Creating Wiki

After reading Bianca's post, I wanted to comment and elaborate on her post about Wikis. I do find the Wiki that I established is beneficial to me because the information is all saved electronically. Through this method, I do have a convenient way to keep track of all portfolio items in one place. The problem with a Wiki as well is Blackboard is the initial stages of establishing all of the areas. With this use of technology it is easier to maintain rather than establish it. I would find this beneficial to my students because each prep that I teach could have its own page with information on it. I see the wiki as more or less a place to disseminate information, but it is not interactive like Blackboard. On Blackboard, I have had my students answer selected response questions about text and complete homework assignments by posting to the discussion board. In addition, I have administered surveys to students about what they thought about my teaching style. Both the wiki and blackboard allow the uploading of files. With the Wiki I could foresee giving access to my students, but I would like to see them establish Wiki's themselves as part of one of our thematic units for 9th grade English.