Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Thing # 9

I enjoyed reading the ideas posted on the Technology Poppers Wiki, and it was fairly straightforward and took only a short time to add my own ideas to the list. I think a Wiki "Sandbox" would be a fun resource for my second graders to use in publishing their own list of favorites. This would give them a good opportunity for writing practice, as well as a great means of practicing simple technological applications. Also, a Wiki could be used as a brainstorming activity for writing, in which the children add ideas to be used in a specific piece we will be completing in class, before writing their rough drafts.

As far as personal uses are concerned, a Wiki could be utilized for creating any sort of list compiled by groups to fulfill a certain purpose. For example, lately especially, I have been involved in the planning of several baby showers for friends, many of which involve three or more hostesses. This would be an effective way to gather ideas from other hostesses, create to-do lists, share guests lists, etc. Also, a Wiki could be used as a way to share recipes among family members and friends, without using all of the paper required for a recipe collection book. There are countless ways, it seems, to use Wikis in both professional and personal settings!

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