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Monday, November 14, 2011

Web 2.0: Wiki Research

"Wiki wiki" means "quickly" in Hawaiian.... 


Video
  • Using the Internet, research how a class wiki can be used in education.
    • Here is a good source, use it and adapt it to your specific classes.
  • What are the benefits of using a wiki?
  • How can we create one in this class and utilize it?
  • What experience do you have using or creating wikis?

Each student must answer in detail the above discussion questions as a Comment to the post before you enter class on Tuesday. 

46 comments:

Matt Veltri said...

* The benefits of using a wiki is to learn about different topics and be able to share work publicly with other people.
* You can create a wiki by going to a website like wetpaint.com, wikispaces.com, or pbwiki.com, and posting a wiki to share information with others.
* I have never created a Wiki but it seems easy to use and it is beneficial when trying to learn about a topic.

Danielle Luna said...

1Wikis show information in a easy, organized and fast way.
2We can use it in class to find information, and organize our schedule.
3I've had experience with Wikipedia. I used it for school and for random things that I wanted to know.

Michael Ippolito said...

1) benefits of using wiki is that you get the information that you need and you get it fast.
2) we could create one by organizing things like the laptop situation and we could always edit it if we need to.
3)I have used wikis before such as Wikipedia to search up information and i like Wikipedia because it has a organized layout

Elim97 said...

1.The benefits of using Wiiki is to learn and look up information when no textbooks can be used.
2 We can create one that the whole class can use to look things up in the class and if we need to work on a class project we can use the Wiki.
3.None

Unknown said...

-Using a Wiki is easier when doing a project based assignment with multiple people and its hard to get in contact with them. Its as easy as editing the page you've created and once you've edited it, another person can too without any conflicts.
-The benefits of using a Wiki is that its creative and organized when working in a large group of people without going back and forth between emails.
-We can create one in this class with everyone joining one Wiki page so everyone can edit it at their own time.
-I've used a Wiki freshman year and it was very organized for projects.

Francis Agudelo said...

1. A class wiki can be easy then finding a other website.
2.People can organis there stuff.
3.We can show how a class for web can be organis.
4. none

nico229blog said...

Nico Casella
1.some benefits of using wikis are finding locations,finding what something means,or using wikis for school.
2.we can create 1 in class for projects so people look for things for school.
3.My experiences with using wikis are using them for school or to know the meaning of a word.I have no experience of creating wikis

Josh G said...

1. The benefits about using wiki is you can look up information faster and easier than books.
2. You can create a wiki for the whole class and they can look up information and work on projects together.
3. I've never used it before.

Julio R. said...

1)A class wiki is easy for education because for students to do group assignments together without all them being at the same room. With wiki, one student could start the report and another student could edit it letter using another computer.
2)Wiki is a easier to edit post without the mess.
3)You could teach us how to create a wiki tomorrow in class and we could do it together in school as well.
4)I have none experience using wiki.

cheyenne carfagna said...

1. The benefits of using wiki is that you can make study guides with your friends to study for a test.
2. We can use it to do a a project outside of school and not have to meet up with one another to finish the project.
3.I have not used or made one yet.

MelissaB. said...

Melissa Benitez Period 2

Wiki is a website where you are able to communicate to other's without using something that would not cluster like an e-mail.
1) A wiki makes you able to collaborate with your friends or peers. Instead of sending an e-mail, e-mails pilling up, a wiki is more clean cut and can be changed easily and makes it easy to plan something as a trip, an outing, or, in school, it could help partners by writing their ideas and reviewing what they have.
2) In the classroom, if we are working on a group project, we can "talk" to our partners and plan it out without confusion. Even going as far as writing a quick draft and reviewing it would come in handy.
3)I have not created a wiki but I do go to the more known one wikipedia. Most teachers don't want students to go on it though since they say it is not reliable. Sometimes though if I just look something up out of interest I use wiki, its not usually wrong with what I read and know.

Jessica Reilly said...

1. Some benefits for using Wiki are using it for group projects.
2. We can use it to do a project in class.
3. I have no experience with Wiki.

Sierra Battaglia said...

1.The benefits of using wiki is to get information about a project you are doing and it is a valuable source.Even if someone needs a quick answer it is helpful.
2.Someone can create a wiki and share it to us like the video Mr porfido showed us in class.
3.I used wiki a lot of times for projects about someone if i needed their date of death or what the person does and many more facts.It helps out alot.I never made a wiki though.

Kevin.C. said...

1)One benefit of using wiki is finding out any information on whatever you want in someones own words.
2)We can use wiki to organize the class projects.
3)I have used wiki to help me study on test by looking up information about it.I have also used it to help me understand a certain subject more.

Daniel Pizzuto said...

The benefits of using a wiki for classes are:
Creating presentations, you can use a wiki presentation instead of traditional one
Get Feedback, the teacher can use this to make their students to post comments on pages
Create a Calender, use this to state when test and other such things will take place
Get into groups and then go to a site that allows wikis and then use that and share it with the class.
I have a medium amount of experience working with it. I have worked on a few things with it but not everything. I have used Google Docs but have not used Google Pictures.

Natalia said...

1) Wiki is a good way to find info fats and easy.
2)We can use it as an organization tool, like a scheduale for classwork and Homework.
3) I've used it a couple times to find out someones life. Or about countrys.

Amanda .M said...

1)one benefit from using wiki is you can organize documents and keep it neat. Also you can share it just like google docs but instead it's on the web.
2)we can make one in the classroom and use it for kids who are absent to not fall behind on work
3)I havent used a wiki page but only to find things on Wikipedia but that's it

Sebastian Baj said...

1. Wiki makes your documents organized. You don't have to send out emails if you use wiki. Wiki lets you collaborate with other people on a document.
2. We can use wiki to do projects with a group of people.
3. I never used Wiki.

Chris Musante said...

1. Wiki can keep a document organized by allowing the people needed to view it and edit it so they can all see it. This helps cooperation.
2. We can use wiki to work in groups and do projects on seperate computers.
3. I have never used wikis before. I only have used wikipedia to do research for projects.

Mike Donato said...

1) Wiki can be used for research for school projects. I personally use this website, and I also think it is a very helpful website.

2) This can be created in class to show assignments for the week, and it also can be used to show the assignments that kids missed while they were not in class.

3) I have used this website to research information for my projects. I also used this for things that I did't understand to get more knowledge on a certain topic.

Nick Donato said...

1)Wiki is like an encycloprdia, if your chapter in social studies is about World War 1, just type it in and all the info comes up
2)You can research almost anything and facts will show up on your screen instently.
3)We can create one about what we learn and share it with the world
4)You can interact with many people, and each person can edit the product and save it when they're finished

Patrick Baj said...

1) it keeps documents organized and you can use it for a school assignments.
2)You can organize everything.
3)We can use wiki to do projects with other students.
4. I used wiki to research information for projects.

Dawid Czwakiel said...

1&2: Wiki's can be used to get information quickly and effectively.
3: We can have one for the laptops, to show which one is whos laptop.
4: I only used wiki's for information and thats it.

Anthony said...

There benefits of using wiki is that the information is instantly shared. In addition to this, it allows for group collaboration easily, unlike email and other features.

We could create one for this class and utilize it for group discussion on specific topics. Examples of this being the death of steve jobs, common tech articles, and even class projects that we need help for.

I have never created a wiki or used one. The only thing I have used wiki related is wikipedia in order to do research and many naive teachers do not approve of it.

Jonathan M said...

Wiki can be us for websites, networking, finding info, and many other things invovled with the internet. The benifits are that you get to get information, communication, and networking. We can go to wikispaces and get an account. It can be used to help me, because if we were going camping we would be able to all see what we need to bring and what we have already. The experience I had was that getting detailed information from wiki. That is the only experience I had with wiki.

Binal Patel said...

1.)A class wiki can be used because the teacher can have the class notes on there or they can put recent updates or due dates of certain homework and projects. There can be virtual field trips in which the class can research far places and include images. It can be easy to create a class presentation, or a class study guide in which everyone helps each other answer questions. Also, for subjects such as math, Wiki can be used for students to post their own math problems and then others can solve them.
2.) The benefits of wiki is that everyone has the ability to access the page and add or remove things. We can create a Wiki for this class for FAQs on how to embed videos and pictures in posts, and other things students are often confused about.
3.) I use wiki all the time, especially for projects and questions on homework for certain things. Wiki is helpful for many subjects, not just history. It helps me answer history, science, and even some math questions. Wiki is usually very accurate and straight-forward, but also has enough information to find what you’re looking for.

jake said...

1. You share information easier with your classmates and teachers.

2. We can create one for the class so that the people that are absent do not fall behind on their work.

3. I have no experience with using or creating wikis.

josh p said...

1. Wiki is fast and easy to share information.
2. We create one for the class so you can organize everything and help people that absent so they do not miss an work
3. i do not have any experience with using wikis

Jake Plosia said...

1. Wikis are good for collecting data in one place where everyone can see it

2. We can use wiikispaces to create a wiki and we can post different articles about how to do things we've went over and we can use it as a refferance

3. If I become interested in a topic I'll look for a wiki on it for more information. sometimes If i know something extra i might add it

Samantha Tomat said...

1. Benefits of using wiki are its a quicker, easier and more effiecent way of using the web for information.
2. We can utilize wiki during class by creating a document and everyone in the class joining in.
3. The experience I have with wikis are things like Wikipedia and wikiAnswers. These help me find information quickly and more easily.

David Sher said...

This tool is good specificall for collaboration. It can be used to work with your partner from school if he is absent or sick from school. I do not currently have any experience what so ever. I'll let you know, that we may make one in Web2.0. This website is beneficial for teamwork to get things done.

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Anonymous said...

1. The benefits of using a wiki would be one, a more organized view of the topic you are learning in class, and two, an easier access to the information.

2. We can create on in class about technology and maybe use it to post our tech articles on to make it more organized.

3. I have never used wikis before in my life.

kevin abate said...

the benefits of using wiki is that you can find information faster then looking it up in a book.

we can create a wiki on web 2.0 on how to help with presentations and other stuff

i have barely any experience

Justin Gonzalez said...

Using a wiki can help you learn about different things.

we can create one about the class that lists the work we have to do

I dont have any experience

camilaullauri said...

1. The benefits of using a wiki is that you can share information with people, share it with others and giving them the privilage to change the information. Also you can talk about it on a discuss board.

2. We can create one in this class about technology, and how it helps students. We can talk on the discuss board, and edit the information. There we can learn not only how to make a wiki, but to use one.

3.I have never had a wiki before.

Ethan Wilde said...

Ethan Wilde
Web 2.0
Mr. Porfido
9/15/11
Wiki has many benefits. The first would be to find information quicker and easier. The other benefit is people can compare opinions.

2. You can use one in an organization tool. This will help kids keep there grades up. There grades will improve.

3. I unfortunately have no experience however I hope to change that soon.

Catherine Huang said...

The benefits of wiki is it is fast andyou can find a lot of notes. You can sign up for one. I don't know

Gabriel Suarez said...

1)One benefit of using wiki is finding out any information instantly
2)We can use wiki to organize the anything we want.
3)I have used wiki to help me find information on a certain project.

Michael Timpson said...

1 The benefits of using wiki are that the web site itself is very organized, it contains a lot of fats.
2 We can use wiki spaces.com to create one and we can utilize that web site to gain information.
3 I haven't used wiki or haven't created one yet but i'm sure we will in class.

Dominick GaDaLeTa said...

1. The benefit is to learn different topics.
2. This can be used in class to show assignments and it can show what assignments missed over the week.
3.I use it for questions and projects for certain subjects. Wiki is very accurate and helpful.

Ryan Plosia blog said...

Ryan Plosia

Some benefits of using wiki are it can get you extra help in class. We can create one in class and maybe learn from it if it were updated every once in a while. I do not have much experience with wiki because many teachers think the information is wrong since anyone can edit it.

Joey Merlino said...

1. The benefits of using wiki is to share topics and share work publicly with other people. It also helps you find information quicker and easier.

2. The benefits of using wiki is that a lot of different people have to ability to access and remove and edit the information.This can be created in class to show assignments for the week, and it also can be used to show the assignments that kids missed while they were not in class.

3. I currently have no experience using wiki. I hope that will change in the future.

Conor Mulroy said...

1.Some benefits for wiki are that you can find the information you need and share files and documents with friends and family.

2.We can make one and use it for projects and to find out missed home work assignments for other students.

3.I don't have any experience in using wiki but i hope I will use it soon.

Nick Riccio said...

1. the benefits of using a wiki its organized, neat, and shares files like Google docs with your friends.

2. We can create one for the class, if anyone is not there that day they can go on it get catch up on what they missed that day.

3. I have no experience with creating or using a wiki.

Anonymous said...

With a wiki you can learn from others and building better communication skills.We can use wiikispaces to post different articles while people can join in, so example you can use it for projects outside of school. I don't have many experience expect the fact that i created a Wiki but haven't done a lot with the website.