After viewing the wiki sites, I am amazed at how many students really get involved with the wiki sites. I was very impressed with the Wiki Wiki Teaching idea for using wikispaces to get their kids involved. All of the students projects were content specific, well designed, thorough, and organized. I investigated the following wiki sites.
1. Salute to Seuss - I liked the simplistic nature of this project. The students were required to make a creation based off of a Dr. Seuss book. The webpage had a link to the books that were selected for the projects. It also won an award! (Best Wiki by Edublogs)
2. Schools in the Past - I was instantly attracted to this site because it dealt with first graders. Mrs. Cassidy's first graders were looking at how schools have changed over the years. The first graders interviewed parents and grandparents to find out how schools have changed. The entries were very funny and entertaining to read. The children investigated the following categories: Playgrounds, Library, Number of students in class, What was studied, School rules, and anything else that was different. The site was very well organized and each category had it's own frame to make it convenient to read. It is amazing to read the differences in school now and in the past. Very good site! http://schoolsthen.wikispaces.com/
3. Thousands Project - I liked this site because it changes once a month. Each month, the teacher posts a new question for the general public to answer. The class goal is to get 1,000 answers for each month within the school year. The wiki allows the students and other participants to share their thoughts, get ideas for writing, learn geography, and collaborate with others. I like the organization because each month had it's own link to click on and read the responses. Beside each link, there was a note telling the reader whether or not they had received 1,000 responses. The site also had a Wiki visitor map that showed where in the world people were visiting from.
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