Wikis on Wikis

Before entering this class I had used a Wiki before though, I did not realize it. The type of Wiki that I had used is one that most people have, and most without realizing it like me. This Wiki is known as Wikipedia. Sound familiar? However, despite having used this Wiki before I have never personally edited any of the content on one of these Wikis. 

Now though, after a couple weeks of being in my TPTE class I have edited a Wiki.  On this Wiki I, with the rest of my class, put information about myself and a picture. Doing this was pretty easy. The set up of the site was very simple; getting the picture on there was the most difficult part for me. However, after a couple tries and a little help from my teacher I figured it out. How I did this was by placing the picture on my desk top, and then just dragging over to where I was typing. Additionally, following this class I have now looked at a variety of Wikis made by teachers, and read tips for creating them. I particularly enjoyed the tips that were provided by The Edublogger in the article "Create the Perfect Class Website in 30 Minutes or Less." I particularly loved how at the end of this as step 6 she reminded readers to turn in their subscriptions, because that would be something I would totally forget to do!

As someone who hopes to be a Kindergarten teacher I do not see myself using Wiki in the classroom very much. The reason for this is due to the children's typing abilities, which would make the use of these for this age kind of impractical. Though, I do think that a Wiki would be a great way to promote communication between the parents and myself. Creating a Wiki that parents could use to talk to one another and me about things like their children's reading practice, math, etc. would be a great way to promote communication in the classroom.

For anyone that would like to read this article you can at: The Edublogger