Thing 7

I have heard a lot of buzz about Wikis for several years. My initial introduction to Wikis was not positive. During a conference on Wikis, my session visited a "model" wiki only to be surprised by the inappropriate material that had been placed on it overnight. There were no controls! "Yikes!" was my reply, and caution was my response. As I revisit to the concept of Wikis in education, and especially the PBWikis, I am encouraged to try them. They seem to have evolved into tools that address some of my concerns. I like the organizational functions as well as the access and edit controls. For my classes, I have an web page for information and Moodle for assignments. I think that with a class Wiki, I could combine both of these functions. I like the layouts that list the class assignments as well as lists of resources. I may even create a voki!