The document outlines Vicki Davis's experiences and insights on using wikis and backchannel communication in education, emphasizing research-based practices such as differentiated instruction and cooperative learning. It provides recommendations for effective backchannel etiquette, tools, and strategies to engage students in collaborative learning environments. Additionally, it highlights the benefits and functionalities of wikis in tracking student participation and fostering excitement in the learning process.

1. Vicki Davis Our wiki today: http://k12wiki.wikispaces.com Our Backchannel: http://www.chatzy.com/492808953110/ Password: coolcat Bio: http://coolcatteacher.wikispaces.com/About+Me Wiki Workshop

2. Vicki Davis

3. Teacher

4. Blogger

5. Co-Founder

6. Webcaster

7. The Wikinator!

10. Research Based Best Practices

11. Differentiated Instruction

12. Authentic Assessment

13. Cooperative Learning

14. Project Based Learning

16. Flat Classroom

17. Horizon Project

18. 7 countries

19. 200 + students

20. Eat a watermelon

21. Not whole!

22. Small bites!

23. The power of Three! Pick three

24. Intentional R&D

25. Backchannel “ a live chat that accompanies a live presentation”

26. Google Jockey A person who watches the backchannel and posts information and hyperlinks in response to questions that are posted.

27. Backchannel Moderator A person who monitors the backchannel chat and informs the speaker of predominant questions and issues arising from the conversation.

28. Classroom Uses Group Notetaking Link Sharing Quick Quiz Archivable Record Involvement of quieter students

29. Websites http://www.chatzy.com Google Presentations http://docs.google.com Meebo Rooms http://wwwl.meebo.com/rooms/ Skype Group Chat http://www.skype.com

30. Don’t forget netiquette

31. Backchannel Netiquette #1 Answer with @ Iteachkids: I need help with differentiated instruction. Joanna: I need help with my reading program Hamster: @iteachkids I have a great program to share with you.

32. Backchannel Netiquette #2 Answer with @ Get a Room Iteachkids: I need help with differentiated instruction. Joanna: Anyone want to hear a joke? Hamster: You’re the joke. Joanna: I know what you did last week, don’t tell me that.

33. Backchannel Netiquette #3 Answer with @ Get a Room Get a Moderator Iteachkids: I want to ask Vicki a Question. Joanna: I’m the backchannel moderator, type your question in and when it is time, Vicki will ask me what is happening in the backchannel.

34. Backchannel Netiquette 4 Answer with @ Get a Room Get a Moderator Be yourself but not a fake Iteachkids: I want to ask Vicki a Question. Vicki Davis: I’m not really Vicki, I just thought it would be fun to impersonate her.

35. Backchannel Netiquette #5,6 Answer with @ Get a Room Get a Moderator Be yourself but not a fake Be a link dropper Be up front about self promotion Iteachkids: Anyone know a great blog that helps teachers. Vicki Davis: I have a blog that I write for teachers, you can find it at http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com – I also love Jo McLeay’s at….

36. Wiki Wiki = quickly

38. Page Discussion History Notify Me Manage Space Navigation Notifications (administrator only) Your profile Wiki Anatomy

40. The Wiki Toolbar

42. Headings Table of contents [[toc]] Making a new Page Embedding documents Embedding videos Fixing things – Text editor Tricks & Tips

43. Teach students to use help Teach students to “play” with tools. Look at widgets Making it ClickQuick©

44. Get an RSS Reader Subscribing to a page Fixing a “wiki war” Reverting Monitoring and Assessing

45. The button of power

46. Look for the button! RSS – Really simple subscriptions!

47. Get an RSS reader! Bloglines www.bloglines.com Netvibes www.netvibes.com News Gator www.newsgator.com PageFlakes www.pageflakes.com Google Reader reader.google.com My Yahoo my.yahoo.com

49. Privacy Levels Inviting new members Setting permission levels Getting the ads removed Make your own space

50. Lesson Summaries Notes Collaboration Concept Introduction & Exploratory Projects Learn Shares Individual Assessments Rewards Classroom Organization 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. My Seven Classroom Wiki Uses

51. My 9 th Grade Wiki Assignments Convergence Project Walkers Wikinomics Flat Classroom Project (internal link) Flat Classroom Wiki Wiki Examples

52. Sometimes you have to get it unblocked! “ Selling” Wikis to Administrators

53. Differentiated Instruction Authentic Assessment Project Based Learning Cooperative Learning

54. Paulson switched to cooperative learning strategies and saw his pass rate improve. Excellent summary of the research at: Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience, Science Education Resource Center at Carlleton College, funded by the NSF, http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/whyuse.html 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. Research Supports Cooperative Learning Strategies

55. Passive Learning Active Learning 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. What is the difference?

56. Collaborators Synthesizers Explainers Problem Solvers! 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. Students Must Be

57. Free Runs on older Computers Runs on slower Internet Easy “ Think Pair Share” for the Computer 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. Why I chose wikis:

58. Learning Goes Up Excitement Increases It breeds experts Student participation tracking I can control who joins/ edits/ sees A great “scrapbook” for digital artifacts Learning Theory at Work! 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved. Why I still use wikis:

59. 06/02/09 (c) 2007, Victoria A. Davis, All Rights Reserved.

60. Don’t change me!

61. Questions?