Thing #15

Wiki's for me are still very confusing and hard to navigate.  I like the idea of being able to collaborate with others through a wiki, but I can't come up with a true reason for third graders to use a complicated wiki.  Right now my students are enjoying a blog and like to comment back and forth, but wiki's would be more beneficial for higher level learners with more computer skills.  Our main goal in third grade is getting students to create a short PowerPoint about a relevant topic discussed in class.  This process alone can take 4 weeks to create.  Many students do not have computers at home and don't know how to search for information let alone copy and paste information or pictures on to a slide.  My introduction into wikis has been very informative and I may attempt a personal one if I need to collaborate with my family over a trip or some other event.