Wiki Spaces

I find that Wiki Spaces are an easy tool to use and could be very helpful in the classroom. I specifically like that many people can work on the same website and collaboratively work to make it better. Starting this class, I really thought that wiki spaces were hard to create and keep up. I often saw many of my teachers using it (including this class) and thought that it would be something extremely complicated to try to figure out. Along with several of the other things that I found out this semester, it actually wasn't hard at all to create, work, and use. I think that using this in a classroom in several different ways could be beneficial. I saw one of my group mates used it as an update station for parents and students. It served as a home base for assignments, events, and study guides. I know that while I was growing up in school, my parents were often disconnected from what was going on in my classroom other then what I would bring home for them to look at and the occasional conference. I think by having a class wiki it would create an open environment for students, parents, and the teacher. It also can serve as a tool for class projects and a reference tool.