This document discusses the benefits of using wikis as a learning tool in education. It explains that wikis allow for easy collaboration, sharing, and authentic student authorship. Some key uses of wikis mentioned are for teacher-generated class websites and notes, as well as student-generated collaborative projects, note-taking, and writing. The document also provides background on what wikis are, their ease of use, and how they differ from traditional Web 1.0 services.

1. Web 2.0 Wikis Ten (not-so) Secrets about the Web’s Most Powerful Tool Jeff Whipple Technology Learning Mentor Nashwaaksis Middle School Laptop Institute Memphis, TN, USA July 2009

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5. In the beginning…Web 1.0 First generation web services Special skills and tools required for web authoring Most individuals limited to being consumers of web-based information

6. What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 – second generation of web-based services Web based authoring tools readily available Everyone can be an author / producer of information – limited skill required

7. Web 2.0 – as a learning tool Many educational benefits to web 2.0 Authentic student authorship, collaboration and sharing Blogs, wikis and podcasts most popular tools for education

8. Web 2.0 – as a learning tool Web-based No special software needed!! Anytime…anywhere!

9. Wikis

10. Wiki “ wiki wiki” - Hawaiian for “quick” Wikipedia

11. Wiki Website – allows visitors or members to add, remove, edit content Ease of use, like using MS Word document Three levels of participation (edit, edit with moderation, read-only) Text, images, videos, links

12. Uses for Wikis Teacher Generated Content Home / School communication Class websites (information, links, etc.) Teacher generated notes Links to resources

13. Uses for Wikis Student Generated Content Collaborative projects Collaborative student note keeping Group project management / hosting Student Centered Activities Student writing / editing

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