Wikis That Work

Wikis That Work Julie Lindsay International School Dhaka Bangladesh March 2007

Wiki Nuts and Bolts
Wikipedia
A great resource
An authentic project students can contribute to
Reliability and authenticity
of information
http://en.wikipedia.com A wiki is a web page/web site that allows anyone to add content without knowing HTML or other coding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6423659.stm The ‘Fake’ professor controversy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6422877.stm School and university projects

Wikis: Essential Features
Different management levels to suit user needs
Anyone can contribute, edit, delete
List and print pages
Find the history of each page
Use discussion/comments tab
Embed multimedia: audio, video, RSS

Disruptive Technologies? a community for sharing information about the products you like the most http://amapedia.amazon.com/ http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page

Are Wiki’s Disruptive?
Innovations that drastically change the course by which users connect, engage, and relate with the world and transform society

Wikis and Pedagogy
Essential features of a Wiki-centric classroom
Collaborative: shared experiences
Engaging and supports social learning
Opportunities for publication: teacher and student
Opportunities for interaction
Ability to use Web 2.0 tools
Online learning, 24/7
Fosters development of information literacy skills

Wikis to Support Curriculum
Course content development and syllabus outlines and organization
Online assignments and projects
Provides for student-student and student-teacher interaction
Assessment and presentation facility

Case Study Number 1
ITGS wiki http:// itgs.wikispaces.com

ITGS Wiki Best Practice
Looking into the wiki-centric classroom
E-Commerce Case Study http://itgs.wikispaces.com/E-Commerce+Case+Study
Getting the Message with Podcasting http://itgs.wikispaces.com/Getting+the+Message+with+Podcasting
Student created page: VOIP http://itgs.wikispaces.com/VOIP2

More Classroom Wikis
Best practice examples:
Westwood Schools wiki (Vicki Davis)
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
North Shore Reflections (Vinnie Vrotny)
http://nsreflectionssupport.wikispaces.com/

More Wikis that Work
Warlicks CoLearners Wiki http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php
SIGHC http://sighc.iste.wikispaces.net/
Technology integration (Kim Cofino) http://mkistech.wikispaces.com/
Cyberbullying http://123elearning.wikispaces.com/cyberbullying+presentation

Global Collaboration via Wiki
An online environment where all collaborators can share and interact
Easily monitored by teachers and participants
Readily accessible and not a steep learning curve for teachers or students to use

Case Study Number 2 Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Flat Classroom Project 2006 Classes Westwood Schools, Camilla Georgia Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher) International School Dhaka Bangladesh Julie Lindsay

Flat Classroom media
Flat Classroom review video (Julie)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xgc7ERRrLmQ
Student video: Casey and Cannelle introduction for ‘Virtual Communication’ http:// video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid =8050836436207182214&q= wiki+casey+flat
Flat Classroom results aligned with ISTE standards (Vicki)
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/02/flat-classroom-results-aligned-with.html

Web 2.0 Tools
Wikis, blogs, podcasts
Instant Messaging, VOIP (Skype)
Online productivity tools (Google docs, Dropload)
Web hosting services (YouTube, Evoca)
Social networking websites (MySpace)

1001 Flat World Tales
A collaborative writing wiki project
https://burell9english.wikispaces.com/
http://1001teachers.wikispaces.com/ (teachers coordination wiki)
http://1001tales-ms1.wikispaces.com/ (MS 1001 tales wiki)
Clay Burell, Korea
Kim Cofino, Malaysia

International Teen Life
The purpose of this project is to have teenagers from different locations around the globe exchange their thoughts and perceptions of what their lives are like.
In this project we want to give you an opportunity to explore issues, and work intensely to gain a clearer understanding of concerns that people have in the world.
Clarence Fisher: http://internationalteenlife.pbwiki.com/

A Million Penguins
Global collaborative writing
http://www.amillionpenguins.com/wiki/index.php/Welcome

What are You Waiting For?
Get started with Wikis today!
Wikispaces
PB Wiki
WetPaint

Wikis That Work Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License 3.0 Presented by Julie Lindsay International School Dhaka, Bangladesh At ECIS IT, International School Düsseldorf March 2007 All resources mentioned in this slideshow (and more!) can be found on the wiki page: http:// julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com /

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http://wiki-blog-project.wiki.usfca.edu	18
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http://japansoapopera.wikispaces.com	3
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