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WikiSpaces

Using the WikiSpaces in the classroom is easy! The WikiSpaces is a web page that students can all connect to and edit together. It is a good way for student to communicate with each other on a project from home. The students can create a project through WikeSpaces just like they would do with a PowerPoint, but this allows the students to edit it without having to email a PowerPoint back and forth. A member of the Wiki can get on and edit the Wiki without having to wait on another student. This is also a good way to have a class project. Each student can have their own page within the Wiki.

As a teacher, you would be using the Maryland Teacher Technology Standard II (Communication) and National Education Technology Standard of Communication & Collaboration, Research and Information Fluency, and Technology Operations & Concepts.

WikiSpaces uses the UDL approach because it allows all the students to be apart of something. Each child can be heard by their writing on the Wiki. Teachers should make sure that the students who may not have computers at their homes get enough time at school to participate in the Wiki.

As you can see, these are just a couple ways to use WikiSpaces in the classroom. I hope this helped you start your thinking about using WikeSpaces with your students. Get started using WikeSpaces here: www.wikispaces.com

My class created a Wiki to talk about different form of learning theories. We did this to inform others of what these theories are and how they are used. Here is the link to the Wiki: http://tu-istc301-f10.wikispaces.com/

If you have any other questions about WikiSpaces, please email me at cbooth2@students.towson.edu