Wikis are a great tool to help a school enrich instruction, and increase communication and collaboration among staff. They are also free (for educators
Some of the ideas in this site remind me of a project I did a couple of years back with some gifted 7th graders in composition. Basically, they made a portfolio of their own "loop" compositions from the time they spent creating it on Acid 5 (a music loop-editing program) Sonar, and Audacity and from the chatting they did online using Blackboard (web 2.0) as a tool. If I had to do it today, I could probably work it out in large measure using wikispaces.
I created a Class Wiki - Two teachers will collaborate; we only see each other one day per week. The students are all under 13. This is just the beginning framework. We'll need to find a way to communicate effectively.
Among other things, this web site offers podcasts of their exhibits. Some are for young children, middle school children, or teens. You can "subscribe" and/or embed them in your own wiki!!
Curriki, the online education community, is building the first website to offer free, open-source instructional materials for K-12. We have thousands of free worksheets, lesson plans, exams, project ideas and activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, technology integration and other subjects. All of our educational material is contributed by teachers and partners and is free and open source.
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