Thing 15 Wiki Uses

I did not enjoy posting in the wiki page. I dislike the format and when you add your content, it brings up everything previously submitted. I had a page open that I was supposed to copy and paste one of my blog posts in. It was a mile long and hard to navigate. It was interesting to see what had been posted over time, but I wish there were a more effective way to post your own content without it being jumbled with everyone else’s content. I do enjoy looking at everyone's posts and experiences. However, there is the problem of others going in and deleting content without permission. 

In the classroom, I would use a wiki for parents to post questions and concerns. I could answer questions and other parents could also. I would also like to post worksheets and documents on a wiki page so that parents and students can access them from home. If a child is sick and the parent wants the work immediately, he or she can just go print it from the wiki class page. I also think it would be unique to create a class wiki with a page for each student. Every student could go post inspirational words and encouragement on other students’ page. Of course, this would have to be closely monitored for abuse. I remember doing a similar project in school. For this project, each student made a book with construction paper. It had the individual’s name on the front. The books were passed around the room and students were asked to write compliments about the student that owned the book.