Cathleen+B

I have used wikis before in graduate classes I have taken, but never created one on my own. Before looking at other teacher’s wikis, I wasn’t quite sure how they could be used with elementary students. Now, I see so many ways I could utilize them in my third grade classroom. I would like to use them across the curriculum as a discussion board. I am also going to create one during our upcoming poetry unit where I can put works by different poets, have the children read and identify the poet’s style, and then create their own poetry in the author’s style. I communicate with many of my students’ parents through email. I will invite them to join the wikis so the children can showcase their published work. I know both parents and children alike will enjoy this! The wiki I have created this week ( http://storyboards.wikispaces.com/ ) ties into a recent field trip we just took to the Jacob Burns Film Center. It also incorporates sequencing, which we having been working on. I will incorporate this wiki during our Writing Workshop.

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