I am really liking the possibilities of a wiki, but at the same time I am dreading the management side. How do I check them often enough to make sure nothing inappropriate is posted? Are they secure and safe for my students? How are contributions identified and graded? I am feeling very confident that I can create a wiki, but I am very stressed about the actual implementation. I keep reminding myself of the quote regarding Wikipedia in Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Tools for Classrooms. It said, " If anyone can edit anything on the site any time they want, how in the world can you trust what you read there?"they ask. It's a great question. The answer is that, thankfully, there are vastly more editors that want to make it right than those who want to make it wrong." (p.56, Richardson, 2009) My next question for them is, but were they working with middle-schoolers?
Any one who has spent any amount of time with children in the 11-13 year old range knows what I am talking about. It is the age of impulsive behaviors and irrational thoughts. Many times I will ask a student why they did something they obviously knew was wrong and the response is inevitably, "I don't know." I really don't think they know sometimes. I will hold on to my belief that all people, including the often hormonally challenged students in my class, are inherently good people who will do the right thing and give this wiki thing a whirl. However, if any of you have any pointers on the management side to make the ride a little less bumpy, bring them on!
My first wiki
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