Wiki

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//** What Is It? **//
According to TechTerms.com, a wiki is defined as being "a Web site that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own Web browser. This is made possible by Wiki software that runs on the Web server. Wikis end up being created mainly by a collaborative effort of the site visitors."

//** How was it used? **//
For the purpose of this class we used several different wiki pages to fulfill a variety of goals. Just a few of these objectives include collaborating in groups and "participating in meaningful communication with and outside of an electronic learning community" (ISTC 301 Course Syllabus). We created our first class wiki with the purpose of investigating several different media topics that could be applied to the classroom, and researching safety ethics issues surrounding these topics. This "Safety and Ethics Wiki" assignment was completed in groups not only within our section, but across all sections of the course. This doubled the information available to us when all of the wikis were completed. My topic for this particular wiki was "wireless devices" a very broad topic to research. My group found various forms of wireless devices that can be used successfully in the classroom including GPS devices, laptops, wireless internet, MP3 players, cameras, and video cameras. To take a look at this wiki, click the link below. We also created another class wiki with multiple pages so we could research, and for most of us review, various learning theories and how they apply to technology in the classroom. For my own learning theory, my group chose to report on the Operant Conditioning Theory based on the work of B.F. Skinner. We used various media including images, videos, and a webspiration concept map to give a variety of information on the learning theory. I think it turned out quite successful. To view this wiki page click on the link below. Finally, my third wiki is the one that has brought you here. This wiki contains my digital portfolio, a compilation of all the works I have created throughout ISTC 301. This is just one of the many skills I have learned through this class.

// NETS Standards //
Wikis were probably the most critical technological tool we learned how to use during our time in ISTC 301. This simple tool, while not hard to use, can be used in a variety of ways to help students in the classroom, and these uses touch on multiple NETS Standards. Some standards a wiki supports are 1. Creativity and Innovation, 2. Communication and Collaboration, 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, 6. Technology Operations and Concepts


 * Safety and Ethics Wiki


 * Learning Theory Wiki