Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Which Wiki is Right for You?
Brisco, S (05/01/2007) Which wiki is right for you? School Library Journal Retrieved (March 14th 2011) http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6438167.html
Which Wiki is Right for You?
This article talked about the different three different types of wikis. One wiki was called the PBwiki, another was the wikispaces, and the last one was called wetpaint. Each one of these wikis has a free version and also a version one has to pay for. Depending on how much space someone wants, or if they want an advertisement free wiki is how they base how much if at all one pays for a wiki. For example the more space someone wants than they more their wiki will cost. The free versions of these wikis were generally 2GB. Wetpaint is the only one of the three that is totally free of cost, and has unlimited space access.
The PBwiki stands for the "peanut butter wiki" because it is suppose to be as easy as making a peanut butter sandwhich. For this reason the PBwiki is most commonly used by educators. Its easy access and ability to use makes its time consuming very limited, and teachers don't generally have a lot of free time. This wiki uses wiki text like WYSIWYG (what- you- see- is -what - you- get), this language reminds me some of texting lingo.
when creating these wikis it is an easy process, and only takes a few steps. First the creator has to name the wiki, then provide a wiki creator's name, and lastly provide a wiki password.
If i were to choose one of these wiki's to use for my classroom, or collaboration i would choose PBwiki. Mostly because of how easy it is to set up, and maintain and add to.
Which Wiki is Right for You?
This article talked about the different three different types of wikis. One wiki was called the PBwiki, another was the wikispaces, and the last one was called wetpaint. Each one of these wikis has a free version and also a version one has to pay for. Depending on how much space someone wants, or if they want an advertisement free wiki is how they base how much if at all one pays for a wiki. For example the more space someone wants than they more their wiki will cost. The free versions of these wikis were generally 2GB. Wetpaint is the only one of the three that is totally free of cost, and has unlimited space access.
The PBwiki stands for the "peanut butter wiki" because it is suppose to be as easy as making a peanut butter sandwhich. For this reason the PBwiki is most commonly used by educators. Its easy access and ability to use makes its time consuming very limited, and teachers don't generally have a lot of free time. This wiki uses wiki text like WYSIWYG (what- you- see- is -what - you- get), this language reminds me some of texting lingo.
when creating these wikis it is an easy process, and only takes a few steps. First the creator has to name the wiki, then provide a wiki creator's name, and lastly provide a wiki password.
If i were to choose one of these wiki's to use for my classroom, or collaboration i would choose PBwiki. Mostly because of how easy it is to set up, and maintain and add to.
Monday, March 7, 2011
IPAD's in the classroom
Barseghian, T (January 27th 2011), Teaching with a tablet: one educator's experience, Mind/Shift (March 8th 2011). http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/01/teaching-with-a-tablet-one-educators-experience/
Q: Do you think the Ipad is actually changing the way students learn?
- Ipads are helping students to learn differently. A teacher puts sample video;s up and when the student is at home they can watch the video quick. It is like the students can take their teachers home with them.
Q: Where do they work out the problems?
- There is a sketch pad, but this teacher does not believe the Ipad can completly replace the old fashioned paper and pencil. Because the Ipad does not allow her to see her students work their math problems out.
Q: How have their test scores measured up?
-In the begining their test scores were actually worse than her classes that were using sctual text books. She says that once she had a discussion with her class about what they had access to and how to use them correctly to benefit them, (especially the videos) their scores improved a significant amount.
Q: Do you see the Ipad helping with students who are having a more difficult time then their classmates?
-The Ipad will help the students who want to do well. One thing it does is allow her to know who exactly is answering what, and if a significant amount of the class has the wrong answer allows to go back, and go over that problem.
The article also talked about how students were saying the Ipads made math more fun and learning more fun. Teachers using these do not think it is just a passing fad, or that the Ipad will go out of date quickly. They are expensive, but in time would pay for themselves if text books no longer need to be bought. Also talks about how some teachers are afraid the Ipad would replace them, she answers them as to the fact that it is just like if i child is reading from a text book, she still has to walk around and make sure that students are doing what they are supppose to be doing.
Q: Do you think the Ipad is actually changing the way students learn?
- Ipads are helping students to learn differently. A teacher puts sample video;s up and when the student is at home they can watch the video quick. It is like the students can take their teachers home with them.
Q: Where do they work out the problems?
- There is a sketch pad, but this teacher does not believe the Ipad can completly replace the old fashioned paper and pencil. Because the Ipad does not allow her to see her students work their math problems out.
Q: How have their test scores measured up?
-In the begining their test scores were actually worse than her classes that were using sctual text books. She says that once she had a discussion with her class about what they had access to and how to use them correctly to benefit them, (especially the videos) their scores improved a significant amount.
Q: Do you see the Ipad helping with students who are having a more difficult time then their classmates?
-The Ipad will help the students who want to do well. One thing it does is allow her to know who exactly is answering what, and if a significant amount of the class has the wrong answer allows to go back, and go over that problem.
The article also talked about how students were saying the Ipads made math more fun and learning more fun. Teachers using these do not think it is just a passing fad, or that the Ipad will go out of date quickly. They are expensive, but in time would pay for themselves if text books no longer need to be bought. Also talks about how some teachers are afraid the Ipad would replace them, she answers them as to the fact that it is just like if i child is reading from a text book, she still has to walk around and make sure that students are doing what they are supppose to be doing.
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