This week we are reading about wikis in class. A wiki is a website that allows the visitors to easily add, remove, and edit the available content. We have been hearing more about this feature at my SBTS meetings as well. In April, these will be available via Blackboard. So then the challenge comes...what do we do with them?
Yesterday I was talking with my kids who were anti-blogging due to senioritis. I told them I was going to have them do a wiki...completely kidding with them. They were like 'why must you torture us with all these new ideas?' So I told them it was coming to Blackboard and next year when they were in college they were going to see that stuff all over Blackboard. They were like 'they have Blackboard at college?' hahaha. I told them how much we used Blackboard at Virginia Tech and we were expected to print all of our notes off of Blackboard and how that was 5 years ago (wow...has it really been?) They were in denial...however, on a side note, their behavior has improved again. I spoke with the assistant principals & then they spoke to them.
Happy Early Dismissal/Snow Days to all!
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Do you think that your kids could do a wiki about their technical knowledge...the kinds of things that they do for you? They could do it collaboratively which might appeal to them. You could even appeal to their "better side" - posting their knowledge for others to use. But it may be hard to appeal to their "better side".
I have to wonder if this bunch of kids thought they were signing up for this class to do nothing and get an easy A. Since you're new to them, they may have been expecting the "old" way of doing things. I can't imagine that they are really so opposed to the things you're doing with them - how many kids get to do their school work on blogs? I think they just didn't want to work or be accountable.
I agree with Tori that the collaborative wiki site might appeal to them, but they probably won't admit it. Maybe you could manage to let it be "their idea". Keep on tossing the line out - they may bite yet.
I was thinking the same thing sue commented about it being an easy A for them. Good for you Starlyn on holding their feet to the fire. You definitely are preparing them for college because in college they will not have professors there to hold their hands and walk them through step by step.
It seems like you might be able to find a professor from VT to have an online discussion with your students about the technology tools that are used in a University. Here's a great opportunity to use an authentic problem.
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