So, my goal is to keep this short and sweet, and see what comments people have. I am looking to write up my wiki lesson soon and wanted to throw some ideas out there.
As an elementary physical educator, finding enough time to complete technology tasks in general has been tough. However, with a wiki, there is the potential of asking for a little time outside of class for students to work. I have already done a little work with the fourth grade classes at my school and could probably try this with them or any upper elementary grade. The students could work as a group to create an "online teacher resource" for FCPS, who are having trouble updating their various POS and curriculum to the Web. I would probably need to focus on either a particular content area, such as fitness or skill-themed unit, or open it up to all skill-based units, such as football, soccer, jump rope, dance, etc. I think to keep it small, I would probably choose a skill-unit we have already done and create pages for rules, history, and each skill.
And here in lies the next issue, I really do like how our ITSopedia works with weekly updates - starting from lists of facts to fully-developed paragraphs. This could be good if planned out properly as to when and what each person was responsible for. I hate to copy but I feel this is a smart format and gives students time to work outside of class and participate in a number of roles. Look forward to feedback. Thanks!
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Your wiki idea sounds great. The time factor and access to computers always seem to be the obstacle for a specialist teacher. I wanted to create a wiki with my students that could be updated throughout the year. I was thinking of enlisting the classroom teachers. Maybe during the classes computer time, students could have access to the wiki. Students would create a minimum number of posts within a marking period. This is how I was thinking about creating a wiki.
ReplyDeleteI think your upper elementary grades would like this, especially if they are able to build off of the knowledge/info of other students. I also don't think it's a problem that you're using the same model that we use for our ITS program. It is a great idea and learning tool, so we might as well use it!! And the interesting aspect of it will be seeing how it works with P.E. Keep me posted!
ReplyDeleteHi Ian!
ReplyDeleteYou call that short? Just kidding. I agree with Keara's idea about having your students use their computer lab time to complete their weekly wiki assignments. I also agree with Meghan that idea behind the ITSopedia and how we have to update certain pages each week is an excellent tool and maybe an easier way for the teacher to check on the students, whether or not they are completing the weekly tasks.
But, overall it sounds like a good lesson! :)