I've created a Wiki! You can check it out and add to it if you'd like!
Math in Our Life Wiki
Well, this was so easy! I still have to create my users by adding my students and passwords so they can go in and edit. I will need to give them a brief tutorial in Wiki's, but they can do this at home for extra credit! Who knows, I may just open it for the public to view!
I think it would be exciting to see students add new things! I think if it's successful, I'll add other topics such as graphs, decimals, percents, integers, etc. for each unit and change things up a bit. I also think students could be creative and it could go in different directions.
A wiki is different from a blog in that it's not "group collaboration" as indicated in the article we read. My students can login to the wiki and edit it by uploading an example of fractions in their everyday life. They may choose to add a favorite recipe from their grandma that they've scanned. They may make a short video of themselves using fractions in making cookies or make a link to a cooking website. When my friends, Tami or Pam, go to my blog, they can write comments, but they cannot edit my pictures or add a cat widget! ;)
When is one more appropriate to use than the other?
In both cases, people from around the world could login and have discussions.
It seems that since other people can't "edit" my blog, it's more personal and I can make it the way that I want with my own agenda. With a Wiki, it may start out with one intent (like a question) and end up going in a very different direction based on the participants.
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