Wiki

Creating the a wiki for our PDS was a great assignment, and I learned a lot. This was my first time creating a wiki so I had to learn everything. It was fairly easy to pick up and the tools on the site were easy to find. I realized after completing the wiki page that, wikis can be used in the classroom. For example I could have each student or groups of students create a website on a historical figure of their choosing. The site is easy enough to where a teacher would not have to spend a whole period explaining how it works. Another thing I liked about the site was how easy it was to add videos or pictures. My favorite part of my blog is the pictures and I wish we could have added a video of members in our group but we did not have enough time.

Wikis do not have to just be limited to in the classroom, they can be a great way to share information with other teachers. For example the principal could create a wiki page with all kinds of links and important school information. This would make it easier on the teachers because it would be one site they can easily access any of the school's info or what is going on in the school on a daily basis.

One part of our wiki that I enjoy is the town and school's history. This part is very important because most of this information I was unaware of before completing this assignment. Another part of our wiki I liked that I'm not sure a lot of other groups did was how we put links to every page at the bottom of every page. This makes it easier for the view to jump between pages.