I designed a wiki for my 6th grade math students. I am only student teaching, so I am not sure if I will get to have the students work on the wiki this year, but I think it is an idea that I would like to explore when I have a class of my own. The idea is that they 1) make a glossary of math terms that they can own - meaning the definitions have to be in their own words, and 2) take a TAKS Math Chart and create mini lessons to "teach" the concepts and formulas listed - once again, these have to be their words and their explanations.
I think completing this wiki would help my students to develop a deeper understanding of the concepts and terms, while creating a study guide that they can use. It would also help me to assess their understanding.
I have two boys that strongly dislike reading. As a result their vocabularies are suffering. I think they would enjoy working on class blogs and wikis and I think this would benefit their reading, writing, and vocabulary. I think this would help all readers, but I am using my sons as examples. I plan to implement class blogs and wikis when I get a class of my own.
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