Using Wikis, Word Clouds and Web Collaboration in Romanian Primary Schools

There are many new technologies that can be utilized by primary schools available through the Internet and online learning platforms. The need for educators to access these technologies in the classroom is becoming increasingly significant as young people are already exposed to these media in their everyday, social contexts.The following case study explores how first grade students from a Romanian primary school have responded to the use of Web 2.0 technology in their literacy work. Students had developed skills in collaboration and evaluating their learning. They had worked together in what they deemed to be a fun way to produce their writing through less conventional methods.The students used Wikis (on-line documents that can be edited by any user) and word clouds (a text generator that shows words in proportion depending on their frequency of use) as part of a collaborative writing project.