When I was first reading through this assignment, I wasn't sure how a school wiki would work. In browsing through the examples, I realized it is basically a class/teacher website, but can be edited by other users. This could be such a useful tool for collaboration and enrichment between parents and students in the library or in the classroom.
In my school district, we currently use Google Sites for our classroom webpages. I was unsure if it had wiki capabilities so I started to investigate. Sure enough you can change the settings for accessing and sharing information. I have honestly only done the bare minimum to my classroom Google sites page, but if possible I would like to try making it a wiki. When we go back in August, I will have to check with our school TIS if there are any district restrictions to doing this.
Usually (not always) there are 2 types of restrictions that you need to check:
ReplyDelete1) Did the parent request that the child NOT have access to the internet? (Pasadena ISD's is on the parent signature page of the student handbook.)
2) Is the site/resource/wiki a "closed" or "moderated" one? In other words,
- closed = can anyone outside the school bubble see or interact with students? Closed is good as far as student use is concerned.
- moderated = do all posts/emails/messages have to be pre-approved before they are posted for others to see? The moderator is typically the teacher who will look for inappropriate material before it hits the site.