Effectively Integrating Wikis Into The K 5 Classroom

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Effectively Integrating Wikis
into the K-5 Classroom
Sondra Baker

What is a Wiki?
Wikis In Plain English Video by CommonCraft

ISTE, NETS & 21st Century Skills
http://isteemergingtech.wordpress.com/about-21st-century-skills-and-emerging-technologies

Bloom’s Taxonomy
The Original Bloom’s Taxonomy 1950
Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised 1990
Andrew Church http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy

Andrew Church http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy

Uses for Wikis in Education

Wikis can be used to...

Share important information about your class or a subject

Classroom rules & policies
Classroom newsletters
Content specific information

Connect your students to resources available online

Pictures
Websites
Videos
Interactive activities
Virtual Field Trips

Allow students to create content

Post projects
Answer discussion questions
Create online study guides
Connect experiences to classroom activities

http://mrwebbsclass.wetpaint.com/

Polenzani's Projects Wiki

Polenzani's Solar System Wiki

Kisbac's Simple Machines Wiki

Technology Camp Wiki *

Anderson's Alphabet *

4th Grade Social Studies Wiki *

Mallari's Technology Showcase Wiki

5th Grade Vocabulary Wiki

Technology Committee Wiki

http://kcountingbook.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

http://primarymath.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/home

http://elementarycollaborative.wetpaint.com/

http://littlewoodnatureguide.wetpaint.com/

http://arttalk.wetpaint.com/

http://debolt.pbworks.com/

Ideas for Wikis
Alphabet
Assignments (post homework, course materials, study guides, etc…)
Brainstorm Lists
Content Specific (Native Americans, endangered animals, etc…)
Creative Writing
Current Events
Discussion (post questions for student responses)
Examples of the Six Traits of Writing
Field Trips (including pictures, interviews, comments)
Five Senses

Ideas for Wikis
Getting to know you activities
Group FAQ (students/teachers post and respond to questions)
Group projects (students collaborate to research, draft, and edit projects)
High Frequency Words
Jigsaw Study Guides
KWL’s
Literature Circles
Math Number Stories (students can post and/or solve problems)
Novel Studies (post resources, discussion questions, etc)
Online Newsletter

Ideas for Wikis
Parent Involvement
Real World Examples of Classroom Topics (alliteration, current events, shapes, etc…)
Resource Collections (0rganize articles, websites, videos, etc…)
Science (egg drop creations, ways to be green)
Spelling Rules (th, short a, etc…)
Student Portfolios
Student Work (post student projects)
Vacation Journals (articles from students who miss school for family vacations)
Virtual Field Trips (what we would see if we went to…)
Vocabulary Words

http://www.wikimatrix.org/compare/PBwiki+Wetpaint+Wikispaces

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Wiki Hosts