About+Wiki+Spaces

What is a wiki space?
An educational wiki space is a web site in which students and teachers can post information, examples of their work, photos, videos, assignments etc for others to view and, if they have access, to add comments or even create or edit the site. The most famous current example would be //Wikipedia//, where people can contribute to the encyclopedia. ("Wiki" means quick, or fast, in Hawaiian.) A big idea behind starting the wiki is the student's participation in the website, learning about websites, and being prepared to share their work online. Secondary school, universities, primary schools and even some kindergartons are using wiki spaces to share what their students are doing, and what work is ongoing.

What benefits do the students gain from this?
In a nutshell: Watch this video - it is a really good demonstration as to how wiki's are designed to work. media type="custom" key="5483771"
 * being connected
 * creativity
 * engagement
 * building interpersonal skills
 * ensuring the work they present is of a high standard for others to see

What will we see on the wiki space?
Our writing (recounts, stories, poems...), inquiry and project results, sketchups, photos, videos (for instance, reading your little cousin's favourite story to him on video), art, beep test results, homework tasks, quizzes, mazes, student's interest pages... A lot of it will depend on the students and what they want made avaiable. Remember, the initial stages of this wiki is to learn how to use it and what works best for Room 2 and its community.