5 Successful Class Wiki Ideas

<h1>5 Successful Class Wiki Ideas</h1>Author: <a title="Maurice Tjerk" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/maurice-tjerk/77374.htm">Maurice Tjerk</a> Setting up a Wiki for your classroom can be a daunting task if you have no idea where to begin. Because of the flexible nature of the Wiki we can think of many good and bad uses for a class Wiki. The primary idea of a Wiki is that multiple people can add or edit content on the same pages. This article gives you five examples of successful class Wiki usages used in an educational setting. Before starting your own classroom Wiki you should first think of the goal you want to reach with this form of online education. Below we present five tried and tested uses for a Wiki in the classroom setting: 1. Book Analysis: What better way to put a Wiki to use than by analyzing a book with multiple students together. Using a Wiki in this way makes it really easy to see which student had added what note by looking at the change history for certain pages. 2. Sharing Class Note: By using a class Wiki to share class notes, students can provide their own input and feedback while simultaneously learning about the subject. Mistakes and errors are easily detected and corrected by fellow students or teachers. 3. Creating Schedules: Use a Wiki to create project schedules and to track progress on class projects. Timetables can be added to prevent overlaps in planning between various related courses. 4. Practicum Progress: When students are working on a practicum, the products of the work generated along the way can be shown. Adding pictures and videos makes it possible to show the progress made on for example an art practicum. 5. Grading: Use a Wiki to grade students work according to the changes they made on for example a book analysis. By using a Wiki to keep track of grading, students can have provide more feedback on other students work when used in a collaborative grading process. The suggestions above are just a small selection from the many possibilities that Wikis bring in the educational setting. A quick look into one of the many hosted Wiki services under the category education should give more examples of possible uses.About the Author: Use a <a href="http://class-wiki.intodit.com">Class Wiki</a> to support your online teaching activities. <a href="http://www.intodit.com">Create a Wiki</a> for free at <a href="http://www.intodit.com" target="_blank">www.intodit.com</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/online-education-articles/5-successful-class-wiki-ideas-596290.html" title="5 Successful Class Wiki Ideas">5 Successful Class Wiki Ideas</a>

Setting up a Wiki for your classroom can be a daunting task if you have no idea where to begin. Because of the flexible nature of the Wiki we can think of many good and bad uses for a class Wiki. The primary idea of a Wiki is that multiple people can add or edit content on the same pages. This article gives you five examples of successful class Wiki usages used in an educational setting.

Before starting your own classroom Wiki you should first think of the goal you want to reach with this form of online education. Below we present five tried and tested uses for a Wiki in the classroom setting:

1. Book Analysis: What better way to put a Wiki to use than by analyzing a book with multiple students together. Using a Wiki in this way makes it really easy to see which student had added what note by looking at the change history for certain pages.

2. Sharing Class Note: By using a class Wiki to share class notes, students can provide their own input and feedback while simultaneously learning about the subject. Mistakes and errors are easily detected and corrected by fellow students or teachers.

3. Creating Schedules: Use a Wiki to create project schedules and to track progress on class projects. Timetables can be added to prevent overlaps in planning between various related courses.

4. Practicum Progress: When students are working on a practicum, the products of the work generated along the way can be shown. Adding pictures and videos makes it possible to show the progress made on for example an art practicum.

5. Grading: Use a Wiki to grade students work according to the changes they made on for example a book analysis. By using a Wiki to keep track of grading, students can have provide more feedback on other students work when used in a collaborative grading process.

The suggestions above are just a small selection from the many possibilities that Wikis bring in the educational setting. A quick look into one of the many hosted Wiki services under the category education should give more examples of possible uses.

Use a Class Wiki to support your online teaching activities. Create a Wiki for free at www.intodit.com

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