We were supposed to edit something on our school's page within Wikipedia, but since I didn't have any new and official information to post there, I chose to update the wiki for our former FIRST Robotics team within the FIRST Wiki. I was the team leader through 2008 when I moved up to the planning committee for a District Event. On the wiki I updated the current status of the team since it dissolved in 2010 due to lack of mentoring support, updated the names of the mentors and added an alumni section. I also deleted a student picture that was added to the site since its presence violates part our technology policy or posting pictures of students. You can see a portion of the wiki below or link to it here.
After exploring a few wikis and learning about their usefulness I set out to create a wiki of my own. I'm not sure yet how I would use it in my classroom, but the basics are there. Actually as I sit here and type, I'm formulating a plan. Instead of using it with my students, it might actually be a great way to communicate with my department and allow us to organize our courses and unit plans that we are working on this summer. I'll have to run it past my department. Anyways, my new (and at the moment very plain) wiki can be found at here.
While I haven't edited or organized the Idea Exchange for the EduTech Certificate wiki (waiting on approval at this time), I do like how it is organized. There is a lot of information here, but it isn't overwhelming and I learned a couple of new definitions as I read through the page. What's the old saying about learning something new every day?
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