OHHHHH! A Wiki! I see.....
I loved the origin of the name Wiki. I knew that people contributed to a wiki but didn't really think about the caliber of information until I read, "Each entry is the group's best effort, not any one person's." I was astounded at the rate of edits on Wikipedia (duh!) of about 400,000 per day. It finally dawned on me what Wikipedia is.
I have investigated other teachers' wikis relative to AP Calculus. One wiki is only for teacher use and set up for sharing how to teacher AP Calculus topics or show best practices. Other wikis I have seen are for the students to develop either understanding of topics, share AP Practice tips and post video lessons. Right now, I would only probably do this with my seniors in Calculus due to how much work it would be for me. I need the time to investigate what I would do with it. My expectations need to be clear and the older kids would be able to juggle the added work better. For my freshman classes, it is not the technology that is the problem, it is the math that they need to be able to process, analyze and synthesize. The seniors just have a much broader knowledge base.
My concern is that since most of what I do is concrete, that discussion is usually very short and to the point. I think there is more flexibility in the humanities. If I were use use one, I would go for a site that allows the student sot post what they need for preparing for the Ap Calculus exam. I actually have a group that is very connected with each other anyway. It can only benefit their learning.
The thought you share about a group that already has a collaborative culture adopting a wiki as a new tool for sharing appeals to me, too. It's a wondrous thing that you help create that climate (if that's okay to say)!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see what [we] do with wikis and other tools.