Week 8 and Wiki's

"It's a wiki wiki world"  I the title of this article because it announces two things to me...information is everywhere and its a bit crazy at times.  I like the idea behind Wiki and the simplicity of it.  The nature of a Wiki is everyone/anyone can add and develop content.  This allows collaboration and a equal voice! A Wiki encourages involvement, shared knowledge and the growth of a community...a community of learners.  Maybe we can call this community of learners/collaborators mini wiki's developing small ideas into a Wiki or the final big idea(s).  Digital responsibility comes along with the freedom to add individual mini wiki ideas.  One of the best feature of the wiki is the ability to see page history. 




"Wiki" Michael Brown (8552065) retrieved from Dreamtime.com

In addition this week I could try out Goggle Hangouts which has the ability to connect with others synchronously.  With other tools, like Sakai I can connect with other class members at any time.  This can be an advantage or disadvantage.  When I  connect synchronously, people have to sign in and contribute to the conversation or just read/listen/watch.  Skype is a good example of this.  Sakai however allows posting of information at anytime and anywhere.  With this tool I can post my information and read others while in any part of world and in any time zone.  However, asynchronous
is similar to email and information and questions can be easily ignored.  One of my top digital responsibilities is to respect one another and listen respectfully.

Looking through my feedly account I found a great article titled 17 Great Resources for Building a Student's Self Image  This information provides a great resource for students and teachers and ties in with my research area of cyberbullying and health.  Blogger Joy Nelson asked the question "what do students see when they look into the mirror?  Do they see someone worthwhile or someone who will never be good enough?  The information contained in her article reminds me to respect others and to be kind.  A kind word here and there can bolster a flagging ego and can make someone feeling alone feel part of the community.  It's easy to do.  Try it out.  Instead of a single be kind to someone day...let's try to be kind to someone everyday.

Christine

K12learning20.com(2013).  It's a wiki wiki world retrieved from http://k12learning20.wikispaces.com/8-wiki1

Ribble, M. (2015).  Digital Citizenship in Schools 3rd edition. Eugene, Oregon:  ISTE