Wiki

I have to admit, just thinking about Wikis had me a bit intimidated. Because of this, it took me awhile to sit down and start the assignment. BUT, once I saw the cheesy how to video (I like the cheesy how to videos), I was no longer intimidated.

I searched some additional wikis. What I am finding so far is that there seems to be a lot out there, but I am having trouble finding special ed related wikis (and blogs) that focus more of the severe/profound and early childhood side of special ed. With blogs, I finally found some interesting ones by parents. With wikis, I really haven't found any yet. (Actually, I found one, but you have to have a user name and password to get in. It looks to be for a specific school district.

The big question.... how will I use a wiki in my classroom? The answer I think is to use it to collaborate with other special ed teachers. I'm thinking something along the lines of Perpetual Preschool. I'm thinking of using it as a way to share lesson plan ideas, classroom and equipment modifications, etc. with other teachers. Maybe have a main page with the different topics or months on it with links for each topic. With a wiki, teachers could go to the linked pages and add their ideas. It could be really cool if I can get enough people interested.
I'm also trying to think of ways to use a wiki in the classroom with the parents. A blog might be nice to share class news, but I'm still working on wiki ideas (maybe a good way to plan our class parties -- who can bring what).

Enough for now, off to the sandbox I go :)