Fancy a wiki?

Wiki trivia The word wiki means: “ humanity towards others” in the Zulu language “ fast” in the Hawaiian language “ beam me up Scotty” in the Vulcan language

The word wiki means:

“ humanity towards others” in the Zulu language

“ fast” in the Hawaiian language

“ beam me up Scotty” in the Vulcan language

Wiki trivia The word wiki is: an acronym a backronym both of the above neither of the above

The word wiki is:

an acronym

a backronym

both of the above

neither of the above

Well-known wikis Wikipedia – online encyclopedia Wikicommons – copyright-safe material collection Wikitravel – sub-division of Wikipedia Wikibooks – open content textbooks Wikibooks Junior – as above but for YLs and to be published in print Wikispecies – free species directory

Wikipedia – online encyclopedia

Wikicommons – copyright-safe material collection

Wikitravel – sub-division of Wikipedia

Wikibooks – open content textbooks

Wikibooks Junior – as above but for YLs and to be published in print

Wikispecies – free species directory

Listen to a wiki champion (Vicki Davis of Westwood Schools, Georgia) http:// westwood.wikispaces.com /

What can educators do with wikis? Give students a virtual space for their work Offer opportunities for online collaboration Publish the results of collaboration Allow students to publish “knowledge banks” for their school / of their own Give students the opportunity to contribute to existing wikis – e.g. wikitravel or wikipedia. Integrate with class blogs

Give students a virtual space for their work

Offer opportunities for online collaboration

Publish the results of collaboration

Allow students to publish “knowledge banks” for their school / of their own

Give students the opportunity to contribute to existing wikis – e.g. wikitravel or wikipedia.

Integrate with class blogs

Wiki points to consider blogs and/or wikis? opinion vs. fact? micro vs. macro?

blogs and/or wikis?

opinion vs. fact?

micro vs. macro?

Visit a wiki Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/ 5E4CS http://5e4cs.wikispaces.com/ Westwood High School http://westwood.wikispaces.com/

Wikipedia

http://www.wikipedia.org/

5E4CS

http://5e4cs.wikispaces.com/

Westwood High School

http://westwood.wikispaces.com/