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Wikis

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Wiki & Blogs                                                                                                             Blogs 

Wiked Wikis

Wicked Cool and Wicked Easy for Posting Information and Links  and Living the

3 C's of Communication, Colaboration and Creation 

Example Wikis:

 

Elementary (Grade 1) - student created

 

Upper Elementary & Middle School Examples

  • http://witchesandwiki.pbwiki.com/ - Witches and Wiki is the first interactive novel via wiki, about 13 authors. Just write for a password so that you can contribute.
  • As a Class Webpage (place to host videos, student writings, assignments, etc)
  • The Tech Squad - students use this wiki to organize their "work" schedule & reflection
  • Inventors Wiki - plan and business 

 

High School - Teacher Created  &  Flat Classroom Projects   

  •  Flat Classroom Project - a global Hands-on project for senior high school students which was founded by Julie Lindsay (Qatar Academy, Qatar) and Vicki Davis (Westwood School s, USA) in 2006 .  This project has won ISTE's Online Learning Award (2007) and included in Thomas Friedman's book, the World is Flat, upon which the project is based.  Students will research trends in information technology and globalization, write a collaborative research report, and produce digital videos about their topics.
  • Flat Classroom Project Participants in Malaysia Page - a "Sounding Board" for students to evaluate collaborative projects.  A very nice template and format.
  • Great Book Stories - This is a collaborative wiki space for K-20 students and educators wanting to LISTEN AND SEE: Access stories about great books; CREATE: Author original stories about great books; SHARE: Safely share stories about great books with a global audience and receive feedback!
  • Using PB Wiki For Educators
  • Make the best study guide
  • GMAT Study Guide Wiki

 

Educator & Resource-Sharing Wikis

 

Professional Development  23 Things  Outstanding Program!

                        

 

 

Please Review some of the Wikis Cited Above and Include your Reactions in our Google Doc (Click here)

 

Uses for a Wiki                                                    

  • Collaboration
  • Provide a space for free writing
  • Debate course topics, including assigned readings
  • Share resources such as annotated bibliographies, websites, effective writing samples, conferences, calls for manuscripts
  • Maintain a journal of work performed on group projects
  • Require students to collaborate on documents, such as an essay written by the entire class
  • Discuss curricular and instructional innovations
  • Encourage students to revise Wikipedia pages or take on new wikipedia assignments
  • Inspire students to write a Wikibook
  • Support service learning projects (i.e. use wikis to build a website about a challenge in their city  

Teaching with a Wiki (Vicki Davis) 

Getting Kids Going with Wikis (Teacher Advice)

The Art of Using Wikis to Teach

People using a Wiki - students and users talk about "keeping an idea going"

 

Getting A Wiki Going - Preferred sites [pbwiki, wikispaces, wetpaint]

PBWiki 2.0 Manual  

PBWiki Training and Forum Webinars

Getting Started with WIkispaces .pdf 

WetPaint *(scroll down for video demo)

 

Educators of PBwiki talk about real use-cases for PBwiki. They go over examples of how to realistically utilize PBwiki within a class room.

 

 

PBWiki for Educators

 

Setting up a Wiki with Wet Paint(very similar to other wikis) 

 

 

Fun Stuff

Embed audio & podcast recordings with Odeo.com

Insert Plugins and put gadgets, spreadsheets, videos and more on your wiki.

 

Why do we use technology?

- kids are digital...

- kids are into instance gratification, entertainment,

- relevant

- future skills

- engaged 

- instant feedback 

 

Persuasion Map

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