Reflection 2 - Make a Choice

So many tools, so little time! I find all of the tools we have learned about to be beneficial in different ways. I still really like Blogging better than Wikiing. It is more fun. The tool I like the best though is the online bookmarking. I really like the idea of being able to just push a button and "poof" your sites you love are all saved in one convienent place. Plus looking at my classmates bookmarks gave me some ideas for my own site. I work with many different kinds of learners and I think being able to create a page of useful sites for them, is a great resource they can take with them, not only in high school, but all through college as well. I am definitely going to use this site to create a list of resources for my resource students to hopefully help them with papers, research, etc.

Wikis as a classroom tool

I found the Wiki to be a fun thing! I participated in the famous people game, naming people, putting hints down about them, and researching fun facts. It not only gave me the information I needed to put information on the wiki, but it taught me some things that I didn't know. I like the idea of the wiki being a constant teaching tool not just for one person but for many people to utilize.
Wiki's also have a lot of potential because they can be used for a ton of different topics and ideas. You can use it for everything from content area learning to skills topics in resource room. I also think a Wiki could be a productive way to get different ideas from many different resource teachers on how to work skills into resource periods. I am always looking for different and new ideas to "spice" things up. I look forward to doing more with both Wiki's and Blogs!