Great Wiki Week
This has been a great week. I’m having more and more teachers approach me and ask how they can make a wiki. I knew the fire would catch on, but I had no idea how quickly it would spread! The wikis range in ability, like our kids, and some teachers have put in quite a bit of effort. I’ve been very impressed with what the teachers have produced. This is the link to the teacher wikis on my wikispace.
My next fire to kindle is getting the teachers to allow their students to publish their work on the wikis. Some have with fabulous results, but some teachers are a little apprehensive. It is hard to “give up control” of your classroom. I like what Jenn “Technospud” says. It’s all BS (baby steps). 
We do have to learn to crawl before we walk.
Last year, my first year as an ITF, we began with a few tumbles while learning to crawl. This year, I hope we stumble a bit while learning to walk. Watch out for us next year! We’re going to be running full steam!
Not too many people can actually say, “I love my job”, but I honestly do. My Mom asked me last night, if I could go back and change my life and do anything I wanted, would I still be a teacher. Without hesitation, I can truthfully answer “yes”! How blessed am I?
Until Next Time ~ Danita
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Hi Danita-Loved this post! I am going to introduce wikis to my teachers this year. I’d like to show this post as a testimony and your links as an example. I think my teachers are going to love them. I started using wikispaces after NECC07 this year and have been hooked! It’s exciting to see them catching on. I am sure the word will spread and when the kids produce awesome wikis, the next post will showcase what they have done! Whoo-hoo! Can’t wait to see! Great job!