Here goes some links to some fun I've been having with Wikis:
Wiki as Glossary Page (ongoing collaborative/homework activity):
This is a public wiki that kids can access. As we have progressed through the Roman Art topic, I have been adding important vocab, For homework activities, kids are asked to provide definitions of the key terms and explain how they relate to the topic. http://yr13classics.wikispaces.com/romanart
Wiki as Collection of Group Work:
Used in conjunction with timerime.com (a collaborative timeline-building site) and google docs, this page provides a reference for a couple of weeks group work on some important events for the Alexander the Great topic. Kids can refer back ot this for revision. http://yr13classics.wikispaces.com/romanart
Wiki as Reference Page, with important slideshows and videos:
This is teacher rather than sutdent produced work, but was particularly useful when I had to set work from home. http://yr12history.wikispaces.com/americanrevolution
Quotes from Twitter contacts:
"Think of all the money you've spent on computers. Don't let them become paperweights."
"All you are doing by filtering is teaching the kids how to circumvent the filter. "
Then there's this sort of thing, courtesy http://embedit.in/:
Here goes some links to some fun I've been having with Wikis:
Wiki as Glossary Page (ongoing collaborative/homework activity):
This is a public wiki that kids can access. As we have progressed through the Roman Art topic, I have been adding important vocab, For homework activities, kids are asked to provide definitions of the key terms and explain how they relate to the topic.
http://yr13classics.wikispaces.com/romanart
Wiki as Collection of Group Work:
Used in conjunction with timerime.com (a collaborative timeline-building site) and google docs, this page provides a reference for a couple of weeks group work on some important events for the Alexander the Great topic. Kids can refer back ot this for revision.
http://yr13classics.wikispaces.com/romanart
Wiki as Reference Page, with important slideshows and videos:
This is teacher rather than sutdent produced work, but was particularly useful when I had to set work from home.
http://yr12history.wikispaces.com/americanrevolution
Wiki with Embedded Assessment Work (using xtranormal / google docs):
http://10mp.wikispaces.com/
Wiki with Cool Embedded Interactive Map:
http://yr12classics.wikispaces.com/Map+of+Ancient+Greece
Here are a couple of links to super useful pages:
Super Quiz Generator!
www.quizlet.com
http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/
http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources#toc52
http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/
Some reasons to unblock YouTube for students:
Quotes from Twitter contacts:
"Think of all the money you've spent on computers. Don't let them become paperweights."
"All you are doing by filtering is teaching the kids how to circumvent the filter. "
Then there's this sort of thing, courtesy http://embedit.in/:
Flickr is another one that gets my goat. Lots of useful applications (here is one: http://www.thethinkingstick.com/the-best-25-your-school-will-spend-this-year/comment-page-1#comment-29191), but not even accessible to staff.