This document introduces teachers to wikis and their uses in the classroom. It discusses how wikis promote collaboration and communication between students and teachers. Wikis allow for creativity, innovation, and participation from all students in a new and interesting way to learn. Examples of how wikis can be used include creating simple websites, conducting peer reviews, group projects, managing classroom documents, and facilitating classroom discussions.

1. Wide World of Wikis www.mhsdivas.wikispaces.com January 17, 2009 Melissa Lynch and Wendy Sutton

2. Wikispaces for Teachers A Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom

3. Getting to Know You!

4. Our Objectives To introduce teachers to wikis and their many uses in education. To encourage and assist in the design and use of their own classroom wikis.

5. What is a Wiki? A webpage with an Edit button Easy to use Perfect for collaborative learning

6. Why Bring It To The Classroom? Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents Great motivator for students Easy to monitor Allows for creativity and innovation Encourages participation of all students A new, interesting way to learn

7. How Can I Use it in a Classroom? Simple websites Peer-reviewed projects Group projects Manage school and classroom documents Classroom discussion and debate Teacher collaboration Post classroom assignments Collaborate with an international classroom

8. Examples of Wikis www.wikipedia.com www. thebeehive . wikispaces .com www.gadgetcamp.wikispaces.com www.terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com ADD MORE

9. Getting Started…

10. Wiki Terms Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space Public : Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit Private: Only members can view or edit your space

11. Wikispace Tour Introduction http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

12. Activity Use your handout to sign-up for your wikispaces account. Edit your page and experiment using the font and formatting tools.

13. Wikispace Tour Look and Feel http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#myspace

14. Activity Click on the Manage Wiki Button on the left side of your wikispace page. Click on Look and Feel and play with your space theme and color scheme.

15. Wikispace Tour Files and Photos http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#files

16. Questions? Visit us: http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.wikispaces.com Email us: [email_address] [email_address] [email_address]