Wikis in the Classroom

Presentation Outline
Why do we wiki?
What are wikis?
Pedagogical Classroom Use of Wikis
Time Permitting:
How does a wiki work
Wiki Assessment
Common Administrator Questions
05/26/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved.

How it will work
When you see:
We will vote
The Mike will be open

Section 1

Have you heard of?
05/26/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. Vote “Yes” or “No” in Elluminate

Authentic Assessment
“ Simple memorization and basic skills is no longer adequate for the modern employment market. Students need to have a broad base of knowledge and the ability to perform complex tasks effectively. Authentic Assessment includes many learning processes in the evaluation of student performance”
Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Technology, San Diego State University -
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/authassess/bigpuzzle.htm ,

Have you heard of?

Project Based Learning
Source:
Profound Learning Systems, Educational solutions Overview http://www.profoundlearning.com/Content/EducationSolutions/projectBasedLearning.jpg

Have you heard of?

Research Supports Cooperative Learning Strategies
Paulson switched to cooperative learning strategies and saw his pass rate improve.
Excellent summary of the research at: Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience, Science Education Resource Center at Carlleton College, funded by the NSF, http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/whyuse.html

What is the difference?
Passive Learning
Active Learning

Is Passive Learning really learning?

Students Must Be
Collaborators
Synthesizers
Explainers
Problem Solvers!

Any comments or questions?
Coming up Next:
2. What is a wiki?
Pedagogical Uses of Wikis in the Classroom
Time Permitting:
Wiki Assessment

Section 2.

Have you ever used a wiki before this class?

Do you use Wikipedia as a resource ?

Have you ever edited wikipedia?

Why I chose wikis:
Free
Runs on older Computers
Runs on slower Internet
Easy
“ Think Pair Share” for the Computer

Why I still use wikis:
Learning Goes Up
Excitement Increases
It breeds experts
Student participation tracking
I can control who joins/ edits/ sees
A great “scrapbook” for digital artifacts
Learning Theory at Work!

wikis podcasts Internet telephone blogs web apps RSS social software mashups photosharing social bookmarking tagging open source Online publishing

Coming up Next:
Pedagogical Uses of Wikis in the Classroom (with examples)
Time Permitting:
Wiki Assessment

Section 3.

My Seven Classroom Wiki Uses
Lesson Summaries
Notes Collaboration
Concept Introduction & Exploratory Projects
Learn Shares
Individual Assessments
Rewards
Classroom Organization

Examples: Lesson Summaries
Word Processing
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Word+Processing
See Ex 5: http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Word+Ex+5
Computer Science: Storage Devices
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Storage+Devices

Example: Notes Collaboration
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Computer+Hardware+Review

Exploratory Projects
Intro to Web 2
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0
Mashups
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Mashup+Madness

Learn Shares
Computer Security & Privacy
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Chapter+1+-+Security+and+Privacy
Safe Purchasing Online
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Safe+purchasing+online (Notice the Avatars!)

Examples: Individual Assessments
Semester Assessments
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Scenario+2
http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

Example: Rewards
Wiki Hall of Fame - http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Hall+of+Fame
Blog Hall of Fame http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Blogger+Hall+of+Fame

Example: Classroom Organization
HomePage of the Wiki
http://westwood.wikispaces.com
http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

Places to create wikis
Wikispaces (Public or private) www.wikispaces.com
WetPaint (Community) www.wetpaint.com
PBWiki www.pbwiki.com
I use wikispaces 05/26/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved.

Play in the Sandbox
http ://k12wiki.wikispaces.com
When you want to “play” go to the Sandbox.

My question for you: Can you think of any other uses for wikis in a classroom?
Coming up Next:
Time Permitting:
Wiki Assessment

Bonus

Overview of a wiki
http://k12wiki.wikispaces.com
Page View and Editing
Go in your personal ‘ Sandbox’
Page View
Floating toolbar
Discussion
History
Notify Me

5 Tips for Wiki Work
Small Edits
Communicate
Use the History
Discuss
Refresh Before Writing

Drawbacks
Concurrent editing
Restoration of a page

5 Tips for Wiki Work
Small Edits
Communicate
Use the History
Discuss
Refresh Before Writing

Coming up Next:
Time Permitting:
Wiki Assessment

Wiki Assessment
Collaborative Effort
Visual Appeal
Organization
Hyperlinks
Original, Intelligent Wording
Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation
Completion of Topic Assignment

Sample Rubrics
A note about posting full rubrics –
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Hall+of+Fame
Flat Classroom Rubrics
http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Rubrics
Semester Assessment
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Scenario+2

Coming up Next:
Time Permitting:

Permissions
Editing
Public (Anyone)
Members Only
Administrators Only
Viewing
Public (Anyone)
Private – members Only

Managing Your Space
Permissions
Adding Members
Locking Pages

Free Wikis
www.pbwiki.com
www.seedwiki.com
www.wikispaces.com
www.schtuff.com
www.wikicities
Source: http://pascal.vanhecke.info/2005/10/30/free-hosted-wikis-comparison-of-wiki-farms/

It’s your turn
Plan your wiki
Create your wikispace
Click on your user ID
Click on Make a New Space
Name your space

It’s your turn – What you can add!
Add RSS feeds
Add video
Add pictures

Time Permitting: “Ticket to Leave”
Each Person share one thing that they’ve learned that they think will impact their teaching.

Whether it be by voice, cell phone, e-mail, i-Pod, blog, wiki, video, website, or another as yet uninvented thing, I will communicate my message via any means that students will hear. I will not be afraid of the medium if it is a highway to my students’ psyche. I will not erect roadblocks where I should be building onramps!
Vicki Davis, Teacher 05/26/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved.

Who am I?
Teacher, Technology Administrator 4 years
Westwood Schools, Camilla, GA
eduBlogger
Cool Cat Teacher
Tech Learning Blogger
Women of Web 2.0
Prior Experience
Trainer for public schools, entrepreneur – 10 years
Telecommunications Industry Manager – 4 years
Georgia Tech grad
Personal
Mother of 3 (2 have Learning Challenges)

Wiki Experience
Publications / presentations
Wikis in Education – Stewart Mader, ed., Brown University
Terry Freedman – Coming of Age Second Edition
K12 online conference
News Media
Wired News, Boston Globe, Edutopia, 20+ national US publications
Awards:
School Wiki - Wikispace of the Month – December 2005
Flat Classroom Project – Winner - 2006 Edublog Award for Best Wiki
Cool Cat Teacher Blog – Finalist – 2006 Edublog Award for Best Teacher blog

http://www.scoop.it	723
http://tannisteaches.wordpress.com	619
http://elearningweb2atrosyth.wikispaces.com	572
http://classroomblogsandwikis.wikispaces.com	411
http://asheborocityschoolstechnology.wikispaces.com	375
http://infamouspeoplewiki.pbworks.com	259
https://uriteacherknowledge.wikispaces.com	251
http://comparteconmigo.wordpress.com	218
http://udl.wiki.ciu20.org	207
http://asheshr.com	195
http://bblearn.fontbonne.edu	163
https://blendedschools.blackboard.com	160
http://readersbookbin.org	157
http://www.slideshare.net	151
http://wikisacrossthecurriculum.wikispaces.com	137
http://masterticuned.wikispaces.com	134
http://classroom-technology.weebly.com	130
http://edtl2300-fire.wikispaces.com	127
http://vjanko.wordpress.com	127
http://bcpswiki2workshops.pbworks.com	116
http://cervantesgdp.org	109
http://blendedschools.blackboard.com	108
http://nehpd.wikispaces.com	103
http://bcpswikiworkshoppair.pbworks.com	98
http://lorearodriguez-blogdeaula.blogspot.com	83
https://wiki.uco.edu	72
http://elagoradelsigloxxi.blogspot.com	68
http://englishteachersnet.wordpress.com	67
http://training.blackboard.com	67
http://computersintheclassrooms.wikispaces.com	64
http://isfd97ingles.blogspot.com	61
http://dragon.ep.usm.edu	61
http://getwebbing.wordpress.com	60
http://cdl-group-two.wikispaces.com	57
http://edudante.blogspot.com	56
https://pittstate.angellearning.com	56
http://maggiev.edublogs.org	50
http://stanleycountyelectronicresources.wikispaces.com	50
http://apcommons.org	46
http://cff.wiki.cvsd.k12.pa.us	46
http://rosythge.wikispaces.com	45
http://techenhancedlearning.wikispaces.com	44
https://blendedschools.blackboard.com.	41
http://wikiwikiworkshop.pbworks.com	41
http://www.idahopd.org	41
https://jujo00obo2o234ungd3t8qjfcjrs3o6k-a-sites-opensocial.googleusercontent.com	40
http://jennywood.edublogs.org	40
http://draynor.mdl2.com	40
http://e-philologoi.blogspot.com	40
http://francofilien.wikispaces.com	40
http://steveyuen.org	39

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