Wiki Wonder

I almost forgot to post this!! I have been so caught up in working on the Wiki. I have not yet tryed to set up my own but I think I will using the education challenge they offer that Kendra told me about. I truly dreaded trying to figure this out. The first video I watched was awesome!! It really got down on my level (preschool, haha). Then I watched one of the archived webcast on using a wiki and I began to feel like I could really do this. There are still many things that I am not sure how to do but I am no longer hesitant about trying them. I am truly enjoying each of these ventures. I would not have known about them on my own. I mean you can spend years on the internet and never find your way out!!! One of the things I must not know how to do is navigate from page to page. We had all those pages out there and I had to go back to the beginning each time to choose a new page. Should you not have some way to move from the page you are on to the next page without having to go all the way back?

When I set up a wiki for my class, I wil use it as an information resource for parents and teach the students how to use one. With first and second graders, low income families, and not every student with access to a computer, I believe my students would benifit more from technology instruction and would need it to participate in a wiki.