When I first saw the video of the Lefever right away I thought, hmmm maybe this will work for the teachers I am collaborating with for a new class next year. Because right now we are emailing stuff back and forth to each other. It seemed perfect. I quickly explored the other wikis in the list, thinking "Hey these are easy to do websites. They solve the problem of having to find a home server." Then, before I started to write this I looked at Tech Time's reflection because I know she has been using wikis and thought, "Ohhhh, Nooooo!"
So I don't think any one wiki I looked at inspired me to create one of my own, like I said, the video did and the article both made a wiki out to be a great collaborative tool, so that is my inspiration. The hurdles I forsee are trying to get the teachers of my project to use it. Some do not have many computer skills (but I have at least taught them how to email more effectively). It would take training with a wiki to overcome most of those hurdles. But some might actually be the internet itself. I have teachers who do not have a computer or internet acces at home (How do they teach?) Is it worth the fight? With the struggle I have had to get my teachers using email and viewing a schedule on a website, I don't know if it is worth the fight to try to get them to use a wiki as well. But, for reasons I don't think are even clear to me, I will keep trying. "Never give up, Never surrender," Galaxy Quest (1999) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0177789/
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