1+Rationale


 * Wikis support the AC philosphy of creating 21st Century Independent Learners with a Zest for Learning. **

Wikis make **learning**:
 * **ubiquitous** - anytime, any place


 * **personal** - self paced, time and place to review in-class learning, presentations, discussions and resources, opportunities to go beyond what there's time for in the classroom


 * **collaborative** - anyone in class can directly edit resources and contribute to the pool of knoweldge (social constructivism)

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 * Nicole**: My rationale for starting a wiki for my classes began in teachers' college last year. We were strongly encouraged to use technology in the classroom as yet another tool of learning in our 'toolbox.' I started my wikispace then and found myself going back to it in Term 1 and pushing it with my students. At first I thought it was a good portal for website and documentary links for the students. Then I started Discussion questions to get them thinking about the topic outside of class, and to peak their interest in it.


 * Karyn**: My Yr 13 English class in 2008 encouraged me to start a class blog as several had personal blogs. We used that for the first year to publish writing, provide a written record of class discussions, etc. But I found I could not upload sound files to the blog, so started a wiki. The wiki allows me to add a bigger range of files and to have more control over the way content is organised.