Liz's+Wiki+Outline


 * __June 3rd Teaser:file:///Users/elizabethfoote/Desktop/Photo%206.jpg__

You saw how Michael Wesch used a wiki in his class as a place for scheduling, class discussions, knowledge construction, and even for study guides for exams (created by his students!). This is an easy interactive Web 2.0 tool that you can implement in your class.

How many knew that Wikipedia could be edited by anybody? How many have ever edited a wiki? What is a wiki?** It is a shortened form of "wiki-wiki", the Hawaiian word for quick.

A wiki is a web site that is generally editable by anyone with a computer, a web browser, and an internet connection. Depending on your wiki settings, which you as the administrator can control, it can be wide open to the WWW, or just to your approved users. Educational wikis are usually closed, with the teacher as the administrator. Students can be added by the administrator as writers, and parents or other teachers can be added as readers.

Wikis use a quick and easy syntax to allow users to apply formatting to text and create links between pages. This simple formatting syntax means that users DON'T need to learn how to write HTML to create content on the web.


 * What are some well-known wikis?**

[|Wikipedia] [|Curriki]

ANYBODY!
 * Who can create a wiki?

Who can edit a wiki? On some wikis - ANYBODY. On others (including educational wikis) - ONLY APPROVED USERS.

[|The Kinkaid School]

What are some ways that I can use a wiki in my personal life?**

[|Organized sports team or other organization] Group travel Family tree Weddings or other major events that require coordination Book Clubs Etc.


 * What are some ways that I can use a wiki in my classroom?

Collaborative projects

Student-generated study guides - Academic Enrichment

Forum for Q and A between students/students and students/teacher - Shari Hildbrant - 8th grade Science

Sharing information with other classes, either at the same school or in other schools.

Distance learning opportunities (from home): **
 * students can edit other students' writing
 * teachers can embed recorded lecture (podcast or plugin video) and students can type responses.
 * teachers can link to writing/worksheets/other Word documents for students to edit/complete,
 * students can work collaboratively on assignments or projects
 * upload files of all types: photos, video, website links, etc.
 * organize wiki by files (chapters, books, topics, etc.) - excellent organizational format
 * Include your wiki link on your Finalsite page, and students are there!

Edit and Save - EASY! **
 * This page is on a wiki!


 * Benefits of a wiki:

Student -generated - actively engages the participants ** to be creative, take ownership Wikis encourage participation, creativity, and a strong sense of common purpose. Ease of use - a wiki only requires a computer, an internet connection, and a browser. Uses basic syntax. Safety/privacy - teacher controls access to wiki, who can write, and who can read only. Flexibility - students can work on wiki at school or from home Convenience - it's a forum for everyone to converse. No emails clogging your Inbox. Pedagogy - students are actively constructing knowledge on a wiki - student led.

http://hiltbrandscience.wikispaces.com [|www.academicenrichment.pbworks.com] "Fifth Graders Rock" **
 * Some educational wikis:


 * __June 4th:__**


 * __Introduction to Wikis:__

** You saw how Michael Wesch used a wiki in his class as a place for scheduling, class discussions, knowledge construction, and even for study guides for exams (created by his students!). This is an easy interactive Web 2.0 tool that you can implement in your class.

How many have ever edited a wiki? How many of you have ever created a wiki?


 * What is a wiki?**
 * It is a shortened form of "wiki-wiki", the Hawaiian word for quick.

A wiki is a web site that is generally editable by anyone with a computer, a web browser, and an internet connection. Depending on your wiki settings, which you as the administrator can control, it can be wide open to the WWW, or just to your approved users. Educational wikis are usually closed, with the teacher as the administrator. Students can be added by the administrator as writers, and parents or other teachers can be added as readers.

Wikis use a quick and easy syntax to allow users to apply formatting to text and create links between pages. This simple formatting syntax means that users DON'T need to learn how to write HTML to create content on the web.

A wiki is a database of pages which visitors can edit live. (wiki.com)

**Why Wiki?


 * A wiki makes it easy to swap ideas and information on projects--whether for a family vacation or a complex business enterprise.
 * A wiki opens the door to experts and shy silent types alike, increasing creativity, expertise, and productivity all around.
 * **Wikis end the waste of ricocheting emails and communication breakdowns--wikis literally get everyone "on the same page." From wiki.com **


 * What are some well-known wikis?**

[|Curriki] **
 * [|Wikipedia]

Who can create a wiki? ANYBODY!

Who can edit a wiki? On some wikis - ANYBODY. On others (including educational wikis) - ONLY APPROVED USERS.

What are some ways that I can use a wiki in my personal life?

Group travel Family tree Weddings or other major events that require coordination Book Clubs PTA or other other voluntary organization Businesses
 * [|Organized sports team or other organization]

** Let's visit some wikis.
 * __What are some examples of some wikis?__**

[|www.wikipedia.org] [|wikimedia] (owner of wikipedia) [] [] [] [|curriki] [|Houston Wiki] Anne's 40th Birthday Party

Now, let's go into one of these wikis and make some edits. Pick one of the above that is to your liking, and play around with it. Check the pages and don't forget the discussions. When you find something that interests you, please make an edit or two. Please feel free to edit multiple wikis.


 * __Where can you create your free wiki?__**

[] [|www.wikispaces.com] [] [] []

__Others (not free):__

[|www.editme.com]

__Examples of wikis that I/we have created.__

[|Academic Enrichment] (together with AH) [|Mustangs Baseball] Anne's 40th

__Hands-On Time:__

Time for you to create your wiki! Go to one of the above wiki sites (wikispaces, pbworks or one of the others) __an__d create a user account, and a wiki page for your own personal use (not classroom use - YET!) You can customize your settings, your photos, links, etc.


 * August 10th - Applying the Wiki to your Classroom

Review summer wikis Volunteers to share wiki with class? Successes? Failures? Why? **
 * __Why wiki in School?__**


 * [|Pay Attention]**

Wiki encourages **participation, creativity, and a strong sense of common purpose**.

Building as they go creates **learning through experience** for the students.


 * Distance learning** opportunities (from home):


 * students can edit other students' writing
 * teachers can embed recorded lecture (podcast or plugin video) and students can type responses.
 * teachers can link to writing/worksheets/other Word documents for students to edit/complete,
 * students can work collaboratively on assignments or projects
 * upload files of all types: photos, video, website links, etc.
 * organize wiki by files (chapters, books, topics, etc.) - excellent organizational format
 * Include your wiki link on your Finalsite page.


 * Student -generated - actively engages the participants ** to be creative, take ownership

Wikis encourage the quietest students to participate or write.


 * Ease of use** - a wiki only requires a computer, an internet connection, and a browser. Uses basic syntax.


 * Safety/privacy** - teacher controls access to wiki, who can write, and who can read only.


 * Flexibility** - students can work on wiki at school or from home. Great virtual learning tool.

You can track students' participation, progress, etc.
 * Convenience** - it's a forum for everyone to converse. No emails clogging your Inbox. Great organizational tool for your whole class.


 * Pedagogy** - students are actively constructing knowledge on a wiki - student led.

http://hiltbrandscience.wikispaces.com [|www.academicenrichment.pbworks.com] "Fifth Graders Rock"
 * Some Kinkaid educational wikis:

Other educational wikis: [|Room 15] Some ideas for using wikis in your classroom:

Student-created study guides (Michael Wesch)

Vocabulary lists, created by students.

Create Wiki Dictionary - as students learn new words throughout school year, they can add them in alphabetical order (elementary).

Wiki as main organizational center of your class, with pages for all assignments, projects, rubrics, etc.

Collaborative research projects (can include, writing, images, videos, files, etc.)

Contributions by students who are absent

An FAQ wiki on your current unit topic. Can be added to by students as the unit progresses. A unit study guide will develop.

Peer review/peer editing for writing projects.

Virtual field trips - students research places they would like to go on a field trip, ad share images and info about the location.

Post a document with mistakes, then have students compete to see who can fix the most errors fastest.

Student feedback - students post comments on wiki pages.

Share notes

Group projects - group members share ideas, cutting down on duplicate ideas and allowing them to build upon each others' ideas.

Group projects - students can see which tasks have been completed and which still need to be done.

Group projects - track participation by assigning a wiki page to a group project, and individual page sfor each student to show participation.

Multi-author stories - students write short story together, each writing a small amount of the story, or a choose your own adenture story.

Literature circles - students read book and discuss it on the wiki.

Class calendar - post your calendar, and encourage students to add their own important dates

Classroom policies - students discuss and draft classroom rules.

International sharing - collaborative with a class in a different country, sharing information about your culture and classroo.

Share achievements - let parents log on and see what their children have created.

Teacher collaboration - encourage other teachers of your subject to exchange ideas and lesson plans.

**__Other uses in schools:__

Meeting planning In-service planning - contribute agenda items and linked resources prior to meeting

Note-taking during meetings

Planning tools after meetings. [|pbworks.com] and wikispaces.com
 * Check out two sites where you can create your educational wiki:

Create and design your classroom wiki.** Create pages, adjust your settings, set administrators, writers, readers, etc.

Ning - last 15 minutes [|Falcon Village] Join the Ning Join the Wiki group Post questions/have conversations over the summer. Keep us updated on what you are doing with your wiki! If there's time, personalize your Ning page.