For the session 5 of CEP 811, we had lab devoted to wikis. The first part of the lab we looked into the ever popular wiki, Wikipedia, the most comprehensive online encyclopedia. We were given the task to look at our school and add something to our schools page. I looked up John Glenn High Schools (Bay City MI) page, as I am a coach there and I just completed a year long sub position at the school. It was also the high school I attended. It is a bit of a daunting task to come up with what you should add unless you are adding all information about the school. For my addition, I added a fact about who the school is named for, some links to the high school and the district, and removed a bad link in the side box info. I found Wikipedia very confusing to navigate and edit due to the code and process. Here is a screenshot and link to my school.
The second part of our lab focused on creating a wiki of our own after exploration of the different wiki creation software available online. I choose to use PBworks to create my wiki. I created a wiki for French resources. It is a place that French teachers can go to for lesson plans, pictures, videos, websites, or anything else devoted to French and teaching French. While it is still in its infancy, I have created specific pages for specific resources, a place to add French websites, and begun the process of uploading files. I have also added two other friends and colleagues who teach French in neighboring districts. Here is a screenshot of my wikispace and a link.
Nice job with Wikipedia! A wiki is a great place to store resources. It is also a way to collaborate easily with others!
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