Wikia

Wikia
Wikia allows you to create a topic about anything you would like or add pages and information to topics that have already been created.

Wikia Craft Example Kung Fu Panda [|Roman Churches] [|2012 Olympics]

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Strengths:

 * Wikia is a great place for learning more information about a certain topic, such as Roman churches or chocoloate
 * Ability to add YouTube videos
 * Ability to link to Blogs
 * Ability to link to outside websites
 * Ability to add photos
 * Interviews with experts
 * Links with Twitter
 * Ability to add new information to a created page
 * Ability to add new topics
 * Connects with Facebook
 * Ability to create polls
 * Ability to create a blog post on the topic
 * Ability to search within the Wikia site or a certain topic
 * Ability to go to a random page within the topic
 * Information is filtered

Weaknesses:

 * Some information in false
 * Some topics are inappropriate for children
 * Difficult to search for a page
 * Difficult to add and customize a new page
 * Although information is filtered somewhat, they may take a little while to be flagged
 * Inappropriate language is seen throughout

Opportunities:

 * Teachers can gain ideas for their classroom
 * Students can follow their favorite cartoons, movies,etc
 * Students can learn more information about different educational topics
 * Teachers can teach students how to evaluate resources through this website

Threats:

 * Some children may click on the advertisement links
 * May stumble upon inappropriate information
 * Not a valid source for research projects
 * May accidentally give out personal information
 * May talk to people they do not know in the Community Chat area
 * Inappropriate language

Ideas for the Classroom

 * Students can create a new page based on their own fictional character or story
 * Students can evaluate a page to see if it is a usable resource
 * Students can learn some searching techniques
 * Gaining reading experience
 * Students can research their favorite topic to share with the class