Erica+Bartz

1. //How could a student use a Wiki site for the classroom?// Students could use a Wiki site to create and share a project. Rather than worrying about materials, whether it was turned in, or whether all of the students in a group contributed, you can get the project instantly, the project is online, and you can see what each student is contributing. Since wikispaces can also be used for safe social networking, the students could use it to communicate on assignments or projects with their classmates, and communicate with the teacher.

2. //How could a teacher use this site?// Teachers could use Wikispaces to write blogs for students to read or to use in the classroom for assignments. They could use it to remind students of important dates coming up through the social networking aspect. The real time formative assessment would be useful for the teacher to see the learning process their students are going through - I could see that being very useful for writing to catch consistent errors or just to see what students are thinking as they write. Feedback for the students could also be instantaneous if need be. The Wikispaces could be carried on to future classes as well if the teacher wants to keep the materials they used previously.

//3. What sites are you using as a teacher? And how?// In terms of technology I use directly with the students, I use Google Classroom the most. All of the students have a Google account through LPS, so it's very easy to communicate with them over email, and they can post assignments to the classroom Google site. Google Classroom sites are so easy to create as well. As far as what sites I use for teaching strategies and materials, I use Pinterest a lot to find worksheets, quizzes, PowerPoints, and whatever else I might need to conduct a lesson, and even if I don't find what I want, I can see some good ideas to get me started.