Sunday 12 October 2014

Module 10 - Learning Communities, Constructing Knowledge Together in Wikis

Wikis
Wikispaces Classroom is a social writing platform designed for teachers and students in education. They are designed so that teachers and students can communicate and work on projects/tasks alone or in teams.

It is a place where activities, resources, conversations and projects can all be managed efficiently, allowing students and teachers to work together effectively. Wikispaces provides the tools to quickly create assignments, share resources, make announcements, and foster discussion seamlessly.‍

A colleague of mine is very technologically savvy and has a host of wikispaces already.

I need to catch up. I especially love her wiki dedicated to Mathematics - as it has been an area of significant professional development for us at our school over the last 12 months.
I can see the benefit of keeping so much data all in once place. Rich and open-ended tasks, coupled with solutions and working out students complete.

Time to create my own Wiki space - it will be a work in progress!
Wikispaces offer a free educational wiki - Here is the link to mine below



Nings
I am already a member of two educational nings. They are full of resources, links, professional material and professional contacts/networks.

Numeracy Now
Is a place for conversation and deep thinking about numeracy. To join this ning you must teach and work within the Diocese of Parramatta.
The current professional development resources regarding numeracy are fantastic. If you aren’t yet a member, I highly encourage you to join.


Mindful Learning Mindful Teaching
This ning has been created as a PLC (Professional Learning Community), where teachers in schools can come together to share their experiences, insights and resources.


Google Sites
Here is our class webpage - where we keep track of all of the wonderful things that are happening in Year 3 this year.


It provides a great insight for the school community, including parents, family and friends.

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