Thing #8: Wikis

I had no idea wiki was the Hawaiian word for quick! Wikipedia's name now makes sense. I tried to use the link Dr. Wilson provided to help teachers that are new to wikis but it was a broken link. I feel like this would have been a helpful tool. I checked out Teacher Wikis and found a wiki called "Great Ideas." This wiki is fantastic, it has lesson plan ideas, apps, and Web 2.0 tools that a first grade teacher has used and found success with in her classroom. This resource is perfect for someone like me (someone new to all of the technology resources available to teachers) since I sometimes feel overwhelmed by all of this new information. They also have a wiki page called technology workshops that helps you learn to use tools like digital storytelling, the Elmo, and Microsoft Office. I am so glad that I have found these resources and can't wait to share them with other teachers at my school. I feel like they make technology more user friendly for teachers that have little experience with all these new ways of learning and teaching.