Of course I was aware of wikipedia but I had no idea there were so many others out there and that you could make your own. I think this would be a fun way to give an assignment on concepts learned throughout a unit. Now, using this is more difficult in mathematics, but I am always looking for ways to get students talking about math and I like this approach. So much of what my students have to do on the AP exam is justify and it is not easy to get kids to write about math topics.
First, I went to Westwood's home page and looked at all the wiki's they had posted there - their Hall of Fame. It was very impressive. Next, I looked at the 10th grade English one which seemed tailored to just one activity, seemed private and unavailable for the general public's use but it helped me see how a wiki could be used to enhance classroom instruction and learning. Last, I went to pbWORKS for Educators. It was a list of all wikis relating to education and had a place to regiser your own wiki. From the list, I chose a physics class. This one was much better than the previous one I looked at becasue it was more broad - set up for all his classes for the entire year. Thus, all his homework and discussion questions for each unit were easy to access and discussion boards were easy to find for students. I definitely like the idea of setting up a wiki for my classes even more than Blackboard as I would have full access and control. Of course, the issue is the time it takes to create it.
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