Wikis!

My students use wikis in the library while conducting research. Of course, the most popular is Wikipedia. Some of our librarians do not allow the kids to use it, but I do - as long as they can back up the information they gather with another source.

This year, I had a group of 6th grade students create a wiki about Ancient Greece and a 7th grade group created a wiki containing their animal research projects. It was wonderful! The students worked collaboratively and they truly enjoyed the experience!

These activities met NETS standards 1ab, 2abd, 3bc, 5abd and 6abc.