In researching the Wiki Project this week I found a site called EduBlogs Awards. The site had several award categories worth checking out. I checked out the Nominees for best Wiki in 2011. Two of the nominees that really stood out were WoWinSchool and thedaringlibrarian. Both offer the user different ways to incorporate technology into writing, and literacy instruction.
WoWinSchool project was first created as an after school program experiment. The founder of the project Lucas Gillespie started the World of Warcraft in school wiki. He melded the World of Warcraft game into a way of exploring literacy, math, digital citizenship, and online safety. The creator of the wiki provides educators with templates and instructions to establish their own wiki forum. He also has projected budget, assessment/evaluation tools. I think this is a really intriguing idea of making literature come to life.
thedaringlibrarian this wiki has it all for educators. The creator Gwyneth Jones has a very impressive educational technology resume. She is a great resource for both librarians and teachers. Her wiki is an extension of her middle school. Teachers can share their creative projects and also find great technology integration resources. One of the sections I found informative was instructions of how to use blogs, podcasting, and wikis in the classroom. The daring librarian is also a great person to follow on twitter.
To me I think wikis are a great opportunity to extend classroom learning, collaborating with others, and exploring new ideas. I think both these wikis show an overwhelming sense of educational daring and amazing teaching opportunities.
Nice work Stacia! I had the opportunity to meet the Gwenyth, the Daring Librarian two years ago at the METC conference. She is a-mazing. I am glad that you were able to stumble upon that wiki. I really want to look into the World of Warcraft wiki some more as we are exploring game based learning in our district.
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