich, J., Murnane, R. and Willett, J. (2012). The State of Wiki Usage in U.S. K-12 Schools: Leveraging Web 2.0 Data Warehouses to Assess Quality and Equity in Online Learning Environments. Educational Researcher, 41(1), pp.7-15.
Solomon, G. and Schrum, L. (2010). Web 2.0 how-to for educators. 2nd ed. Eugene, Or.: International Society for Technology in Education.
Reich, J., Murnane, R. and Willett, J. (2012). The State of Wiki Usage in U.S. K-12 Schools: Leveraging Web 2.0 Data Warehouses to Assess Quality and Equity in Online Learning Environments. Educational Researcher, 41(1), pp.7-15.
Solomon, G. and Schrum, L. (2010). Web 2.0 how-to for educators. 2nd ed. Eugene, Or.: International Society for Technology in Education.