Presentation on using blogs and wikis in the classroom.

1. Do you Wiki?
Brynn Bostic

2. Agenda
Introductions
What are blogs and wikis
Examples
Make your own

3. 21st Century Classrooms…
prepare students for the new expectations of the
workforce
are innovative and creative
emphasize collaboration and project-based
learning
use technology to research, evaluate, organize
and communicate information
-Partnership for 21st Century Skills

4. Read/Write Web
Read Only Web
Information goes one way
Not interactive
Read/Write Web
Information goes both ways
Interactive

5. Blogs
What’s a blog?
Blogs in Plain English- by Common Craft
Why Blog?
Ownership
Audience
File Cabinet

6. Ideas for Blogging
Classroom websites
Student journals
Online book clubs
Publishing space for students
Paperless classroom
Student Collection of work

7. Examples of Blogs
Once Upon a Fourth Grade
Student lead documentation of the day
Fifth Grade Class Website
General 5th Grade website
Kindergarten Village
General Kindergarten website
Kid Blog
Paperless Social Studies class
Reading Journal

8. Wikis
What is a wiki?
Wikis in Plain English –by Common Craft
Why Wiki?
Ownership
Collaboration
Resource

9. Ideas for Wikis
Project collaboration
Planning a field trip
Planning a Community Service project
Author’s Study
Interactive Class Encyclopedia
Paperless Classrooms

10. Examples of Wikis
Travel Expo Project
Collaborative space for three third grade classes
Florida City Project
Collaborative space for small group research
Mrs. Ibrahim's 2nd Grade Wiki
Collaborative space for a second grade class
across all subjects

11. Let’s Create A Wiki
Where would you like to inject some 21st Century
learning? Science? Social Studies? Writing?
Go to: www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
Sign up for a wikispaces account