Wikis allow for collaboration and engagement by making information accessible, portable, easily updated, organized, differentiated, and linked. Wikis help students become stars as collaborators, consumers, contributors, creators, and evaluators. Schools can also use wikis for collaboration between subject areas, grade levels, leadership teams, parent groups, and more. Wikis provide infinite differentiation through various formats like word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, links, blogs, videos and more.

1. Stars for Student
Collaboration and Engagement

2. Why Wikis?
It’s Written in the Stars
The sky’s the limit because
information is…
* Accessible and portable
* Easily updated and interchangeable
* Organized
* Differentiated
* Linked to even more knowledge

3. Wikis Make Students
into Web 2.0 Stars
Wikis help students “gain fame” as
*Star Collaborators
*Star Consumers
*Star Contributors Question of
the Day
*Star Creators
*Star Evaluators
Topic Walls

4. School Staff Blast Off to
the Future…with Wikis
Collaboration and resource
pages for:
*Subject Areas
*Grade Levels
*Leadership Team
*PTA/Booster Clubs
*Student Support
Services
*Committees
*Technology Integration
*Athletics/Fine Arts

5. Be Part of a “Collaboration
Constellation” with Wikis
Use Web 2.0 power to…
*Create your own “hobby or interest
wiki” and contribute/link to similar
ones.
*Plan large scale family events
*Share family genealogy and historical
information
*Create a “one-stop shop” for a club
or association
*Contribute your knowledge to
Wikipedia

6. Infinite Differentiation
for All Within a Wiki
Word, RSS Screencasts,
Excel, and Feeds Commentary/ VoiceThreads,
Google Questions and Podcasts
Docs
Users can post information in
numerous formats to help everyone
Current learn
Events Videos and
e-books
Slideshows
Informational
Links and
Power Point Blogs
Presentations
Games

7. Join the World of Wiki
Fame
Be a shining
“Wiki Star…”
No matter who
you are…