A wiki is a website where many people can collaborate and share ideas, knowledge, and content. It allows for ongoing conversations through contributions from multiple users. Wikis are better than blogs or traditional websites for collaboration because they enable many people to directly edit and update content. They can be used for educational purposes like class projects by creating pages for student work and discussions. Teachers can provide feedback and monitor student contributions and progress on a wiki.

1. what isa wiki?Diane Mackenzie

2. Place on the web where many people can come together and share ideasCan be like an ongoing conversationContains a body of knowledge that people can share WIKI means QUICK – a place to consolidate ideas , links, videos. A PORTAL for learning

3. Example of a simple WIKI http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/9-12http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/homehttp://www.flatclassroomproject.org/

5. How is a WIKI better than…a blog?a website?a shared powerpoint ?It allows COLLABORATION!

7. What could I use it for ?

8. What to consider when starting a WIKIPURPOSE short term or long term?AUDIENCEOne class, one subject, whole school ?CONTENTTeacher created, student work

9. What can I put on the WIKI?

10. Many other WIDGETS are available

11. contact WIKISPACES to make as many identical copies of the WIKI as you need ( 3 day turn around for me)

12. WIKI Structure

13. Use Templates for creating multiple group pages

14. Managing the Educational WIKI

15. Enrolling StudentsI enter school code name as username and password and let WIKISPACES generate email address. ( I add cvx to the username as there are many with same name – jbrown2cvx )

16. Enrolling students

17. FEEDBACK TO STUDENTSCritical to show the students that you are interested and are looking at what they have done From RSS Feed page you click to link to the WIKI and can write a comment in the discussion for that page

18. WIKI SECRETSYou can view the HISTORY of a page Individual contributions can be tracked This doesn’t tell the whole story but is evidence for the teacher backed up observations. Discussion pages can also be used.

19. HISTORY

21. KEEPING TRACK

22. www.cvxTEST.wikispaces.comI have given you a username and password You now have an account on Wikispaces on this name.Go to your page and complete the Challenge Exercises After this you can confidently make you own wiki and use it with your classASK me to help you enrol the students

23. ++++++Easy to monitor student progress in the early stages of planning View and approve Draft proposals in real time Provide Feedback anytime. Record of the Feedback is always available Once the Wiki template is created it is easy to copy and duplicateClasses were highly motivated to use the WIKI.

24. ++++++Absent students could be aware of what was going on Students generally organised Groups well - matched ability with specific duties or tasks

25. ++++++Definitely less work marking - no trees - all in one place History page provides evidence to challenge students who appear to be making no effort or contributionStudents with IT ability can shine

26. -------First time with class on WIKI can be difficult Takes time to work out Criteria that you are confident that you can assess. Some students claimed they weren't listened to in their Group and could have done better on their own ( I agreed!) Unmotivated students could be spectators although their marks also reflect this .

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