using WIKIs in education Randolph Township Schools Debbie Iosso, Principal Jennifer Fano, VP/Tech Coordinator NJPSA/ FEA / NJASCD SUMMER CONVENTION Wildwood, NJ JULY 16, 2008

Randolph Township Schools Location: Northern NJ DFG: I (K-12) Population: 5500

Location:

Northern NJ

DFG:

I

(K-12) Population:

5500

The 7 Wonders of the WIKI Debate Organize Contribute Collaborate Communicate Develop Curriculum Post Research & Projects

“ Raise your hand if…”

“ The term Web 2.0 became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.”

WIKIs as a tool for education What is a wiki? Where does the term wiki come from?

What is a wiki?

Where does the term wiki come from?

Teacher Tube WIKIs in Plain English http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=51aeb480ecbd988cd8cc

“ The fact is that even if you are the most engaging, old style teacher in the world, you are not going to capture most of our students attention the old way.” Engage me or Enrage me – What today’s learners demand. By Marc Prensky

“ … students have changed radically…Today’s students are no longer the students our educational system was designed to teach.” Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants By Marc Prensky video clip

Wiki Applications for Educators

Differentiated Instruction High School Biology Debate

Differentiated Instruction

High School Biology

Organize Support Staff Meeting Agendas

Contribute Working with an E xpert Lesson Sh aring Book Share

Collaborate http://jmoen.pbwki.com Professional Development Committee Notes Jigsaw Strategy

Communicate Sharing with the Community Resources

Develop Curriculum Randolph High School Curriculum Sharing

Species Group Projects Language Arts Post Research Projects

Student Input “ Design is a high concept aptitude that is difficult to outsource or automate-and that increasingly confers a competitive advantage in business.” A whole new mind (p. 86) By Daniel H. Pink

“ Design is a high concept aptitude that is difficult to outsource or automate-and that increasingly confers a competitive advantage in business.”

A whole new mind (p. 86)

By Daniel H. Pink

What you need to know … ITS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! INVITES Public vs. Private Email with or without a direct link HISTORY Revert back to prior versions Notification SAFETY AUP 8.1 Technology Literacy Standards

ITS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!

INVITES

Public vs. Private

Email with or without a direct link

HISTORY

Revert back to prior versions

Notification

SAFETY

AUP

8.1 Technology Literacy Standards

Map of the World 2.0 http://www.appappeal.com/web-2-0-application-world-mosaic /

“ Today’s young people are authorities on the digital revolution that is changing every institution in society ” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xBYSdMK1LU Wikinomics p. 47 By Tapscott and Williams

TECHNOLOGY education What about me?

The 7 Wonders of the WIKI Debate Organize Contribute Collaborate Communicate Develop Curriculum Post Research & Projects

Debate Chichen Itza, Yucatan Mexico Organize Christ Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Contribute Colosseum, Rome, Italy Collaborate Machu Picchu, Peru Communicate Taj Mahal, Agra, India Develop Curriculum Petra, Jordan Post Research Projects Great Wall, China

Debate

Chichen Itza, Yucatan Mexico

Organize

Christ Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Contribute

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

Collaborate

Machu Picchu, Peru

Communicate

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Develop Curriculum

Petra, Jordan

Post Research Projects

Great Wall, China

Our WIKI You are invited to join us as we continue to WIKIfy education http://wikifyeducation.wikispaces.com

Starting Your Own WIKI www.pbwiki.com www.wetpaint.com www.wikispaces.com

www.pbwiki.com

www.wetpaint.com

www.wikispaces.com

using WIKIs in education Randolph Township Schools Debbie Iosso, Principal Jennifer Fano, VP/Tech Coordinator NJPSA/ FEA / NJASCD SUMMER CONVENTION Wildwood, NJ JULY 16, 2008