The online experience I thought would be most beneficial for my students was the idea of creating a class Wiki. I would use this Wiki to create a website that my students could use as a quick resource regarding everything we have learned in the class. This would be a year long effort to keep the Wiki updated and correct and it will be run completely by the students. I would put the students into groups and have them rotating the work load. For example, say in one week we learned about 3 different grammar topics I would assign these topics to groups 1, 2 and 3. Then the following week I would assign groups 4, 5, etc. The groups would be in charge of creating their topic page on the Wiki, writing a summary about the use of said grammar topic and include some examples. They will need to turn in a rough draft before they post so I can check that all the information they are providing is correct.
I think that this online experience would be a great tool for my students to use when they are studying for exams because if there is a topic they are unsure of they can simply log on to the Wiki click on that topic and there they have a summary and examples to help them rather than searching through the book to find them. I believe this would aid in collaboration because not only are they working in groups to create their pages but they would also now that the entire class is relying on them to create a page that is correct and useful for them.
One of the technologies I feel would be least useful for my classroom would be the Online Field Trips, seeing as I would be teaching a French class the only times we go on field trips are when we go to a French restaurant or to a French art exhibit, both of which are best done in person rather than online.
Hi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI really like your idea of having students collaborate on a wiki throughout the school year in order to create what will/could ultimately be a review tool. It's something I've thought about in the back of my mind before as "oh, I could something like..." but I've never actually worked out the details. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts because it reminds me to consider how I might do this in my classroom some day and gives me an idea of possible methods for doing so.
Excellent idea, Jenn. I love wikis and their simplicity. They are a great collaboration tool. I have found that kids really are naturally drawn to the ease at which they are able to compose, add files, pictures, and video. I like the idea of documenting their own learning, publishing it and sharing it with others. It would be fun to explore a partnership with another French class--maybe collaborate within a wiki? So many possibilities!
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