Reflection 2: Week 3 Digital Technologies This weeks activity focused on the use three basic read-write tools which

are Wikis, Blogs and websites. Wikis can be viewed as social platforms for education. You must have an account in order to access a wiki User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username, password, and e-mail address Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages

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Adapted from the Moon B and Cove S (2008), power point presentation The link below is for the wiki that I created and in the wiki I have created my home page and I attached a YouTube clip on how to create wikis. http://www.wikispaces.com/ Username: elizamagodora Password: elizabeth In classroom set ups wikis facilitate the management of activities, resources and projects in classrooms. A wiki can also be viewed as a digital tool that can support Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPCK) and it can be regarded as a webpage that with an edit button.

Wikis can be created as classroom workspaces where teachers and students can communicate and share ideas on certain aspects and subject topics. The use of tools and other resources have been made possible by the use of wikis. For effective learning outcomes the right scaffolding can be used together with the wiki. Wikis can be used to create assignments, share resources and make announcements. There are various levels of permission for accessing wiki.

Adapted from Moon B and Cove S (2008), power point presentation The link below is for a website on how to create a wiki http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ Below is the PMI chart which I used as a tool to outline the positives, negatives and the potential outcomes whether positive or negative of using wikis in classrooms Plus (all positives) the Minus (all negatives) the Implications (the potential outcomes whether positives or negatives) Some students ideas Students are inspired may be influenced by to have more others as a result knowledge of the some students will subject because wikis end up duplicating encourage engaged other students work. learning Students cannot edit Teachers can get the wiki at the same direct insight into time student engagement and contributions. The more the

Wikis enable collaborative learning. Students can share ideas with their peers Teachers can monitor the students work and they can give feedback as the discussion progresses

Students can engage with their peers at their own pace. Teachers using wikis can use other tools to communicate with their students as individuals and groups

Some teachers and students may not have Information Communication and Technology skills. Teachers and students need to be trained on how to use wikis. This may be costly

teachers help the students the more the achievements I the learning outcomes Wikis encourage more participation and enthusiasm Using a wiki gives the ability to measure student contribution and engagement in real time

There is privacy in using wikis. Only the authorised students can be able to access and edit information on a particular wiki Wikis can be used on modern browsers such as tablets and phones

With proper safety measures in place issues such as cyber bullying are minimised. Some parents do not allow their children to use devices such as mobile phone so some students may not have access to these resources. Learning can happen both in and out of the classroom. In the event that students own tablets and mobile phones they can access wikis anytime and anywhere Some wiki pages ay The use of wikis look clumsy if too allows for creativity much information is and innovation. added on the same page.

Wikis allow students to collaboratively edit pages and to embed content from around the web

including videos and images Through using wiki students can be able to look for study partners by looking for peers with different types of capabilities

By using wikis teachers can have access to professional development resources and student built study guides that will enable learning

I would use a wiki together with an appropriate scaffolding to enhance group work or team collaboration. For research in science I can place the students in various groups and then use post a research template on a wiki. Students can simply login with their secret passwords and edit on the template. The progress of the projects can be easily tracked. Wikis allow the use a various tools as a result I can use online flashcards for students as a strategy for remembering definitions. I would also use a wiki to display different topics. Parents will have access to their childrens sites so that they will be aware of the learning progress of their children. This is made possible because I can insert, images and videos. Wikis can be used at each level of the SAMR Model.

Substitution Instead of using pencil, pen and paper, students will easily edit on the wiki space. The students work can be printed instead

Augmentation Wiki spaces would allow students to utilise the embedded tools in the word processor such as grammar checks. Wikis

Modification Students can work in small groups and they can edit their peers work and provide comments on each others

Redefinition Students can interact or collaborate on collaborative issues. Projects can be cross curricular and multidisciplinary by utilising the

of being handwritten. Students can save different drafts of their work and they can later edit the work. This has all been made possible by using wikis.

will allow both work the teacher and students to attach images, photographs, video clips and other graphics. Students can choose from multiple page layouts and alternate page designs to enhance their products.

strengths of the students in different classes.

Reference Moon B and Cove S (2008), Wikispaces for Teachers; A guide to using them in your classroom, http://jenniferbarnett.wikispaces.com/file/view/Help.Wikispaces.Teac her_Presentation.ppt/80181573/Help.Wikispaces.Teacher_Presentatio n.ppt accessed 13 Mar. 14 http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/