Wiki's: Wacky or Worthy?

Throughout this course, we have been adding information to a Wiki. The Wiki I am a part of is for Secondary Math. It is a great place to "collaborate" on your own time. I like the fact that all members can add and edit information as they deem fit. It is easier to post info on the Wiki than to swap jump drives or email multiple files. The Wiki would be a great resource for the classroom. It can be for teachers or for students. I like the idea of a Wiki for the math teachers at my school. We could post common assessments, lecture notes, videos, websites we like, and much more. It would be a common place to store information and links that we can all access at anytime. It could be a worthwhile venture.

The idea of a Wiki for students I am more hesitant to like. Since each member can post information, it would be important for the teacher to keep a close eye on what is posted by who. It could become more time consuming than worthwhile. Also, if classtime was used to work on the Wiki, it simply wouldn't work since only one member can edit the site at a time. You would have one student working and 27 others sitting around.

I do find myself asking, would I really keep up with a Wiki on my own? The answer is probably not. I am in favor of the idea of using Wikis, but the reality is I don't think I actually will. I am glad I now know what a Wiki is and how to use one, but I most likely will not be creating my own in the future. However, I will continue to refer to the Wiki created for this class (as long as it continues to exist), because it has lots of valuable information that I will use in my class.