I am a strong advocate for brain compatible classrooms, and creating learning experiences where dendritic growth occurs on an on-going basis. It is simply amazing to think of what actually happens in the brains of children as they are provided with stimulating learning experiences. Using wikis will certainly be an approach to hands-on, creatiave learning. Students can comment on each others thoughts, create continuing stories, use writers workshop to read and write about their own thoughts, as well as their classmates' thoughts. I think this will inspire students to become more avid readers and writers. There is such huge potential for brain growth and cognitive development.
I am particularly interested to see how using wikis will impact the language acquisition of second language learners. They might be shy and inhibited at first, but once they are able to see the interrelatedness of ideas, the dendritic connections will "explode", and their learning will increase! I think using wikis will make for a more enriched classroom.
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