This document discusses using a wiki for professional development and student assignments. It suggests adding usernames and passwords for classes and discussing ideas for student assignments using wiki pages. Examples of assignments include having students write about political cartoons, research papers with linked sources, and creating science topic pages requiring research. The document also provides information on adding video, creating user accounts, and links ideas for developing a lesson to implement before the next meeting.

1. Professional Development Fall 2009

2. Review rasblm.pbwiki.com Add usernames and passwords for at least one class. Adding Video to our pages. Discuss different ideas for assignments for our students using the wiki pages. Make a page with an assignment for our students to use.

3. Settings Users Create accounts for your students # of students and permissions Name, role, username, password Create accounts Print account list Email sent to your email

4. Edit Insert plugin Video and Photo TeacherTube OR YouTube Configure Embed code from YouTube or TeacherTube from embed section Preview OK

5. Writing Prompts Use political cartoons to have students write about what they think the artist is trying to get across. Research Papers Students can write research papers in wiki and make links to where they found their information. Use of other websites Links can be made to other websites where the teacher would like students to start.

6. Links to websites There are many websites that have useful tools for our students. Virtual labs and experiments Research on topics Have students create pages for science topics where they need to research different topics from lessons. Displaying Data When students make graphs using technology students can put completed graphs on wiki page for the teacher and other students to see.

7. Break into your subject areas to discuss any ideas you might have for your wiki pages.

8. Use the remainder of time to work on developing a lesson or activity to use with your students by the next time we meet on Nov 13 th 2009. Next time we will discuss and reflect on how your lessons and activities worked with your students. I will be available on Fridays when there is no other professional development.

9. www.pbwiki.com