Evaluation+of+an+Educational+Wiki

=﻿ = = = = Title: Evaluation of an Educational Wiki = =1. Who designed the wiki? = An 8th grade Math teacher designed this wiki titled Math 8 Geometry. http://math8geometry.wikispaces.com/

2. Who is the wiki for?
This wiki is designed for the students to learn geometry concepts.

3. What is the purpose of the wiki?
The purpose of this wiki is to have the students become active participants in their learning. They are broken up into collaborative groups to create one page that deals with a certain concept from their geometry unit. Once the each groups page is complete then they will present their work to the class to teach them about each individual concept of geometry.

4. What subject(s) is the wiki for?
This wiki site is designed for 8th grade math students studying geometry.

5. What are the main contents included?
The main contents to this wiki site is a home page which explains the project in very short detail, but includes all of the other pages with links to each one, so that you know what topics are included for the whole unit. Then there are individual pages listed for each of the following concepts: An unknown angle of a triangle, Complementary and supplementary angles, Constructing angles of a given size, Constructing an angle with a compass, drawing a net for rectangular prisms and square pyramids, How to draw a net for a cylinder and triangle, Measuring angles with a protractor, Tessellations project, Types of angles, Types of triangles by angles, Vertically opposite angles, and Vertices and edges of 3-D shapes. Each individual page is then broken down with definitions of the concept(s), pictures to enhance understanding, videos to show details and examples, and links to other web pages to further your knowledge of the topic.

6. How do the participants contribute to the wiki?
Participants can contribute to the wiki if they are in the math8geometry class. Each participant within their collaborative group worked on devising a site that was user friendly and could aid in teaching the other students a new concept. They needed to not only create a new page but also link their page to the home page as well for ease of use.

7. Do you think the wiki serves its purpose well or not? Explain.
I feel that this wiki serves its purpose well because it is meant to help students understand certain math concepts in the geometry unit and work collaboratively to create a page that they could present to the class. I feel that all of the pages took quite a bit of work and I think the students did a nice job overall. There are some mistakes and not all of the information is high quality but looking at the big picture it is a great way to get kids involved and to take responsibility for what they are learning.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">8. Report a thing or two you like and dislike about the wiki.
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">One idea I really like about this wiki site is that it is student centered. The students are the ones who are essentially creating the site. I like the idea that each group had to come up with one page to add to the site and that they then had to present their concept to the class, this way students are all engaged and want to do their best when teaching their own peers.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">One idea that I dislike about this wiki is that there is really not much of an introduction to the site and that there is nothing on the home page to grab your attention.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Another idea that I dislike about the site is that not all of the ideas listed as links on the home page are new pages on the left hand side. Some of the links bring you to a completely new wiki site, others are just the wrong names as the pages listed on the side, and one link is not with any of the others. Furthermore, the spelling is not accurate for all of the titles of the pages, so it takes away from the big picture some.