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Table of Contents
Welcome
Blogging in the Classroom
Wiki Wiki
Podcasting
Become a Campus Role Model
RSS - Bringing the Web to You
Digital Storytelling
Technology and Your PLC
Growing Up Online
"Our students have changed radically. Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach."
– Marc Prensky
What is a Wiki?
From a Hawaiian-language word for fast, "wiki" is a shortened form of "wiki wiki". A wiki is a website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change available content, typically without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring. The page you are looking at right now is a wiki page that has been set to restrict who can, and can not, edit it's contents. Perhaps the best known example of a wiki is Wikipedia.
Wikis in Plain English
from CommonCraft
Sandbox Sometimes, in order to get a better understanding of how something works, it is necessary to play around with it on your own. You can click on the following links and play around in the wiki sandboxes of three popular wiki providers. PBwiki Sandbox - (Use the password "sandbox" to make changes to the page) Wikispaces Sandbox - (No password necessary to make changes) WetPaint Sandbox - (No password necessary), click the "Easy Edit" button to begin editing. Standard Wiki Principles and Features Collaborative in nature Different levels of accessibility to suit the needs of the user(s). Ability for anyone to contribute, edit, and delete. History of changes allows users to revert to previously saved versions. Discussion and comment capabilities allow for member discussion and collaboration. Ability to embed information and media from a variety of sources (audio, video, RSS, etc.) Why Should Students Know How To Wiki? Let’s face it…times have changed, and along with it so to has the types of skills our students need to possess when they enter the workforce. The kinds of skills needed are much different than those needed by workers a generation or two ago. Wikis are one way in which students can begin to develop, practice, and master these “21st Century Skills”. The research firm Gartner has already predicted that by 2009 half of all companies worldwide will be utilizing wikis in one fashion or another; as educators we have a responsibility to teach our students the skills necessary to succeed in an ever-changing environment. Some of these skills include : Problem Solving Critical Thinking Effective Communication Effective Collaboration Self-directed Learning Self-motivated learning Information Literacy Innovativeness Global Awareness Global Citizenship Participant Wiki Pages Math Woman Gorbet Blakelys Best Franklin HS TBird Science Aoy Cubs Cowboy Science I Really Love English Cowboy Fun Green 4D Wikigemonare1 Ungi Stene1 Physicaledu Classroom Cowgirl The Medrano Experiment Fox Den Frog Girl yflores4 Tia Londa Healthy Wiki Health Examples 5th Grade Writing Project wiki Flat Classroom Project Holocaust Wiki Project Studying Societies at JHK Thousand and One Flat World Tales Project Westwood School Wiki wikiHow Wikipedia 10 Ways Wikis Can be Used in Your Classroom 1. Lesson Summaries 2. Collaboration of Notes 3. Concept Introduction and Exploratory Projects 4. Dissemination of important classroom information beyond the classroom 5. Individual assessment projects 6. Creation of a simple website 7. Sharing of initial thoughts about, and knowledge of a new topic 8. Student portfolios 9. Location to aggregate web resources 10. Collaboration among teachers Issues and Strategies to Using Wikis in the Classroom Using wikis in your classroom does not come without a few of issues that must be addressed. Student Privacy – due to the open nature of Web 2.0 tools, such as wikis, it is important that we remember to keep our students’ identity as anonymous as possible. When setting up user profiles, students have a number of options available to them to limit the amount of information about themselves that is made public: Create a pseudonym Use initials only Use first name followed by last initial In the end it is going to have to be the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that our students navigating the social web safely and responsibly. Simultaneous Editing – one issue that you are bound to discover, early on in you wikiing experience, is the results of students logging into and editing pages simultaneously. When more than one user attempts to modify the page at the same time, inevitably users’ comments and changes will be lost as one user saves over the work of another. While this issue may seem like an insurmountable obstacle to using wikis, there are some strategies that you and your students can employ to address this issue: 1. Make small edits 2. Communicate with your partner(s) 3. Know how to use the history function 4. Know how to discuss 5. Before you edit, click refresh Vandalism - you may experience vandalism of you wiki space. Depending on the permission level set on your wiki page, vandalism can occur by known group members or anonymous visitors to your wiki page. Knowing how to use the history feature of the wiki should alleviate any fears you have of losing your own, or student data. Presentation and Handouts My Wiki Bookmarks html2wiki - Convert HTML text to wiki markup HTML::WikiConverter The Tech Savvy Educator " Wikis in the Classroom Wikipedia "Movie" This is a movie I use in my "Wikis in the Classroom" training Add me to your Delicious network Brian's Wiki Bookmarks Two-Hour Workshop Outline Wikipedia and it's place in our schools - open discussion (10 minutes) What is Web 2.0 and the Changing Nature of Information (10 minutes) Why should students wiki? (5 minutes) Explore educational wiki sites. (10 minutes) Key features of wikis (5 minutes) Drawbacks and workarounds of wikiing. (5 minutes) How wikis can be used in your classroom. (10 minutes) Overview of some available wiki engines (5 minutes) Set up PB Wiki accounts (10 minutes) Walk-through of PB Wiki engine (50 minutes) Link to Presentation Wiki Workshop Participants Additional Resources and Articles Tools and Resources Additional Reading and Listening Brian Recommends these Books PB Wiki – free and ad free wikis for personal or professional use. PB Wiki provides an easy-to-use editor, as well as the capability to modify page layout and content using HTML. PB Wiki FAQ - answers to practically any question you have about using PB wiki Easy-to-read Q&A about PBwiki - "What's a wiki?" "Can I see some samples?" "What about privacy?" and more are covered in 2 pages. Take a look at this because there's new info you may not know about (e.g., educational wikis are now ad-free). Wikispaces for Educators - free and ad-free wiki sites for educators brought to you by Wikispaces. Wikispaces UserGuide - If you are having trouble with your Wikispaces site, this page offers a lot of information and answers to many questions. WetPaint – another service offering educators free wiki space. With lots of templates to choose from and an easy to use editor this is a very easy to use wiki engine. Free WetPaint pages are supported by, and include, Google Ads. Random Name Generator - The random name generator uses data from the US Census to randomly generate male and female names. Students can use this site to generate Web 2.0 usernames and protect their identity. Internet Anagram Server - Simple tool that will generate anagrams of entered text. Another tool students can use to help them protect ther identity. Wiki While You Work - a fantastic, informative video by Mark Wagner that explores what wikis are and how they can be used in our classrooms. This video also presents an in-depth, how-to tour of the Wikispaces wiki engine. How I Use Wikis. What Do You Do? - by Vicki Davis "Wikis--What Are They, and Why Use Them in Education?" - Steve Hargadon's interview of Vicki Davis and Adam Frey 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis It's A Wiki, Wiki World by Chris Taylor in Time Magazine How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century - Time magazine cover story from December 18, 2006 Wikimovie - cool quicktime movie showing the creation of a wikipedia entry on the 7 July 2005 London Bombings. (Warning: the film contains images that some may find offensive.)
Sandbox
Sometimes, in order to get a better understanding of how something works, it is necessary to play around with it on your own. You can click on the following
links and play around in the wiki sandboxes of three popular wiki providers.
PBwiki Sandbox - (Use the password "sandbox" to make changes to the page) Wikispaces Sandbox - (No password necessary to make changes) WetPaint Sandbox - (No password necessary), click the "Easy Edit" button to begin editing.
PBwiki Sandbox - (Use the password "sandbox" to make changes to the page)
Wikispaces Sandbox - (No password necessary to make changes)
WetPaint Sandbox - (No password necessary), click the "Easy Edit" button to begin editing.
Standard Wiki Principles and Features
Why Should Students Know How To Wiki?
Let’s face it…times have changed, and along with it so to has the types of skills our students need to possess when they enter the workforce. The kinds of skills needed are much different than those needed by workers a generation or two ago. Wikis are one way in which students can begin to develop, practice, and master these “21st Century Skills”. The research firm Gartner has already predicted that by 2009 half of all companies worldwide will be utilizing wikis in one fashion or another; as educators we have a responsibility to teach our students the skills necessary to succeed in an ever-changing environment. Some of these skills include :
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Effective Communication
Effective Collaboration
Self-directed Learning
Self-motivated learning
Information Literacy
Innovativeness
Global Awareness
Global Citizenship
Participant Wiki Pages
Math Woman
Gorbet
Blakelys Best
Franklin HS
TBird Science
Aoy Cubs
Cowboy Science
I Really Love English
Cowboy Fun
Green 4D
Wikigemonare1
Ungi
Stene1
Physicaledu
Classroom Cowgirl
The Medrano Experiment
Fox Den
Frog Girl
yflores4
Tia Londa
Healthy Wiki Health
Examples
5th Grade Writing Project wiki
Flat Classroom Project
Holocaust Wiki Project
Studying Societies at JHK
Thousand and One Flat World Tales Project
Westwood School Wiki
wikiHow
Wikipedia
10 Ways Wikis Can be Used in Your Classroom
1. Lesson Summaries
2. Collaboration of Notes
3. Concept Introduction and Exploratory Projects
4. Dissemination of important classroom information beyond the classroom
5. Individual assessment projects
6. Creation of a simple website
7. Sharing of initial thoughts about, and knowledge of a new topic
8. Student portfolios
9. Location to aggregate web resources
10. Collaboration among teachers
Issues and Strategies to Using Wikis in the Classroom
Using wikis in your classroom does not come without a few of issues that must be addressed.
Student Privacy – due to the open nature of Web 2.0 tools, such as wikis, it is important that we remember to keep our students’ identity as anonymous as possible. When setting up user profiles, students have a number of options available to them to limit the amount of information about themselves that is made public:
In the end it is going to have to be the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that our students navigating the social web safely and responsibly.
Simultaneous Editing – one issue that you are bound to discover, early on in you wikiing experience, is the results of students logging into and editing pages
simultaneously. When more than one user attempts to modify the page at the same time, inevitably users’ comments and changes
will be lost as one user saves over the work of another. While this issue may seem like an insurmountable obstacle to using wikis,
there are some strategies that you and your students can employ to address this issue:
1. Make small edits
2. Communicate with your partner(s)
3. Know how to use the history function
4. Know how to discuss
5. Before you edit, click refresh
Vandalism - you may experience vandalism of you wiki space. Depending on the permission level set on your wiki page, vandalism can occur by known group members or anonymous visitors to your wiki page. Knowing how to use the history feature of the wiki should alleviate any fears you have of losing your own, or student data.
Presentation and Handouts
HTML::WikiConverter
This is a movie I use in my "Wikis in the Classroom" training
Brian's Wiki Bookmarks
Two-Hour Workshop Outline
Link to Presentation
Wiki Workshop Participants
Additional Resources and Articles
Tools and Resources
Additional Reading and Listening
Brian Recommends these Books
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