Margaret+M

Hi All, Here is my wiki address http://grade5wikipageforwriting.wikispaces.com/ I would create a wiki page for each individual class. I teach ELA for grades 5-8 and there is a wide range of personalities, abilities and styles among the individual students, so some management care would need to be considered for this age group. One class, 6th, is so into bullying, they were sending mean texts on the bus of their class trip!!! Personally I wouldn't even entertain using this with them. The other classes I teach are amazing, really nice kids and enthusiatic learners, I think they would do a great job working on collaborative projects. I am currently working on creating a newsletter for each grade. 5th grade went on a trip to Albany and made wonderful brochures about their trip, using a template I have on the class computers. So I am sure they would love using a wikipage. What I really like about the wikipages is the idea of being able to work at your own pace, get help from each other and have a "public" forum. The only downside is I can barely manage my class webpage:( I feel like I never have enough time, so I plan to work with only one class at a time. Wish me luck!!! media type="file" key="Lame_v3.98.2_for_Audacity"