NESA_Wiki_Presentation

Wiki! Wiki! A Quick Introduction to Using a Wiki in Your Classroom Presented by: Gary Collins Saudi Aramco Schools Dhahran, Saudi Arabia [email_address]

http://nesaconference08.pbwiki.com

Presentation Outline
What is a wiki?
Why use a wiki with my students?
Ways to use a wiki in your class
Examples of wikis in classroom
Questions about using a wiki…
How do I create a wiki?
The End, or just the beginning…?

What is a wiki?

Wiki Wiki means “quick,” or “hurry fast” in Hawaiian

Wiki History:
Ward Cunningham
WikiWikiWeb
(1994)
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki

Wiki Wiki

A wiki is an easy-to-use web page that multiple people can edit.

Wikipedia

Collaborative
Open, public writing tool
Constructive
Community of users construct the knowledge
Add, edit, delete, modify the content
Manage the content
Ongoing collective work of many authors

“ Aside from project management, companies use wikis for wide-ranging activities, such as tracking industry news, setting meeting agendas, posting corporate policies, and even creating strategy documents.”

“ At PIXAR … wiki technology is being used to help coordinate new computerized animation tools for the studio’s planned 2008 release of a film called WALL-E .”

In the classroom, a wiki is a free tool that empowers every student to collaborate and share information.

Video: Wikis in Plain English Available online at: http://www.commoncraft.com/ video-wikis-plain-english

Why use a wiki with my students?

Mr. Lunsford has assigned a team research project. What can he do to encourage the students to work together, share resources and create high quality work?

Collaborative
Open, public writing tool
Constructive
Community of users construct the knowledge
Add, edit, delete, modify the content
Manage the content
Ongoing collective work of many authors

Why use a wiki?
A wiki is a great tool for…
(1) Student communication
(2) Student collaboration
generating ideas
sharing information, resources
creating together
(3) Student presentation of learning

Why use a wiki?
Differentiation
Student engagement
Information literacy skills
Others…

“ Digital Natives”

blogs
podcasts
wikis
shared docs
photo sharing
mashups
social networking
Web 2.0

RSS
social bookmarking
tagging
open source
online publishing
discussion boards
Web 2.0

34% of adult internet users have created online content to share.
Pew Internet Project, 2006

No more “surfing the net,” or
“ riding the wave.”
We are the wave!

Ways to use a wiki in your class

Ways to use a wiki
Easily create simple student websites
Project collaboration (Big 6 skills!)
Peer review
Group authoring
Data collection, survey
Presentations

Ways to use a wiki
Teacher collaboration
Calendar
Assignments and homework
Review and extend class activities and discussions
Link to video, podcasts, games
Post supplemental resources and extension activities

“ It's so easy to create a site to help guide students along with projects. I have found that it's a good way to make handouts available to students - I just point them at the web address. I post links to my PBwiki sites on Rockford's site so that parents can access project guidelines as well.” Justin Wylie Rockford High School , IL

Converse Post ideas Respond Discussion Board Write Publish Comment Create Publish Comment Converse Post Ideas Respond Share Edit Collaborate Engage Blog Wiki Three great ways to communicate with students

Examples of Wikis in Classrooms

Grade 4 classroom wiki http://mrtelles.pbwiki.com

High School Pre-Calculus class http://precalculus.pbwiki.com/Trig+Functions

For more ideas, check out the pbwiki Educator webpage. You will find tips, suggestions, examples, and a community of teacher users. http://educators.pbwiki.com

Questions about using a wiki with my students…

Mrs. Brockish wants to be sure her students are protected from the wider internet. How can she make certain her online wiki is safe? How can she be sure that her students won’t be drawn onto the wider web?

You control who sees your wiki.
You set the password.
You choose who participates.

Educator wikis are free and have no advertisements. NO ADS

Mrs. Tubbs wants to make certain her students act appropriately on line. Will her students write appropriate comments? How can she monitor her students’ activity?

You have a history of every edit. You are notified of every change. You can restore pages or information that is deleted.

No more “dog ate my homework.”
Edits are time stamped.
You know who made changes and when they were made.

How do I create a wiki?

Wiki Resources
NESA now has a wiki tool!
http://www.pbwiki.com
http://www.wikispaces.com
http://www.wetpaint.com

Make a free wiki as easily as a peanut butter sandwich.

Wikis are free and easy to set up. No IT department is needed!

Simply create a password and begin.

Customize your wiki Skins Templates

Just click Edit page and begin

Just like editing a Word document

Quickly create new pages. Free, unlimited pages for educator wikis!

Link to other wiki pages

Link to other websites

Use plug-ins to add features to your wiki. For example, you can create a calendar to make assignments and homework information easily available to both students and parents.

Easily insert video, illustrations, maps, charts, diagrams, pictures…

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 – Upload and you’re done! Insert pictures in three easy steps!

The End… or just the beginning?!

http://nesaconference08.pbwiki.com

But Wait, There’s More!

Wiki Champion!

Gary Collins Saudi Aramco Schools Dhahran, Saudi Arabia [email_address]

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