Wiki Research

"Wiki Wiki" Means "Quickly" in Hawaiian...

1.) Question: How can a wiki be used in a current class on your schedule. Pick a class and be specific how the class could create and use a Wiki on a regular basis.

    

      Answer: Wiki can be created and used on a regular basis. For example, U.S History. In U.S. History, one of the main topics are the people's rights and it's effects on current laws and trials. Almost everyday in class, students go back and forth on certain topics to decide on who is right. For these debates, we create a WIki and debate online. The teacher can create the page and the students can comment back and forth on the discussion page. This will allow everyone to see the points, have a minute to think and respond. Aslo, this benefits everyone because it gives all a chance to respond-even the shy ones.These discussions could be used as a way to look back and review when a test is coming up. Using a Wiki for U.S History can give everyone a chance to give their opinion and have notes to look back at for tests.

2.) Question: What are the benefits of using a wiki in class?

     Answer: The benefits of using Wiki in a class are that they allow everyone to give an opinion through the discussion page. It also helps create a page that is less bias aftesre being edited by many people.

3.) Question: How can we create a wiki in this class, what would we contribute to it and how would we utilize it on an on-going basis?

     Answer: We could create a wiki in class to put together the history or the background of Wood-Ridge.