Techspo Wiki Presentation

Using Interactive Multimedia within Educational Wikis

Introductions

Wiki PowerPoint

How to use a Wiki- Many examples

2007 Techspowiki www.techspo2007wiki.wikispaces.com

Educationalwiki www.educationalwiki.wikispaces.com

Questions and comments

What is a Wiki?

“ A Wiki is a website that allows the visitors to easily add, remove, edit and change available content.” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

“ A little more than a web page with an edit button on it.” Adam Frey- Wikispaces Co-founder Source: www.edutopia.org

“ A Wiki has turned out be much more than I imagined.” Ward Cunningham- First Wiki Release www.wiki.org

Fordham Vs. Britannica

Key Wiki Principles

Collaboration - during and outside of class structure- Student-centered learning.

Content-driven -users can share different material.

Sharing -ideas will be shared- Track history

Social Constructivism- (Duffy, Jonassen, Piaget)

Trust- people and the process

Is it safe for students?

Private use

Initials– no last names

Not Myspace- concept similar

Track user comments

Parents can be invited

Emails not required

School rules apply

www.allfordmustangs.com

Is it safe from vandals? www.metrocouncil.org

History– People can check on it

Revert back to an earlier form

Protected by an active community (Barton, M., 2004)

Educational Applications

Collaborative

Shared student projects- local and global

Group/individual research project with comments

Organizing documents resources

Collect web resources

Study bank for tests

Collaborative Writing

Audience- peer review

Contribute to others learning

Process- focus

Social process of writing

Tracking of drafts

Content Driven

Science- Compare Planets within the Solar System

Math- Share Group Project on Data Collection

Multimedia- videos, Podcasts, live chat, Blogs, RSS feeds, PowerPoint, slideshows, etc.

No room for fancy fonts, highlights, etc.

Fancy colors are cool .

Cons to using Wikis

W hat if defaced?

I ndividual Projects

L ack initial structure

S imultaneous editing

I ndividual tracking of work

N ovel Project- ineffective

Wikis vs. Blogs and Discussion Boards Source: Ferran, B. Retrieved on January 16, 2007 from www.wikis.cybernetic-meadows.net Difficult to follow Single author lead Many authors Debate in difficult to follow format. Debate over topics Working together Sometimes can’t be edited. Editing- constant False statements stay Correct inaccuracies Users can’t change content Can’t alter some content- link to past Content change- link to future More structured More flexible Disc. Boards Blogs Wikis

Is it easy to use?

Familiarity and Practice

WYSIWYG Editor recommended

Some Wikis use more complex editing tools.

In-house Wikis need to be operated and maintained by network administrators.

Wiki Matrix- Help you choose the right one for your needs. www.wikimatrix.org

Wikimatrix Results

Criteria

WYSIWYG Editor

Hosted elsewhere

History of pages available

Comparison of Wikis

Wikis- Created by Educators

Educational Wikis Source http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

Edublog Wiki Finalists http://incsub.org/awards/index.php?s=wikis

Link to teacher sites http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

Time 100 Project https://bedminster-time100.wikispaces.com/

Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Mrs. Vicki Davis and Mrs. Julie LIndsay

As of January 23, 2007

Example Educational Wiki

http://educationalwiki.wikispaces.com-- You can view the pages.

Click join after the session and I will accept your request to participate.

This is an example of a protected Wiki that you can view.

Wikispaces-Make a Wiki Educator Sign Up—A $50 value free for all K-12 educators http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100k -Click on the image below. As of January 13, 2007

Wikispaces- Editing a Page Find Edit This Page. This is the button you will use the most. Once in editing, you can add files, change text, etc.

Wikispaces- Editing a Page Find Edit This Page. This is the button you will use the most. You do not need to use the other tabs, such as discussion, etc. Here, the Edit This Page section is depressed.

Wikispaces- Links

Text editing

Links

new pages

external

Wikispaces- Navigation Key to success- Edit Your Navigation Bar

Wikispaces- Navigation Key to success- Edit Your Navigation Bar Editing Result

Wikispaces- Inviting others Go to manage space and click invite people. Alternatively, you can email the names and passwords to [email_address] and they will sign up your students. No emails are needed. Invite

Wikispaces- Look and Feel

Subtle Changes- Improve Aesthetics

Background Color- Simple is Better

Template Layouts, Logo

Wikispaces- Uploading Files Make sure to not upload an image larger than 150 x 150 pixels. You can resize it within your Wiki. You can also load images from external links.

Types- Images, video, audio, text, spreadsheet, and other file types.

Members can download them.

Image Upload

Wikispaces- Uploading Files You can add many files. Incentive for teachers – Get 2 GB+ of data free. Downloading other files Same Format Image Upload Result

Wikispaces

Spell-check with the new Google Toolbar

Personal Settings

Floating toolbar

Permissions

Blogs

RSS

http://www.rssbandit.org/

Wikispaces: Multimedia- Embed and/or Link

Audio- Podcasts

Blogs

Images

Live Chat

PowerPoint

Slideshows

Videos

Written

Other- RSS

Odeo

Wikispaces- Embed an Audio file You can embed different file types, including audio, video, presentations, etc. Add a link to a new page or website. Embed media Upload a file- written, audio, video, etc.

Embed or Link a Video Clip Video Link educationalwiki Video File Link—www.mediamax.com www.youtube.com , http://google.video.com-- Google has a download player

Online Wiki Tutorials

Basic Tutorials

Wikispaces basics for teachers http://www.wikispaces.com/help+Teachers

Eduwikis http://educataionalwikis.wikispaces.com

Educationalwiki http://educationalwiki.wikispaces.com The site I started

Video Tutorials

“ Wikis While You Work” (Wagner, M. Retrieved from http://k12online.wm.edu/WikiWhileYouWork.mov on January 12, 2007)

Look at How Pages Evolve in Wikipedia http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/umlaut.html- Illustration of the growth of a Wiki page - John Udell

How to log in and edit a Wiki page - Stewart Mader

Wikispaces Video Tutorials http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

Wikispaces- Embed a file Audio file embedded through Odeo

Important Links

Audio Podcasting- www.odeo.com or www.itunes.com

Blogs- Integrated www.blogger.com or www.typepad.com

Live Chat www.gabbly.com

Photo Albums www.flickr.com

RSS- Feed www.rssbandit.org

Slides- PowerPoint www.slideshare.net

Storage Online www.mediamax.com

Video- Embedded www.youtube.com , http://video.google.com

Video- Streaming www.unitedstreaming.com

Wiki Chooser www.wikimatrix.org

Written text www.writely.com (part of Google)

Wikis- Educational www.wikispaces.com or www.wikipedia.com

Kiosk Demos

Editing, adding links

Navigation

Uploading files (images, etc.) and putting them in a Wiki

Look and Feel

Inviting Others

The floating toolbar in Wikispaces

Embed a presentation in 2007Techspowiki

Embed and link to a video in Educationalwiki

Embed an audio file in Educationalwiki

RSS

Live Chat

Questions and Comments

What does “wiki” really mean?

Please use the links from this handout.

If you have any questions, please email me at [email_address] or go to www.bedminsterschool.org –Go to teacher pages- Click on Puglia and find the Techspo Presentation Link.

Or better-Join the Wiki we used today. www.techspo2007wiki.wikispaces.com You will be able to download the presentation from here if you are a member.

References

Fraser, J.(2006), The edublog awards . Retrieved from www.Incsub.org/awards/2006/nominations- for-best-wiki-2006 in January 2007.

Jonassen, D. et al. (1998) Computers as mindtools for engaging learners in critical thinking. TechTrends, v43 n2.

Rubenking, N. (2003), Wiki Tools. P.C. Magazine. Retrieved from www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=113636,00.asp

Schwartz, L et al. (2004) Educational Wikis: features and selection criteria. Retrieved from www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewArticle/163/244 in January 2007.