Reflection 3

This week, you explored the concept of wikis and created a wiki for a specific purpose. What purpose did you have in mind when developing your wiki and have you started to implement your ideas yet?

The purpose for my Wiki is two-fold: so I can keep my teachers up-to-date with information on activities and news pertinent to their profession, and, so my teachers can share thoughts, ideas, lessons, and/or highlight their students’ work with each other. I envision the Wiki to take the shape of a teacher's corner as time progresses and the Wiki develops. Yes, I’ve begun to implement my ideas in the Wiki and I've edited it many times already!

What advantages do you see in utilizing wikis? What disadvantages do you see? Think back to the digital natives reading. How do wikis have the potential for engaging them?

Advantages:  Wikis are another great Web 2.0 tool enabling people to edit and collaborate on pieces of work, perhaps creating an even stronger piece of work; simple; user friendly. Disadvantages:  work can be edited by anyone, risking the removal of important pieces of information; can be biased.

In exploring the eLearning Tools, what other web 2.0 technologies did you uncover that you want to explore further?

Jinga webcasting and screen casting are new to me as is camtasia. I haven’t yet researched these technologies but I plan to.