This all occurred within about 20 minutes. They navigated with ease, figured out how to use all of the tools and even learned editing from an Apple device. I gave them some freedom to try out the site while I monitored. I took a deep breath and gave them the web address to the Wikispaces wiki. It simply involves guidance along the way nudging back towards the path, but not fearing a branch in a different direction that could lead to the same destination. This word does not entail planning or leading through every step. The key word is facilitate – to make easier or help bring about. Yet, here I was facilitating this project with my fifth graders, praying it wouldn’t turn out to be a disaster. What was I thinking? I had never made a website, let alone used Wikispaces. I registered my students to participate in creating a wiki with a high tech pen pal class in New Mexico. We are making a WHAT? With WHOM? These are the questions I was asked by my students after I explained our new project called the River Xchange. Guest Post by Abby Keyser of Elementary Gifted Students – Chestatee Elementary School In this post, teacher of the gifted, Abby Keyser, shares her experiences with using BYOT to teach gifted students. The first year was spent on developing the infrastructure, and the last four years have focused on piloting the initiative, developing personal and professional capacity, and eventually spreading the practice of encouraging students to learn with their personal technology tools throughout the district. A Note from Tim: Forsyth County Schools in Georgia is in its fifth year of implementing Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT).
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