I have said for a number of years that I wish the Georgia Department of Education would set up ways for teachers to share lesson plans and websites. By streamlining lesson plans, units, and websites that serve to help Georgia students meet or exceed our Georgia Performance Standards, teachers will find more of that limited resource,TIME, to put ideas into practice.
Wikis are the answer to collaboration among Georgia teachers. After reading, "A Wiki Gives a Worthy Book New Life", which is about a wonderful Wiki created by a teacher looking for a lesson plan based on the novel The Mzungu Boy, I discovered wetpaint.com. I'm convinced that a Wiki could support teachers in their use of time and resources. The Wikis I found on wetpaint.com are filled with educational information from Wikis for the classroom, global connections, to teacher peers. There are Wikis in En Espanola and from Japan. Many of the Wikis I found are created for teachers to collaborate and share ideas for moving students and classrooms into the 21st century.
As we have often said in every class I've taken in graduate school, there is SO much information that it's hard to find enough time to uncover it all. A Wki designated for Georgia educators to collaborate would be a valuable tool. I know we can access information from the Georgia Department of Education and our own district sites, but I believe a specific Wiki would allow teachers easier access and the format to edit and use ideas efficiently. It's interesting to note that Wikis and blogging are not allowed and are filtered(blocked) in my district, unless the teacher can specify the need and purpose of either.
I am so glad that you brought up the fact that Wikis are blocked in your school district. They are blocked in mine as well. How interesting that it tied into our internet filtering discussion! The note that pops up referring to the reason it is blocked in my school system is "social networking" which is not allowed. Teachers do have different "rights" than students, but we are still not allowed access to any social networking sites. It makes me wonder how badly the powers that be want us to actually collaborate. Social networking is a part of collaboration and if we are professionals, we should be able to handle a social networking site designed for educators to blog, post, and learn! I think that you idea about a wiki for Ga teachers to collaborate is a good one. It would be interesting to see if our systems allowed it.
I think that using a wikis for teachers to collaborate with one another is a great idea. Teacher should be able to share their great ideas or lessons with one another to help improve the student’s learning. Some teachers are very creative and can share their ideas with the teachers who need a little guidance. Think about when we first started teaching, I know I could have used a couple of good ideas to enhance student learning in my classroom. Even if the state set up something like LM_Net for teachers, we would be able to at least converse with one another and share ideas.
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ReplyDeleteI have said for a number of years that I wish the Georgia Department of Education would set up ways for teachers to share lesson plans and websites. By streamlining lesson plans, units, and websites that serve to help Georgia students meet or exceed our Georgia Performance Standards, teachers will find more of that limited resource,TIME, to put ideas into practice.
Wikis are the answer to collaboration among Georgia teachers. After reading, "A Wiki Gives a Worthy Book New Life", which is about a wonderful Wiki created by a teacher looking for a lesson plan based on the novel The Mzungu Boy, I discovered wetpaint.com. I'm convinced that a Wiki could support teachers in their use of time and resources. The Wikis I found on wetpaint.com are filled with educational information from Wikis for the classroom, global connections, to teacher peers. There are Wikis in En Espanola and from Japan. Many of the Wikis I found are created for teachers to collaborate and share ideas for moving students and classrooms into the 21st century.
As we have often said in every class I've taken in graduate school, there is SO much information that it's hard to find enough time to uncover it all. A Wki designated for Georgia educators to collaborate would be a valuable tool. I know we can access information from the Georgia Department of Education and our own district sites, but I believe a specific Wiki would allow teachers easier access and the format to edit and use ideas efficiently. It's interesting to note that Wikis and blogging are not allowed and are filtered(blocked) in my district, unless the teacher can specify the need and purpose of either.
I am so glad that you brought up the fact that Wikis are blocked in your school district. They are blocked in mine as well. How interesting that it tied into our internet filtering discussion! The note that pops up referring to the reason it is blocked in my school system is "social networking" which is not allowed. Teachers do have different "rights" than students, but we are still not allowed access to any social networking sites. It makes me wonder how badly the powers that be want us to actually collaborate. Social networking is a part of collaboration and if we are professionals, we should be able to handle a social networking site designed for educators to blog, post, and learn! I think that you idea about a wiki for Ga teachers to collaborate is a good one. It would be interesting to see if our systems allowed it.
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ReplyDeleteI think that using a wikis for teachers to collaborate with one another is a great idea. Teacher should be able to share their great ideas or lessons with one another to help improve the student’s learning. Some teachers are very creative and can share their ideas with the teachers who need a little guidance. Think about when we first started teaching, I know I could have used a couple of good ideas to enhance student learning in my classroom. Even if the state set up something like LM_Net for teachers, we would be able to at least converse with one another and share ideas.