Train Students on In-class Wiki Use to Facilitate Group Work
In order to make my assessment and evaluation mirror 21st century trends, I had students in my classes create wikis to house their work. Each time we started a new project, each group would create a new wiki that all members (and me) could edit. This activity is closely related to Technology Facilitator (TF) Standard IV: "Assessment and Evaluation" (Williamson & Redish, 2009, p. 206) and others.
This activity helped me master the standard by giving me a tool to assess students engaged in 21st century learning. Since we were doing so many group projects, I had to find a way to hold individual students accountable. The wiki was perfect for that, because each time a wiki site is updated, an entry is added to a log telling the time, date, and editor. It is easy for me, as a teacher, to look at the site history and see who is contributing and when. It also resolved issues of "lost" homework and server inaccessibility.
ISTE Standards/Indicators (Williamson & Redish, 2009)
(TF-II.A) Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology enhances instructional strategies to support diverse needs of learners.
(TF-II.C) Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability.
(TF-II.D) Plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
(TF-II.F) Identify and apply instructional design principles associated with the development of technology resources.
(TF-III.A) Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
(TF-III.B) Use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
(TF-III.B.1) Use methods and strategies for integrating technology resources that support the needs of diverse learners, including adaptive and assistive technology.
(TF-III.C) Apply technology to demonstrate students’ higher-order skills and creativity.
(TF-III.D) Manage student learning activities in a technology-enhances environment.
(TF-IV.A) Apply technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques.
(TF-IV.B) Use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning.
(TF-IV.C) Apply multiple methods of evaluation to determine students’ appropriate use of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity.
(TF-V.C) Apply technology to increase productivity.
(TF-VI.A) Model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use.
(TF-VI.B) Apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.
(TF-VI.E) Facilitate equitable access to technology resources for all students.
(TF-VII.A) Use the school technology facilities and resources to implement classroom instruction.
(TF-VIII.A) Identify and apply educational and technology related research, the psychology of learning, and instructional design principles in guiding the use of computers and technology in education.
(TF-VIII.E) Engage in supervised field-based experiences with accomplished technology facilitators and/or directors.
References
Williamson, J. & Redish, T. (2009). ISTE's technology facilitation and leadership standards: What every k-12 leader should know and be able to do. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.