NIS+Wikis

NIS School-Wide Wiki System
 In 2009-10 NIS went to using a comprehensive, school-wide wiki system. With all teachers and students using a common interface, communication has improved and the wikis are quickly becoming the primary mode of communication and collaboration among students, teachers and parents.

Our laptop students were part of the equation now, making a triad of teacher - parent - student. For homework posting and attaching documents all MYP/DP teachers now use iCal. Students subscribe to each teacher’s homework calendar and parents can subscribe as well via Mail or Outlook. The student (or parent) can quickly see their class assignments and download documents from the teacher.

All PYP teachers use a class wiki for home-school communication. These wikis have evolved into much more than simple homework posting. They also incorporate photos, video, website links, comments and more. Every MYP/DP teacher has a wiki for each class that they teach. The wikis have been adopted to varying degrees with many teachers using them as a core component of their classroom and as collaboration points for students while others at this time are growing into their potential uses. Most wikis are behind a user password that allows students and parents to participate in the blogs, homework postings, downloaded files from teachers. These 2 systems - wiki/blog and iCal - have greatly changed classroom management, content delivery and feedback mechanisms.

NIS uses iWeb to create a wiki like access in front of a password to guide parents, visitors, and wanderers into the correct place. The system is updated with classroom projects for everyone to see. It also guides and directs our staff to common posted information on various items. From the front page of our website, Nanjing International School, a link takes you to the iWeb created front end: **NIS Learning ** . Along with the wikis our students use their individual blogs in many classroom activities.

Check this link to see our wiki setup: NIS Learning Check this link to see a presentation about using wikis at NIS: Presentations