Friday, April 25, 2014
Wiki Walk Through
I never used a wiki in my classroom or even really considered it. However, after reviewing the Wiki Walk Through I have determined several ways to use them in my classroom. A procedural wiki could be very useful. Students could post various ways of approaching a problem along with steps for completing that problem. This would be a valuable resource as it would offer different approaches for different minds. An applied math wiki would also be wonderful. Students could receive extra credit for posting how they used the math they learned in class to solve real problems. This would provide students with two types of motivation and would lead to a more engaged class.
The final and perhaps most productive way to utilize wikis would be with a class inquiry project. The class could come up with their own advanced and detailed real world question. One of the examples may include: "How many square feet is the entire school?" Each student could be responsible for a certain part of the school. After a student determined the area for their given section, they could then post their results and process on the page. If a student was having difficulty figuring their section out they could use other student's post to help them. Eventually the class could take all of their findings, add them together, and get the actual total.
There are many ways to utilize wikis in the mathematics classroom. I hope the examples I have given will provide others with inspiration. My examples however, are only the tip of the iceberg. Go to http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm for a plethora of ideas.
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