Web 2.0: Enhancing Education Through Technology

"Insects 4th grade"

"CodeBlue wikispace"

"Welcome to Forensic Science"

Ben Miller, a teacher at the University of New South Wales, wanted his students to build learning materials for his course. He decided a wiki was the best platform to capture the group's work over the semester. Ben chose to create his wiki on UNSW's Wikispaces Private Label site as it gave his students a university-branded environment for their academic work. Students loved the wiki and after several weeks, were building most of the content for the site - summarizing theories on free speech, arguing their viewpoints, and highlighting censorship cases that they wanted to further explore. The final product was a rich body of knowledge that helped the students prepare for their end-of-year exam. We encourage you to check out this wiki and listen to Ben's discussion about his wiki project.

Katie Heissenbuttel created this wiki for her fourth grade classroom. Over the past year, Katie has enjoyed watching her students' discussions develop. Initially, students only answered Katie's questions on the wiki but they soon began to comment and respond to their peers' postings. As you visit the wiki, you'll find student podcasts covering recent news events and individual pages showcasing each student's work. Katie's students are always excited to share their latest projects with their parents and parents really love the page of upcoming homework assignments. It's a great example of how a wiki can transform learning into a community process.

Arjana Blazic's wiki bridges different cultures and continents by allowing educators and students to share their stories and cultures with others. Using tools like Glogster, students from around the world interact with their peers through images, videos, and text.

"Humpback Whale Webquest Are you ready for a Whale of an Adventure?"

"Welcome to Miss Baker's Biology Class Wiki! This is a companion site to our class blog, Extreme Biology. A wiki allows users to add and edit content collectively. Go here if you want a more in-depth look at how we use this in our class!"

"Welcome to Mr. Seufert's Classroom Wiki! This Wiki will be dedicated to the students in our class. They will develop the web pages found here and fill them with topics and ideas that are important and interesting to them. The students just posted a new play on our Creative Corner page. There is also some reviews of movies, books, and games at Critic's Corner. Check them out!! "