Blogpost #3 - Wiki's and school libraries...Do they mix?
After reading about how Wiki's support collaboration, the first thing that came to my mind is how I could use them in the school library. I understand the concept of how to use a wiki, and I even see the benefit of corporations and other businesses using them. I like the idea of public libraries using them, especially having the community involved.
But how can a school librarian, I should rephrase that, an elementary school librarian use a wiki? Maybe classrooms can use them to publish work and have others comment and peer revise? Would that help the teacher, or make more work for him/her? I would show the students the wiki encyclopedia, but I do not feel that they should be able to change anything that they read. I like the idea and I think I am beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed with all the ideas I have to use different tools now that I know I will have great technology available for use.
Wiki's are not a new thing...but should I introduce the concept to my school?
posted by DebbieG. @ 8:17 AM
3 Comments:
I tell my students that they can get general information from Wikipedia, but not use it for their bibliographies. I know that they have now employed some fact checkers, but it is still known for some rather incorrect information that has been there in the past. So, I try to steer them to more reliable information.
I think you should introduce wikis to your students and let them know what it means to edit something as a group. It would be good learning -- experiential, collaborative and "playful."
I think wikis are an excellent learning tool for not only collaboration, but also can be used to help students learn how to evaluate different types of information. It might be fun to make a wiki for the class and let students play around and edit the classroom wiki.
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