I just want to share this video with you about E-books!
I love my Kindle! It’s great to take a number of books with me on the road – one light weight piece of equipment with 20 or more books on it. Even better, when I research a specific term or topic in a book I am able to find all references in 10 seconds or less. It sure beats thumbing through pages to find what I’m looking for.
As I watched this TED video, I wondered, wow what would a Religion Textbook look like? Would it be as exciting or as interesting as this prototype? What’s your take on the E-book? Are you ready for it? Are our students ready for it? What will a Religion E-book look like? What do you imagine?
Would love to hear from you! Come and share your thoughts!
To learn more about these wikis, check these titles on the left side of the WikiMatrix and click on the compare button.
Your screen will show a comparison of these tools covering the areas of:
General Features
Hosting Features
Security/Anti Spam
Development/Support
Common Features
Special Features
Links
Syntax Features
Usability
Statistics
Output
Media and Files
Extras, and
Syntax Examples
Your goal is to choose a wiki that will help you to complete the project you are working on. Once you have chosen a tool, then you need to decide on a project.
Wiki Project Ideas
Often it is helpful to search the websites to see what projects are already listed. Just having the opportunity to study what others have done, will give you some ideas of what you may want to do with your class.
Following are examples from both Christian and Catholic Schools who have used a wiki with their students.
David Lipscomb Campus School in Nashville, Tennessee. Here you will find various examples of what classrooms are working on with a wiki. The mission of David Lipscomb Campus School is to serve students so that they may master knowledge and skills appropriate to them and become Christ-like in attitude and behavior.
As you explore the varied wiki projects, look for the wiki’s that are focused on the subject of religion –
The aim of the project was to use the internet to work together and explore:
Current Environmental Issues
The way these issues are being dealt with in the respective countries
Exploration of any International Agreements on these issues
The Catholic Moral Responsibility for these issues
The article – 50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative & Interactive Classroom will provide you with 50 different ideas. No, they are not for a religion classroom. However, as I read through the suggestions, mentally I was translating them to fit the needs of the religion classroom. For example:
Virtual Field Trips. Have your students research pilgrimage locations they would like to go on a pilgrimage (or field trip), and get them to share images and information about the location. Or,
Classroom Scrapbook. Invite your students to share news about what they are involved in at their parish, include photos of their activities, and talk about their current achievements in their religion classroom on a wiki page.
Now that you have some ideas of what you might do with a wiki in your Religion class, plan for what you can do with this tool. We look forward to hearing your story here in the comments section. Remember, you can come back to this section and add your comments after you have completed a Wiki Project with your students. Good luck!
