PB Works

I am so excited about the wiki!!! I love the way it looks, I like the way we can all access it and edit it, and I just think it's cool! I had never heard of a wiki (besides wikipedia, which I just figured was an encyclopedia invented by Mr. Wiki) before this assignment. I think it is really an excellent resource. I can definitely see myself using these in the future. Wikis seem to be a really good way to collaborate with fellow teachers as well as good for group work among students. I have always been really wary of group work because in my own experience, I am the kid that gets stuck holding the bag. Everyone sends their "work" (or lack thereof) to me and I have to put it together and fill in the holes. Not so with the wiki. You can easily see who posted what and when. I think my students would enjoy this contemporary way of dealing with group work. It is still a collaborative effort to complete the assignment, but with personal responsibility. I also really like that students are able to edit one anothers' work. This may cut down on careless errors like spelling, grammar, or typos.