Thing 21 and 22

Well I must say, I am pretty proud of myself. Learning about wikis in Thing 21 did really make me want to create one. I thought Hanalee Book Wiki was fabulous with its reader's theatre. When I went on Educational Wikis I found Lord of the Flies and was so impressed with how much can be done so that student learning is enhanced. I played around quite a bit and I guess the biggest hurdle is just finding the time to explore, to learn, and to create. Obviously what would remove this hurdle would be to find the time! I think collaboration would be key to this and wouldn't a wiki be the perfect way to collaborate on finding wikis on certain topics or on getting the needed help to create one? So on to my creation.

http://growingvocab.wikispaces.com/

I had to continually go back to the video to figure out how to get the link, the image and the video, but I managed to get all three. I like the idea of my wiki and I like what I have done so far. It really is fun, and the idea of others adding to the wiki is appealing. It differs from a blog in the fact that others can make changes, not just comment. Obviously a blog is more appropriate when you just want others to share opinions, to reflect, or to create something that can be responded to, but not in any way alter what others have posted. I think a wiki is the most appropriate way to collaborate on projects, to keep track of things and organize as a group, to teach and learn from each other by changing and adding to what has come before. A wiki is an amazing thing really and well worth the time.
Rosemary