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    Who am I? Where do I teach? What I love about teaching

    This is not a “top-down” presentation, it is meant to be a dialogue. Protect the rights of content creators: only images from Flickr registered with Creative Commons

    Old style internet was static and “top-down” unidirectional New internet is “read-write” Read reviews, comment on sites, blogging, social networking (Facebook), wikis

    What is a wiki? Best known wiki is Wikipedia

    Wikis available to you All free (ad supported) – Education Versions (ad free)

    Bring down the walls: Invite parents and community into the classroom Learning is not something that happens in a box room between certain hours of the day

    Facebook has more users today than the Internet had users in the year 2000. More video was uploaded to YouTube in the last 2 months than all the major TV networks have produced in the last 60 years. The average American teenager sends over 2000 text messages each month. “the classroom is being left behind”

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    1. Wikis in Science Education
      Graham Whisen
      graham.whisen@peelsb.com
      @grahamwhisen
    2. Dialogue
      Flickr: stijn
    3. Presentation Outline
      What is a wiki?
      Why use a classroom wiki?
      How have I incorporated a classroom wiki?
      Best practices
      Concerns/Issues
      Your questions
      Feedback/My contact info
    4. 1. What is aWiki?
    5. Web 2.0
      The internet has changed …
      Flickr: Aaron Jacobs
      Flickr: Ludwig Gatzke
    6. Wiki
      “A collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it.”
      • Wiktionary.org
    7. Wikis For You
    8. 2. Why Use a Wiki?
    9. Why Use a Wiki: Generation “C”
      A recipe for teaching:
      Know your stuff
      Know who you’re stuffing
      Stuff it!
    10. Why Use a Wiki: Open Learning
      Online collaboration is a way to break out of the boundaries of the classroom.
    11. Why Use a Wiki: 21st Century
      “Rapid technological change, global competitive pressures and new patterns of work are demanding a more sophisticated set of transferable skillssuch as problem-solving, communication, decision-making, teamwork, leadership, entrepreneurship and adaptability.”
      - State of Learning in Canada, Canadian Council on Learning
    12. Why Use a Wiki: Skills
      A medium for collaboration
      Learning becomes a conversation: everyone has something to teach.
      Students share their work: encourages students to analyze, evaluate, and create.
      Real world connections
    13. 3. How Have I Used a Wiki?
    14. Why Wetpaint?
      Personal profiles and social connections
      Contribution status
      Tracking contributions
      Attractive layout
      Backup content
      User friendly
    15. Vision
      Me
      MirjanKrstovic
      Stephen Lippa
    16. The Physics Connection Wiki
      A venue to share understanding and interests
      Current News/Events
      Science Videos and Photos
      Physics Funnies
      Physics and Climate Change
      Earth Hour at FMSS
      No Power 4 One Hour
      Be shocked at the difference you can make!
    17. The Physics Connection Wiki
      A place to ask questions and find answers
      Questions for Mr. Whisen
      Daily Lesson Journaling
      Physics tutorials (page authoring)
    18. The Physics Connection Wiki
      Publishing student work
    19. The Physics Connection Wiki
      Collaborative Style Assignments
    20. What Have I Seen?
      Increased participation
      Students helping students
      Original contributions
      Student leadership
      Increased assessment opportunity
      Flickr: smallritual
    21. 4. Best Practices
    22. Best Practices
      Create structure
      Flickr: oskay
    23. Best Practices
      Flickr: mike fischer
      Entice students to participate
      Make the wiki useful
      Promote the wiki!
    24. Best Practices
      Let go of control!
      Flickr: kevinthoule
    25. 5. Concerns/Issues
    26. Access
      Access to computers at school
      Access to computers and internet at home
      Firewall block
      Online communication with students
      Flickr: nobug
    27. Questions
      What is a wiki?
      Why use a wiki?
      How I have used a wiki?
      Best practices
      Concerns/Issues
      Flickr: seandreilinger
    28. Contact/Feedback
      Graham Whisen
      graham.whisen@peelsb.com
      @grahamwhisen
      Flickr: xmacex
      www.slideshare.net/grahamwhisen/wikis-in-science-education
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