READING - BLOG POST #2:
Blog Post #2 - Week 3
Reaction to Chapters 4 and 7: Wikis and Fun with Flickr
“The collaborative environment that wikis facilitate can teach
students much about how to work with others, how to create community, and how
to operate in a world where the creation of knowledge and information is more
and more becoming a group effort” (Richardson, 2010).
“Flickr is a great tool for introducing students not only to
digital images and publishing, but also to the social conversations and
collaborative learning opportunities that the Web now offers” (Richardson,
2010).
It the technology is readily available to students, Wikis and
Flickr are great ways for students to communicate and collaborate with students
and teachers alike. Prior to starting my
masters, I didn’t even know that Wikis existed.
Since then, through research and personal experience, I have started to
realize just how many different ways that Wikis can be used as educational
resources today. In the art classroom,
I could imagine having the students take digital images of their artwork to be
submitted electronically. This would
also provide a platform for students to discuss and critique ideas and finished
pieces of artwork freely. As I stated
earlier, the trick is making sure that every student would have access
available to make this happen.
Reference:
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs,
Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand
Oaks, California: Corwin.
The collaborative value of wikis for students to build on their creativity is such an intriguing prospect that I feel teachers and schools will soon make it a part of their weekly classroom operation. I would vote it as one of the most useful technological classroom tools of this decade. Just my feel.
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