Thing #15

I didn't know what a wiki was before this thing.  I had used Wikipedia hundreds of times, but never thought of it as anything more than an online source of information.  Wikis are so much more than that!  The thing that I really like about wikis, is that anyone at any time can edit or add their own thoughts, experiences, or whatever they want to add.  (Unless of course you must be a member of the group to edit, but it is fairly easy to join groups).  It is a neat way to have discussions and still provide information for viewers.  I could see myself using a wiki in my future classroom.  I got many ideas from exploring the sample wikis posted under Thing 15.  Many teachers use a wiki for their students.  They can post class schedules, their office hours, due dates, and much more.  They can have projects posted for students to do.  It's just a great way to keep everybody on the same page.  I can use a wiki with my future students in this same way.  


Adding and editing my entry in the APSU 23 Things Sandbox wiki was extremely frustrating for me.  Only one user could edit at a time.  Every time I got on someone was editing.  This morning I got on to edit and the same girl had been editing all day long!  I don't know if she was actually editing or just away from her computer, but it was so frustrating!  There is this option to steal the lock, but that never actually worked.  Once I finally got in, the page was too big and had to be split.  This is a major downfall of the APSU 23 Things Sandbox wiki.         


After fighting with the page for awhile, I decided to create my own page instead.  Here is a link to it: 


http://apsu23thingssandbox.pbworks.com/w/page/32972619/avatars