There are two things we did this week that I can use in my job, and they are photo sharing sites, and wikis. The photo sharing sites I would use with my students when they are doing projects. They tend to Google a subject, and then attempt to copy and paste each and every photo they find to use in their projects. My job then is to teach them about copyright laws and creative commons. I would encourage my students to use the Flickr Creative Commons site to find pictures they want for their projects.
The other topic we covered this week that I can use at work is wikis. In my case, I would like to use the wiki for staff members, not students. It would be a great way to collaborate with colleagues, without e-mailing back and forth all the time. Everyone invited could see and edit the pages, which would make a great tool we could all learn from!
Andi - great idea about using a wiki for the teachers! Do you have teachers who would feel comfortable using the wiki? I was actually thinking of doing the same thing and linking the wiki to my library webpage. But, I'm hesitant because so many of my teachers are not tech-savy.
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ReplyDeleteMy colleagues (my 2 dept. colleagues & myself) use a wiki to share information and organize documents that we all use. For example, we use Google Docs to go through the department meeting agendas and then post the G-Doc links on the wiki for a quick & easy way to look back at all of the dept meetings at a quick glance. In addition, we have to host the FBLA regional competition again this year so we have a wiki set up so we can all contribute to the work that has been done & all be able to see what still needs to be done. Finally, I have just set up a wiki for the PK-8 social studies teachers so they can all upload their curriculum as well as share resources and "best practices". I am doing an inservice with them on Friday and am very excited to teach them about wikis as I think they are a wonderful collaboration tool! Good luck with your endeavors.