The document discusses the use of wikis in the classroom, highlighting their benefits for cooperative learning, collaboration, and communication among students. It references various projects and resources that showcase successful implementations of wikis, including the award-winning Horizon Project. The document also emphasizes the importance of web safety, digital citizenship, and the variety of tools available for enhancing student engagement through online collaboration.

1. Wikis In the classroom 2007 SIGTel Online Learning Award Winner http://coolcatteacher.wikispaces.com http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=38

2. Explain Wikis What's a wiki? The basics of using a wiki Creating a space Editing a page Creating a link Page history Adam Frey Wikispaces

3. Why Wikis Free Runs on older computers Runs on slower Internet Easy Technology-enabled cooperative learning Vicki Davis Teacher

4. Use Wikis Lesson Summaries Notes Collaboration Cooperative Learning http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Word+Ex+5 http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Storage+Devices http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Computer+Hardware+Review

5. Use Wikis Introduction & Exploratory Projects http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0 http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Mashup+Madness

6. Use Wikis Individual Assessments http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Scenario+2 http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

7. Use Wikis Rewards Classroom Organization http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Hall+of+Fame http://westwood.wikispaces.com

8. Master Wikis Small Edits Communicate Use the History Discuss Refresh Before Writing

9. Safe Wikis

10. Look at Wikis “ Working with people across the world has challenged me.” “ The majority of my partners wanted to contribute something meaningful to the project.” Horizon Project Students http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com

11. Worldwide Wikis ISTE SIGTel TeleLearning Award 1st place 2007 2006 Edublog Award Best Wiki

12. Teach Global 40,000+ hits ● 109 pages ● 58 students (5 countries) 48 videos ● 6 peer review classrooms (5 countries) 9 TOTAL Countries represented Horizon Project

13. Observers (Judges, Researchers, Press, Ning)

15. The Effective Web 2.0 Classroom Web Safety & Privacy Information Literacy Web Citizenship Web Teamwork Intentional Web Activities Accountability II T h e E n g a g e d T e a c h e r

16. Evoca Elluminate Ning (private areas for teachers) IM Skype Twitter Wiki E-mail Wikipedia Meebo Second Life Facebook! Flickr Youtube Teachertube Google Video Blogs Podcasts (evoca) Odeo Slideshare PhotoStory MovieMaker Clustrmap Grazr Web 2 and Wikis

17. Technology communications tools Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. Why Wiki?

18. Meebo – Virtual Office Hours http://www.meebo.com Embedding Slides http://www.slideshare.net Elluminate Sessions Examples - http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/Student+Summit Youtube/ TeacherTube/ Photobucket Odeo www.airset.com www.toondoo.com Cool Wiki

19. Del.icio.us tags Example - http://tinyurl.com/3y4odt http://del.icio.us/brightideasguru - My links

20. Google Maps – Steve Dembo http://www.dr2ooo.com/tools/maps/ Meebo Room – Steve Dembo http://wwwl.meebo.com/rooms/ Bubbl.us – Steve Dembo http://www.bubbl.us

21. VoiceThread.com – Julie Lindsay (Bangladesh) http://edubloggercon.wikispaces.com/ Book Reviews, Sharing – Vinnie Vrotny (Illinois) http://www.librarything.com Second Life coordinates - Ryan Bretag (IL) http://www.slurl.com – Put in coordinates from SL, creates the URL, paste in the wiki.

22. David Warlick’s Handouts – Terry Freedman (UK) - http://tinyurl.com/2223v2 People looked at site Neoworx.com – Julie Lindsay http://neoworx.com Embedded RSS Feeds – Darren Draper (Utah) Google Maps – Jeff Utecht (China) http://www.eschoolnews.com/eti/2005/08/001153.php (Tim Lauer tells how to make a school boundary map)

23. More Uses for Wikis

24. Wikis In the classroom 2007 SIGTel Online Learning Award Winner