Operating+this+Wiki+and+Your+Own

Operating this Wiki If you are a member of this wiki page that means that you can update, add or change resources that we can find in our community. Because people can see this wiki, our job is protect our teacher's names, student's names and any sensitive material.

On the left hand tool bar we have multiple resources that you can find on the school's website. The problem with only using the school's website is that you cannot add or change resources by yourself. The goal of this wiki is to give our "Forestry" school a home of community sharing and learning if we come across great looking resources.

If you have been given access to this page that means that you have the ability to edit your own grade level. You can add, delete, or change information that you want to be shared within our PLC. I have already started adding a few that will help you guys when locating resources. It would be extremely beneficial to you as teacher's to put this site into your favorites. Remember at this time we are only sharing resources within our own "Forestry" Community. If you want student's to access these resources at home such as Study Island, then we can post those resources on the website for them to use.

Please share lesson plans that are fitting with our community. Each school has its own demographics, classroom environments and local communities that change and revolve. This website is geared to help share ideas so we can meet the needs of our school.

Your own Wiki

Now you can create your own Wiki page that you can have your own students view, contribute and use based upon your own preferences. Please make sure if you decided to open your page up to public use that you are careful with language that you are using that might give away private information(email addresses, student names, your name, names of other teachers). Please monitor your discussion preferences and make sure it is used for discussion on a certain topic communicating new discoverings or things learned. If parent's want to email you, please do not allow them to do it through your wiki, have them go to the "Forestry" schools website to email you.

This can be an easy way to add links, show students information that you want them to know at home(Homework) and for parents who love to know what is going on in the classroom(announcements). I encourage you to play around with your own wiki so we don't have to neccesarily increase the amount of communication, but more streamline it to our customers.