Out of all the 23 things, this is the one for me has the most classroom applications. I like reading and the language arts and see a ton of potential using Wiki pages especially in getting student to write more. In reading in a content area like science, each student could create a Wiki page on a student-selected Amphibian, adding images, videos and audio to their written research. They could include links in their references to the resources they used in creating their site. In a content area like social studies I could have students’ in small groups each take an assigned topic on the Civil War (5th grade social studies) like famous battles, famous people, or significant dates. For a literature circle, groups could explore a book by developing a Wiki page on the book that would include information about the author, the time in history, the location, and important themes.
I tried to edit using the class Wiki site, apsu23thingssandbox, but I was having problems with the site in large part to the fact the wiki page has grown so large. I kept getting a message telling the page was too large and needed to be split. Another time someone else was trying to edit at the same time, so I decided to try my own wiki page listing some of my favorite things out of the 23 things I tried so far. Not the greatest site but I am still in love with the potential of what I think it can do in the classroom.
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