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Uni Reads
http://unihighlib.pbworks.com/

This wiki invites subscribers to explore young adult literature by genre. The genres range from multicultural lists to horror, banned books, coming of age, graphic novels, humor, mystery, LGBTQ, love, mysteries, science fiction and poetry. Within each genre, lists are further subdivided by sub-categories that make sense for that genre: biography, fiction, graphic novel, non-fiction and poetry; similar books; Dewey numbers and links to sites like Novelist. There are clear guidelines for students to add their own reviews or comment on existing reviews. This is an excellent tool for students and educators to encourage reading and help students and librarians find reads similar to other popular books. I am forever being asked for books like Twilight or mysteries with werewolves, etc. This wiki would help me find books for students and give them a chance to preview the book according to the words of other teenagers.

21st Century Learning
http://21stcenturylearning.wetpaint.com/

The Wiki describes itself as: “… a community of educators embarking on a collaborative journey into the future of education, educational technologies and new curriculums in order to prepare our students to function in a competitive and rapidly changing global world.” The posts include key documents and videos dedicated to technology and 21st century learning with responses analyzing the materials. This wiki is valuable simply for the collection of resources relevant to running the media center. There is a lot of good information here about improving the way we teach students to use electronic resources for research and projects. The information could be shared with teachers and administrators, to educate the school community about the changes in education, the importance of changing our approach to education, and suggesting specific resources the media center can use to help students become 21st century learners, thinkers, employees.


Environmental NGO Project Sites
http://env-ngo.wikispaces.com/

I selected this Wiki because we have a popular Science Research course at FSK and I thought this would be a good resource to share with the teacher who is very open to including technology in her curriculum. A group of 8th grade science students at the Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus created this site to explore Environmental NGO’s and record their analysis of the issues and organizations facing the world community. The sections are clearly subdivided by topics, for example: Pollution, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Global Warming and alternative energy. This Wiki could be used as a source of information and links to reliable resources on environmental issues. It could also be a model for teachers to consider adapting to their curriculum. The student’s projects exhibit strong Informational Literacy Skills: selecting reliable sources, analyzing and synthesizing information, and creating a thoughtful final product.