Lecture 2

Today's lecture revealed to me what Wiki actually is. Before today's lecture I hadn't heard of this term before and didn't know what it was. My understanding of a Wiki is that it is like a blog, in that people can add, edit and create new information for others to see. In a classroom this can be used to encourage students to share their ideas with one another, it could also be used as a form of communication between parents and teachers and within the staffing community of the school. I think that using a Wiki in a classroom is a great way to incoperate technology in students learning.

From today's lecture I was reminded of the importance of teaching students the appropriate researching skills when searching for information on a search engine. Researching is a skill that needs to be taught to children by the teacher to help them with their learning. Teachers need to teach students where to look for information, how to search for information and most importantly reinforcing internet saftey.

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