Wikis+work+in+K-12+classrooms

Wikis work in K-12 classrooms Wikis are at work in many classrooms around the world. They have many uses for teachers, administrators and students. Here we have compiled a few examples of possible wikis at work.

· ** Collaborative ** **lesson** **plans**- This wiki could be set up for teachers teaching the same grade and/or same subject matter. The teachers could work together to form lesson plans, track lessons, implement new ideas, and give suggestions for future lessons.

· ** School knowledge base ** - This wiki would be quite similar to Wikipedia. Students could enter vocabulary words, commonly asked questions, formulas for mathematical equations, and so much more. This would make an excellent study tool for students of all ages and grade levels

· ** Accelerated Reading ** - Elementary school children are required to read certain amount of books and some schools have required reading. After reading the book students are to answer questions and form questions of their own. A wiki would make a wonderful tool for students to collaborate with their peers.

· ** Teacher’s wiki ** - Teachers could form a personal site for students and parent to visit to see upcoming events, homework assignments, project due dates, class rules and so much more.

· ** Story Boards ** - This is a wonderful lesson for students of all ages. The wiki becomes a collaborative story that the students add on where the last student leaves off. In the higher grade levels; students could use a graphical organizer to organize the story into mini chapters with multiple outcomes. Then the Wiki user would then become the first person in a story that will take them on a mini adventure.

These are just a few of the ways that wikis can work in your classroom. The ideas are limitless to how wikis can work for you. If you would like to learn more about classroom wikis please visit the following link. 