Comments on: Great Fifth Grade Book Wiki

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:53:43 +0000

Wow! I’ve nver even heard of Wiki before but this looks like something I’d love to do with my students.

By: Second Life Times — 25/8/366 » Blog Archive » Second Life - Great Fifth Grade Book Wiki

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:29:38 +0000

[...] Great Fifth Grade Book WikiTwo fifth grade reading classes in Georgia have put together what I think is a great example of a book study wiki filled with information about the book itself and contextual information including photo slide shows, audio recordings of student performances, interviews and historical reports. The book is Patricia Beatty’s Turn Homeward Hannalee. One thing […] [...]

By: Bill Ferriter

Bill Ferriter — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:46:18 +0000

Alright, Wiki-Gurus,

I actually started a wiki with my students a few months back, wondering whether it would be worthwhile. Turns out, my kids love it and take real pride in their developing version of wikipedia:

https://welcome-to-wikiville.wikispaces.com/

But my question is this…I currently have my settings on “protected,” to ensure that only classmates are able to post.

Is that okay? Should I open posting to anyone? From an Internet saftety standpoint, should I close the wiki completely?

Any advice would be appreciated!
Bill

PS…Will—your book was the impetus for our work. Thanks for creating something that has so profoundly changed my work.

By: Open Resource Centre

Open Resource Centre — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:36:42 +0000

Book review – great use of a wiki…

Two fifth grade reading classes in Georgia have put together what I think is a great example of a……

By: Tech Candy » Wikis in the classroom- an example

Tech Candy » Wikis in the classroom- an example — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:36:11 +0000

[...] Via Weblogg-ed, an article on how one grade 5 class used a Wiki in the classroom. Good stuff. [...]

By: Dean Mattson

Dean Mattson — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:29:17 +0000

Thanks so much for showing us this example, and congratulations to the teachers and the students that put that together. When I saw it, a big light bulb went off. I’ve read about wikis before of course, but I didn’t really see any application for elementary school students, at least not any that I could do. This one’s not only very well done, but like Janet and Audrey, it has given me the idea that I could do something similar. Wings indeed!

By: janet pedersen

janet pedersen — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:48:19 +0000

A stellar example of the possibilities of this technology! Thank you so much for the link. It gives me just the inspiration I need to do something like this with my students.

By: audrey hill

audrey hill — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:31:49 +0000

THis is GREAT! It’s one of the first really good wikis that I’ve seen. I’m off to do something similar with my students. Thanks for the link.

By: Pam Burke

Pam Burke — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:13:12 +0000

Thanks! It’s been a challenge finding great student-created wikis that I can share with my teachers. I needed something like this to get them thinking about how they could do the same. There are plenty of wikis online that don’t yet seem to have come to fruition. These teachers should be really proud.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:30:49 +0000

This is a great example Will. I was just showing the Wiki to one of our teachers who might be inclined to try something like this. He also asked where he could go on the Internet to find teachers/classes who are looking for or are willing to participate in some collaborative work across borders. I had an idea or two for him, but I am wondering if you have any pointers?

By: Megan Golding

Megan Golding — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:09:52 +0000

[...] Thanks to Will Richardson at Weblogg-ed, I learned that Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty was recently studied by fifth graders a Woodward Academy in Atlanta and the Turn Homeward, Hannalee wiki study site was written by the students. [...]

By: Mike Hetherington

Mike Hetherington — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:01:13 +0000

Absolutely incredible. An example of teachers unleashing student potential. This can be a model for similar efforts in social studies, science and math.