Why is a wiki a useful tool?
Class assignments that include elements of project-based learning, collaboration, authentic work, and an audience can help students develop and refine higher level thinking skills. Wikis are good tools for such assignments.
The possibilities for classroom uses include group collaboration and problem solving, peer editing during the writing process, and electronic portfolios. Students produce a shared document online by writing, editing and revising it in their own class, across a grade, school, district or with others. They can work from anywhere, which means they are able to contribute 24/7 rather than being limited to the school day or class period. If they are creating work that others will use to learn about the topic, both the task and the audience are authentic.
Students read and build on each other’s work in these collaborative oline environments because they can do research, analyze what they’ve read, and synthesize it into useful knowledge before contributing their work.
Class assignments that include elements of project-based learning, collaboration, authentic work, and an audience can help students develop and refine higher level thinking skills. Wikis are good tools for such assignments.
The possibilities for classroom uses include group collaboration and problem solving, peer editing during the writing process, and electronic portfolios. Students produce a shared document online by writing, editing and revising it in their own class, across a grade, school, district or with others. They can work from anywhere, which means they are able to contribute 24/7 rather than being limited to the school day or class period. If they are creating work that others will use to learn about the topic, both the task and the audience are authentic.
Students read and build on each other’s work in these collaborative oline environments because they can do research, analyze what they’ve read, and synthesize it into useful knowledge before contributing their work.
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