Wikis in Education

Wikis are great for teachers and students to use in the classroom. Teachers can use wikis in many ways. Some very creative ways to use wikis include; mock debates, "fan clubs" , forming a collective taxonomy of living things. Students can use wikis to present ideas, clarify understanding, keep up with teaching and create notes. Wikis allow students to make connections between knowledge they already have and the new knowledge they are learning. Creativity is a given with wikis, in that students reflect on how to elaborate and build on others ideas. Wikis increase the students involvement. Instead of watching others do, they know they need to respond, thus learning becomes active and not passive. With many wikis requiring a final project this encourage much more attention to details. Socially students learn how to communicate and compromise while problem solving. The benefits of wikis to the education process seem endless. http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/whywiki.cfm
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