PreviousIdeaPosts

Here are some of the ideas posted by previous participants on using wikis in the classroom:


 * 1) A place for students to create vocabulary lists based on classroom content.
 * 2) A place for a school to create a common posting for staffings, IEP's, after-school detentions, and missing work.
 * 3) A virtual museum where groups of students work collaboratively to cite text, images, and photos of artifacts with their interpretation of the sources.
 * 4) A place to collect and brainstorm ideas that teach a lesson while providing a resource to educators who are learning about Web 2.0.
 * 5) Once educators have participated in a professional development session, a wiki could be utilized to serve as a "bulletin board" for feedback and reflections on implementation of the instructional strategies.
 * 6) To create a professional learning network where teachers can go to learn about technology tools and how other teachers in their content areas are using technology in their classrooms.
 * 7) A place for students to manage their progress on a research paper, whether they are gathering resources, taking notes, writing topic sentences etc. Under this same topic, students could post and then help edit each other's papers.
 * 8) A place where parents can post questions about what is going on in class/what students are learning and then have students respond to their parents' questions. A place where parents can provide "background" knowledge of things they are experts at and then students use that knowledge in their research...
 * 9) A forum for an online book club, for students to share their thoughts on a particular book they have read for class.
 * 10) A tool for keeping technology-related guidelines up to date as technology changes. It also would allow discussion on various topics from the involved stakeholders.
 * 11) A place for students to respond to book club discussion questions.
 * 12) A place for students to submit book reviews and a place for students to access book reviews if they are looking for book ideas.
 * 13) A site to further explore a novel being studied in class, with additional information about places in the book, items talked about, etc.
 * 14) A site for parent and counselors to brainstorm on a variety of topics. For example, how to motivate students who do not like school, how to get financial aid information, or pitfalls of the college application process
 * 15) A wiki that would present information (websites, wikis, podcasts) that goes above and beyond the class curriculum, for students who would like a challenge.
 * 16) A place for students to dialogue about novels that they are reading.
 * 17) A place for intermediate school districts to offer collabrative professional development.
 * 18) A place for teachers to share ideas about class projects, activities, etc.
 * 19) A place for teachers to dialogue about professional books/journals they are reading.
 * 20) A tool to add/store ideas among subject area teachers that focus on topics/chapters/concepts.
 * 21) A place for parents, teacher and students interaction to create productive and interactive classroon procedures and consequences that all three parties will agree on and respect.
 * 22) A place to share multiple solutions or representations for math problems.
 * 23) Students research history, places of interest, little known facts, etc about their school's town and share it with the community.
 * 24) Students can create word study pages with definitions, and examples of how to use about higher level vocabulary to help them prepare for tests.
 * 25) A tool for students to demonstrate their mastery of content knowledge - creating their own texbooks or section for a particular chapter.
 * 26) As an alternative to PointPoint. Instead of creating presentations to demonstrate their content knowledge or the results of their research, student could create pages on a wiki.
 * 27) As a quick reference for HTML codes and their uses.
 * 28) A tool for students to create study guides or display portfolios.
 * 29) A place for the school to better explain to both ourselves (because even the teachers are not always on the same page!) and parents the programs, interventions, etc. that we are using.
 * 30) A place for students to compile creative writing individually, or as a group like adding to story starters.
 * 31) Teacher posts a statement out something being studied. The statement may contain one or more errors. Students are assigned to correct any errors they find and to write a statement of their own on the current topic which may or may not have an error and which will be edited by others in the group.
 * 32) All of the above are such great ideas that I agree with. Another idea would be for building collaboration within a school district. It can also work for union members to communicate their ideas during contract negotiations.
 * 33) A place for elementary students to create an ABC list of key terms for each subject area learned throughout the year.
 * 34) Students could design and create a historical timeline for the year in social studies.
 * 35) Students could perform readers theatre audio podcasts and book review podcasts on their favorite library books.
 * 36) A Wiki would be a great place for teachers and librarians to collaborate student projects or research papers. The teacher and librarian could work together to prepare guidelines, rubric, timeline, helpful hints, suggested resources etc. on the wiki. Students would create their project or research paper on the wiki so both the teacher and the librarian could monitor their progress and assist the students. This would allow students to work anywhere on their project, many could read the final project and there would not be any need for printing. This would save school districts and students lots of money. Additionally, a wiki could assist other non-core class teachers in building units around each grades' content, such as Art, Music, Computer Lab etc.
 * 37) I think a wiki could be a place where teachers can collaborate on how to help students understand our content by sharing strategies that will help us to differentiate the instruction.
 * 38) I have to echo #55 (and a bunch of the others already provided)
 * 39) Digital Portfolios - A place to have students compile a year-long collection of their work.
 * 40) As a place to compile all the students work on the same subject to create 1 large resource for others.
 * 41) Collaboration between students of different areas.
 * 42) Special ed. teachers can collaborate on IEP forms and special ed. information gathering forms. By collaborating this way we may have concessus sooner than if we wait until we can find time to **all** meet together.
 * 43) A place to create a list of math formulas for each subject.
 * 44) A place to store websites that would be useful to the student (one for teachers too!)
 * 45) An exciting learning adventure for the entire learning community!
 * 46) A place to create a school wide project (Community Service, or a project that crosses the curriculums)
 * 47) Teachers can place names of websites they use most often for classroom instruction, student learning, or professional development.
 * 48) Teachers ideas of how to use Web 2.0 tool in the classroom for student productivity
 * 49) A place to share fun/eduational web sites and to post information that parents need about upcomming projects
 * 50) A wiki to raise the consciouness of online safety. Responses to videos and discussions on the topic, as well as sharing of personal experiences and anecdotes (I have a friend who...) relating to the topic. It is easy for students and adults to become cavalier on this topic, but it is also a topic in which students exhibit a great interest.This could be a sticky-wicket-wiki.
 * 51) A wiki for individual special education students to post visual resumes of the student completing job tasks at various work sites in order to illustrate their strengths.
 * 52) A place for students to discuss books they are reading as a part of a literature circle (discussion questions posted).
 * 53) //**A wiki would be a nice place for other staff to comment on professional development classes. Sometimes you don't sign up because of a lack of information. This would be a good way to get first hand perspective a class.**//
 * 54) //**Use to organize a field triip.**//
 * 55) //**Teachers can collaborate as they plan a postcard exchange. Each teacher adding their adress for the exchange and then posting where they are in the process.**//
 * 56) //**A work space for professionals from different school distracts to brainstorm ideas and plan for program changes through sharing research into best practices, etc.**//
 * 57) //**Classroom Parents could collaborate about classroom activities. Parties, Field Trips etc.**//
 * 58) Use to get collaborative information needed from members of your organization, school, etc that is needed for writing a research paper (grant proposal).
 * 59) The financial person of the organization can contribute the budget information, faculty members can contribute needed information about the program
 * 60) goals, objectives and outcomes. Everyone can work together to proof read and offer suggestions. Very helpful when the members involved are at a
 * 61) distance and meeting face to face is not possible.
 * 62) A teacher could use it as a discussion page with questions about assignments or homework.
 * 63) It's a place where teachers can post assignments that students have finished for parents and others to see. Younger children especially love showing parents what they have done in class.
 * 64) Wikis are great for collaboration from all over the world, or even for those in a community!
 * 65) A place for music students to discuss musical theory so they can ask questions and possibly form something of a study group for help.
 * 66) A place to work on editing. Students could work together to edit a sample essay for correct grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, etc.
 * 67) Create a travel brochure for a place of the student's interest. Include different literary, historical, or cultural locations and time periods. You could also include famous people, traditions, and landmarks.
 * 68) A place to post, comment, and review previously learned material.
 * 69) A detailed and illustrated description of the skills of soccer all in one place. Include definitions, and photos. (could do for any sport)
 * 70) A place to create a lesson plan and share it with fellow colleagues.
 * 71) A great way to get your English or History (?) class to look at old films, such as Charlie Chaplin. Have them get into small groups to create their own wiki with no dialouge, music and sounds effects are acceptable.
 * 72) Use as a presentation tool where those who attend a workshop can contribute to future versions of the workshop