Creating a Wikispace and Mobile Phones in Classrooms Activity - WEEK 2 Managing e-Learning

I created a Wikispace today based on the scaffolding PMI Chart.  I found it easy to use but I definitely found some limitations apart from the editing problems, for example  failing to save after almost every edit, I also found that trying to link sources and images was hard to get used to.  However once I had that down I found it much easier to do.  I created this Wikispace to use in a classroom to show students why we would use a PMI CHart, when to use them and how to use them.  I was able to input images, links, information about the PMI Charts and add different pages to the Wikispace.

Here is a link to my Wikispace:  http://scaffolding910.wikispaces.com/

This is an activity that we had to do in our Managing e-Learning class, this was our second class.  Today we had to post a reflection about the use of  Mobile Phones in the classroom.  I think that using a wiki is reflective of Constructivism because it is making learning interactive.  This may also be Connectivism and Cognitivism. 

We did the wiki using De Bono Hats as the scaffolding.  The De Bono Hats are simply a method of thinking that allow the students to think in a completely different way about a situation or topic and help them build up the skills and tools that they can apply in almost any classroom activity or assessment.  I really enjoy using the HATS in the classroom because the students always become really excited.  Especially if there are props!  My Group was doing the RED HAT, which is the FEELING/INTUITIVE.  We found we were doing very well and working very well in our group!

While doing the wiki we learnt that when editing one page all at the same time we all ended up loosing our work and this was because we were not refreshing our page before we started editing.  It was very frustrating as we thought we had to do it all again but then we found a way to get some of it back and we all had a laugh over it.  We then decided it was best if each group had their own page to edit on that way we would all be able to work on it without having that chance of loosing our work.  This is most probably what I would end up doing in the classroom at one point and having all the students loose their work would have been terrible so I am happy that I learnt that today instead of one day in my classroom.