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Bush’s Staff Development Workshop Introduction Presented by Marion Bush EDUC-7107-1/EDUC-8847-1 Multimedia Technology to Facilitate Learning Instructor: Dr. William Sugar Walden University November 12, 2011. Site To Be used:. Wikispaces. Wikispaces Address.
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Bush’s Staff Development Workshop Introduction Presented by Marion BushEDUC-7107-1/EDUC-8847-1 Multimedia Technology to Facilitate LearningInstructor: Dr. William SugarWalden UniversityNovember 12, 2011 Site To Be used:
Wikispaces Address www.wikispaces.com (Google Images, 2011)
What is A Wiki? A wiki is a web site that visitors can become a participant. They can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. All that is needed is a computer with (Google Images, 2011)
continued an Internet connection. Users can asynchronously edit the content that is visible on the page. A wiki can be public or private and the changes made by users are tracked so that anyone can see who made what changes. Wikis can be frequently used for collaborative projects. (Google Images, 2011)
What can you do with a wiki? Improve students writing skills . Enable students to learn outside of school hours. Educators can track student participation and achievement. Used for brainstorming, lists, categorizing, and prioritizing informational. (Google Images, 2011)
Continued Collaborative website posting by students for peer reviews, group projects, collaborative discussion notes (student-created), problem- solving, discussions, and collaboration skills. (Microsoft Corp., 2007)
Who Uses Wikis? Educators: K-12 for Instruction Higher Education Instructors People Collaborating on Projects High School Students Elementary School Students (Microsoft Corp., 2007)
continued • Businesses for marketing • Researchers
How Do You Use Wikis? All Subjects Math Science English Literature Social Studies-History \ ((Microsoft Corp., 2007))