Monday, August 17, 2009

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.

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