Implementation
I have to say that I am lucky to teach with DODEA since they are such powerful proponents of technology in the classroom. They actively encourage us to work with tech projects in the class especially the idea of blogs and email. Wikis are a new idea but with the aid of our ET and IT, I know that this type of project will easily gain recognition and the okay from the district office.
As for how I will sell it t my students and introduce them to the project, I believe I will start with wikipedia.com. All of my students are very aware of these type of sites and this is the most popular. I would allow them to look at the site and maybe do a few searches before settling on wikipedia. I would then add something new to the site and tell them they will have the chance this year to create their own wiki in class. I would do the same with bogs but since they are already a big part of our LA class, I think the students will already be excited for this. Finally, I would use the blogs early on with the class which is why I made up several sample blogs for them to use. They would respond to these via comments. After the start of the second semester, I would bring forth the wiki idea since they will have already several ancient civilizations under their belt at this time.
