Reflections

=Lateshia Warren=

====Completing the Wiki Project on Education in the 1860s to 1900s truly opened my eyes to a whole new world of technology. I often considered myself to be quite technology savvy and I am grateful to have learned how to complete a wiki. In just about everything I do I often want to know how I can apply this to my educational career and how it can help improve the lives of the students I work with. I saw how this can be a powerful teacher and coaching tool. I think that teachers could benefit from created a class wiki because they will be able to reach their students in a different way. For example teachers could create a wiki on a particular subject and have the students browse the wiki and the students could complete further study and add to the wiki. Students could also work on interactive activities that are placed on the wiki. This could be used in the classroom and at home. Completing this wiki showed me just how much the world is changing and how different it is for our students and as educators we must try our best to keep up and become knowledgeable with the changing technology.==== ====I also learned so much more about this time period than probably any textbook would allow. While Winnie and I researched this historical time period we learned so much information that could not possibly all be placed on this wiki. The Wiki Project was a great extension to what we are currently studying in class and I think it provides deeper insight for myself and also my classmates. The only drawback that I have about the wiki was that I felt as though there was so much information that could have been included but we eventually just had to decide when enough was enough and come to a stopping point.==== =

=Winnie Durant=

====An essential component when beginning this assignment was to have a foundation. The foundation consisted of an understanding of what materials were important to include during this time frame, and what would be considered additional information. Lateshia and I worked well with each other to assign specific parts to cover/research. We both live in Henry County, so it made things that much easier to work collectively with one another. Our class text was a great support to guide us in the right direction along with other reliable resources. The historical aspect of education during this time frame, provided a clearer picture showing how education has developed over time. The wiki assignment allowed me personally to feel as if I was a part of the Modern School time frame, from researching the historical components.====

====As an elementary teacher, I feel that this would be great to show my students this wiki during the "Civil War" unit. This would allow students to gain a clearer understanding by observing additional support in Social Studies. Students love to experience working with technology in the classroom, because it moves away from just boring lectures. Elementary students definitely need excitement in the classroom. Creating a wiki would be feasible for middle and high school, although some elementary students could probably do this. The Wiki assignment was very interesting, and it was very appropriate to know what should be covered in the wiki. The assignment made us want to pull out our creative touches, and add additional information when necessary.====