Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Lesson ideas for wikis

Lesson Title: Check the Facts
Type of Web 2.o Tool: Internet navigation
SOL and Secondary Objectives Related to the Lesson: Students will use critical thinking skills, examination and organizational skills to critique two wikis that have been assigned. This exercise will be an indicator of student's judgement to evaluate information and make a critical judgement.
Brief Description of Overall Lesson: Students will be assigned two wikis relating to subjects they are currently working on. Some students may be assigned the same wiki. Each student will write a summary about the wiki and then pick at least two of the references cited in each wiki and examine each reference. Students will look up two of the references and judge how relative the are to the corresponding wiki. The students will then summarize their critiques and post them on the classroom blog website.

Lesson Title: Create a fictional wiki
Type of Web 2.0 tool: Wiki
SOL and Secondary objectives Related to the Lesson: Creativity, Imagination and utilizing skills like organization and logic from previous lessons.
Brief Description of Overall Lesson: Students will be asked to create a ficitional wiki about either a place or an animal. Students will use their own creativity to create at least four sections of information about their chosen fictional animal or place. Students will be evaluated on original thought, content, creativity and organization. Students will follow a wiki format from pbworks. Students will link their wiki from their individual blogs.

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