Wikispaces Class Site for Maryland

William Ward, a teacher at the Harford Campus, and I are going to begin a Wikispaces site for his class. I'm used to PBWiki, so there will be a learning curve. I would have liked to explore a Ning, but they are all under 13 years old.

We introduced the idea to the class today. They're quite excited. As they were leaving the Media Center, they wanted to know when they could start the project. I'm hoping we can frame the Opening Page and a Letter to Parents over the next few days. We shouldn't start without signed Parental Permissions and Acceptable Use Policies.

We'll be concentrating on Maryland as a topic. We can take it in a number of ways. Presently, the basic idea is to use the Wiki as a place to collect research, write drafts, collaborate on editing, and make suggestions for improvement. At least that's the overt agenda. We could then use the content as a basis for other presentation products.