Tool # 6

Wikis are great for collecting a large amount of information or to use as ongoing online journal. I saw some great ideas as I was perusing through the Wikis samples. I got lucky and went into "SBISD 21st Century Learner" wiki and found this wiki http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com. It had a great idea of creating vocabulary words and included an anchor chart or any other resources to go along with the word. I know as a first grade teacher, I make a TREMENDOUS amount of anchor charts and they are all over the wall. This is a great way to store all their new learning for students to refer to. Also, I think this would be great for a unit study-having a group of students or one do a research about a part of a unit, i.e. The World and its 7 Continents and 4 Oceans. This would also be cool to share with other classes in your grade level if you are doing an author study or character study and all share information in one area. Even if you are studying the same things, some teachers or classes may make different charts that represent their learning, and other students can definitely benefit from this. There is so much you can do...