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What is a wiki? How can it can be used in your classroom?

What is a wiki? How can it can be used in your classroom?. By: Julie Roncone. What is a wiki?. A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively create and edit web pages using a web browser.

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What is a wiki? How can it can be used in your classroom?

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  1. What is a wiki? How can it can be used in your classroom? By: Julie Roncone

  2. What is a wiki? • A wiki is a website that allows users to collaboratively create and edit web pages using a web browser. • This means once you create a wiki your students can go on and add things to your page. Then you can go on and comment, remove, etc.

  3. What is a wiki cont. • For example you can create a wiki for your classroom and post each subject link for your students to view. • Each link can contain a question of the day, information, information for parents, websites, etc. • Students can go on and answer questions that you have posted, view websites, read additional information about the given topic.

  4. What is a wiki cont. • Teachers can create student accounts or have students create their own. • Teachers have to do this in order for the students to edit the web pages. • A teachers can set guidelines such as having a student post their name after they add a comment. • When a student responds to a discussion question their name automatically appears.

  5. Concerns with a wiki • What if a student/parent adds something inappropriate? • Teachers can lock parts of their wiki where students/parents can not edit the page. • Teachers can pass out a rules sheet of a wiki page and have parents and students sign off on it. • Teachers will be able to monitor students adding and removing information on the page to prevent confusion.

  6. Where do I get a wiki? • To sign up for a wiki is simple! • Just go to www.wikispaces.com • You will see how to set up an account farther down the syllabus.

  7. How can I use it in my classroom? • Class web page • Information page for parents/students • Classroom discussion board • Virtual Field trips

  8. Ways to use it in a classroom… • 50 ways to wiki in the classroom • Examples of ways to wiki in a classroom • 6 ways to wiki

  9. References • www.wikispaces.com • http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/ • http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wiki_in_a_K-12_classroom • http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/wiki.pdf • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_(software)

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