STIPD —Keep Track of Your Professional Development

1. STIPD—Keep Track of Your Professional Development • URL: http://pdweb.alsde.edu • From HOME page • Click “PD Titles” • Click “View Session Offerings” • Click “Calendar View” • On today’s Date and Time, • click “What in the World is a Wiki?” • Click “Enroll Now”

2. What in the World is a Wiki? Presented by Barry Wiginton Integration Specialist Technology in Motion--OTI Classroom Applications

3. What is a Wiki? • “Wiki Wiki” means "rapidly" in the Hawaiian language. • Simple Web page publishing.A Web site which allows users to add and edit content collectively. Example: Wikipedia • A collection of Web pages, each of which can be visited and edited by anyone. I would choose “Protected” for a Teacher’s Wiki. You will have to add your students as members but it is the most secure format.

4. Wikis in the Classroom • Classroom Uses: • A Teacher’s Web site • Student Collaboration on a writing or research project • Forum for gathering information from a large group

5. Who Will Edit the Wiki? • Single:one person will edit the whole wiki • Example: Teacher creates a Web site to inform parents and students. • Group:a community of peers will edit the wiki • Example: A class of students work on a class project. • Mass:a group of people who may or may not know one another will edit the wiki • Example: Learning community of educators or studentsworking collaboratively with students from another school.

6. Creating a Teacher’s Wiki • In the following activity, you will create a teacher’s Web site for the purpose of: • Informing parents and students of assignments and important events. • Communicating your contact information, teaching philosophy, expectations, etc. • Instructing students both during class and extended class work. • Hosting instructional Web sites, interactive tools, other wikis, etc.

7. Teacher Wiki– Getting Started • Choose from many free wiki providers: • http://del.icio.us/bwiginton/wiki • add + “sites” to limit to 3 sites • For this activity, choose Wikispaces. • Register for Your free wiki and record log in information on reminder sheet.

11. I skip this section once I am familiar with how Wikispaces work.

12. Edit this Page No more difficult than email. Since this is your Homepage, it would be a good idea to put a picture of yourself and possibly upload a podcast or Photo Story to introduce yourself to parents and students.

13. Edit this Page Use same process to add images, files, or podcasts.

14. Working with Images • It is best to set resolution of images for web to …… 428 X 320 • Use Audacity to record your Podcast.

15. Adding Text, Images and PodcastsCreating Your Home Page http://wiginton.wikispaces.comSet for public--no password required

16. Adding a Second PageAssignments

17. Adding & Editing TablesAssignments Page

18. Collaborative ActivitiesActivities Page Wikis make it easy to divide up the work and assign to different teams. Each team will add their information to the appropriately linked page.

19. Collaborative ActivitiesActivities Page—part 2http://athenstim.pbwiki.com/ password is “tim” Teachers can create as many wikis as they want. In this wiki, students retell the story from unique perspectives.

20. Participate in Class Assignment • Go to wiki site: : http://athenstim.pbwiki.com • Login with password: tim • Click on the link to your assigned perspective • Retell the story from your assigned perspective. • Important: Wiki pages may be edited by only one team at a time. • Discussion • Respond to your group’s assigned discussion topic. • Add Comments to other groups’ discussion postings.

21. Teacher Blogs Blogspot Edublog

22. Students and Wikis How can wikis help students achieve?

23. Showcasing Student Projects • Plants- Students use a wiki to record what they are learning about plants. They digitally record their progress and add the images to their wiki for you to share. • Nature Guide- The teacher sets up a template and the students add information about plants and animals they find in their environmental center. Notice the section on Internet safety! • Exploring Density- Check out the hot air balloon.

24. Wikis Promote Good Writing • Cinderella’s Story- Students retell the story of Cinderella from the perspective of various characters in the story. • Hero’s- Students share their idea of what is a hero and write about heroes in their lives. • Environment- Students explore the impact man is having on the environment. • Violence- Students take lessons from Shakespeare and apply them to their lives.

25. Blogs

26. Blogs: What Are They? Educational Uses • Learning Logs on the Web—Blogs • A chronological posting with the latest posting at the top. • Writing Prompts • Journaling on the Web – Reflections • Compositions

27. Student Blog Projects: Retelling a Story • Cinderella’s Story as retold by the Stepmother • Romeo and Juliet’s Story as retold by Juliet • Advice for Hamlet as offered by students

28. Other Uses of Blogs • Commerical Blog--Sample • A Normal Couple’s Blog---Sample

29. www.blogspot.com --Go through the Tour First

35. http://barrystechtips.blogspot.com

37. How Can I Make a Blog? • http://edublogs.org