Chesaning Union

1. Wiki Use for Collaboration
with Roberto Garza

2.  Introduction Roberto Garza
 Retired from Flint Community
Schools, Flint Southwestern Academy
 Spanish teacher
 Technology coach with Macul’s MI
Champion Program
 a musician

3.  Wiki Intro (10 minutes)
 Navigate a Wiki (15 minutes)
 Create your own Wiki (40 minutes)

5. Web 2. means to interact, to contribute
 engage students in individual and
cooperative work and
 encourage a student centered
classroom.

6.  In the classroom, teachers can:
 Publish class notes, class
information, images, PowerPoints, sch
edules, rules, share examples of
student work, post netcast, or provide
tutoring links.
Give students their own page to post
their content, upload
assignments, download files, and
share their work.

7.  Create collaborative assignments and
projects, start discussions and
encourage comments.
Share and interact with other
classrooms or groups, across
town, the country, or around the
world.

8.  connect with a wiki on their desk
top, lap top, smart phone, or mobile
devices. They can collaborate, do a
discussion, upload and download
files, and review for a quiz, or test.

9. For Parents:
 Keep them involved and aware of
assignments, key dates, and volunteer
lists. Accessible from home, work, or
anywhere.

10. http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=20514&titl
e=Wikis_In_Plain_English

11.  How does it help meet course
goals, and address Michigan
Educational Technology Standards
(METS)?
See PDF for grades PK – 12:
http://techplan.edzone.net/METS/


12.  3-5.CC.1. use digital communication
tools (e.g., e-
mail, wikis, blogs, IM, chat
rooms, videoconferencing, Moodle, Bla
ckboard) and online resources for
group learning projects

13.  6-8.CC.1. use digital resources
(e.g., discussion
groups, blogs, podcasts, videoconfere
nces, Moodle, Blackboard) to
collaborate with peers, experts, and
other audiences

14.  9-12.CC.1. identify various
collaboration technologies and
describe their use (e.g., desktop
conferencing, webinar, listserv, blog,
wiki)

15.  How does a wiki help meet Michigan’s
Standards?
 Michigan's Grade Level Content
Expectations (GLCE)
 http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-
28753_33232---,00.html

16.  Example: Language Arts (mid school)
W.GN.01.03 write an informational
piece that addresses a focus question
(e.g., What is a goal? What is a
family?) using descriptive, or sequence
patterns that may include
headings, titles, labels, photographs,
or illustrations to enhance the
understanding of central ideas.

17.  Today’s Collaborative Activity centers
around Language Arts with a Theme
on Writing Student Academy Goals

18.  After a Tour, participants will navigate
the wiki at
http://garzaroberto.pbworks.com/
a. Through an invitation, you will
access the wiki,
b. click on the invitation, create a
password

19. Activity 2.
 Participants will open pages and folders
that correspond to their grade level.
 a. Click the Edit tab on top of the page, and
like a word processor, edit the page.
Here, you are collaborating with other
teachers on how academic goals should be
set. Don’t worry, you can’t hurt anything.
 b. You may type in a Goal, an
Objective, strategies, ideas, or brainstorm.

20.  http://tbycomputers.pbworks.com/w/page/19651
421/FrontPage
 http://jepsonroom13.pbworks.com/w/page/60261
68/FrontPage

21.  Activity 4. Participants will create their
own wiki, and begin to
 add content, a page, upload a file, add
a link, and upload a photo or image.
You may use the "WikiStuff" folder.

22.  Start your wiki, go to basic free edition at:
http://pbworks.com/pbworks-basic-edition
a. Click: Sign up now
 Think about naming you
wiki, example: smith.pbworks.com
 b. When your wiki opens, browse
through the information. You may
start to add content by clicking the
Edit tab. It works as a word
processor. Because you created the
wiki, you are the Administrator.

23.  Upload the PowerPoint in the wiki Files or the
Shared Folder
 There is a "WikiLinks" document in the
"WikiStuff" folder that contains many links to
wiki information.

24. Wiki Use for Collaboration
with Roberto Garza
garzaroberto@comcast.net