Wiki

Wiki sounds interesting. There are positive aspects to using wiki's. It allows world wide base dedication and cooperation. It presents a community dedicated to facts in which they contribute facts and information. The information is available and free to anyone. It is simple and easy. It is a constant changing tool that evolves because it is a collaborative tool. It is a very useful tool in which language and organizational content is user friendly. In terms of education, wiki spaces allow students to publish expository papers that they have done in their classes. It also allows students to evaluate, question, synthesize and edit certain information in wiki's. The best part is that is presents an exploratory opportunity. Students are able evaluate and edit facts in where they research whether the information in the space is accurately correct. This allows the students to go through certain writing processes such accuracy of information, editing and publishing.
There are negative aspects to wiki spaces as well. It may be that some of the information posted may be vandalized. Students and teachers must be sure of the information presented on a wiki space, so research must be done when gathering and reading information from wiki's. It is a wonderful collaborative tool but in terms of using resources from it for research papers one must be careful with what information is gathered. The information can be published and changed by anyone. This means that it is assessable to falsified information.
Teachers and students must evaluate what they are going to do with wiki spaces. I think that before teachers use wiki's, research must be done first for its purpose and uses. Other than that, it is a useful and user friendly tool.

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podcast:Will Richardson

Will Richardson is a wonderful teacher, in my opinion. He has such wonderful ideas for his students. I believe that his ideas paved a way for students to become integrated in learning within the World Wide Web community and through themselves. Students are able to be engaged and be involved the interaction of the writing and reading. They have choices in their learning process. Students are able to explore and understand new things that they can’t really do in a classroom because of limitations. They begin to explore new perspective of things or ideas that classroom teachers can’t provide.
Out of everything that the Internet presents the best part is that students become teachers at some point of their learning. They become really connected in the network of learning and engaging in ideas. Since we are on an island that is disconnected geographically from other states, we are limited in terms of communication. With blog students are constantly expanding their learning through outside sources and places.