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Wikis , and Blogs

Wikis , and Blogs. Andrea Tamarazio Erie 1 BOCES atamarazio@e1b.org. What is a. Blog?.

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Wikis , and Blogs

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  1. Wikis, and Blogs Andrea Tamarazio Erie 1 BOCES atamarazio@e1b.org

  2. What is a Blog? • THE CONTENT AND PURPOSES OF BLOGS VARIES GREATLY — FROM LINKS AND COMMENTARY ABOUT OTHER WEB SITES, TO NEWS ABOUT A COMPANY/PERSON/IDEA, TO DIARIES, PHOTOS, POETRY, MINI-ESSAYS, PROJECT UPDATES, EVEN FICTION.

  3. What is a Blog? Wikipedia’s Definition • A BLOG IS A WEB PAGE MADE UP OF USUALLY SHORT, FREQUENTLY UPDATED POSTS THAT ARE ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY. Common Craft Video

  4. Blogs vs. Forums What are the differences? • More information on blogs vs. forums. • This site organizes the similarities and differences between the two topics and also gives definitions for terms that are used.

  5. Blogs vs. ForumsWhat are the differences? This is a FORUM

  6. Blogs vs. ForumsWhat are the differences? This is a BLOG

  7. Blogging Examples • 2ND Grade Class Weblog • Mrs. Rikard’s 3rd Grade Blog Site • Young Adult Novels Blog • Teaching History Matters • 5th Grade Math Blog

  8. CLASSBLOGMEISTER.COM

  9. Things to Think About • How much personal information will you put up about each student? • How will you assess your student’s blogs? Will you assess their Blogs? • Where will the Blog be done; at home, school, or both? • What does the ability to post a comment do for a classroom?

  10. Blogging Websites • Wordpress – get a free blog here • EduBlog – educational blogging service • KidBlog – Safe and Simple blogs for your students

  11. Wikis vs. Blogs • A wiki can be a blog, but … a blog can’t be a wiki!

  12. Wikis in Education Andrea Tamarazio Erie 1 BOCES atamarazio@e1b.org

  13. Wikis created for WNYRIC CSLO/Model Schools • Erie 1 Online Wiki • Users can add/edit pages for CSLO/Model Schools, including instructional resources, technology tool help, and lesson ideas – Wikis in Education Article.

  14. What is a wiki? • The term "wiki" comes from a Hawaiian word meaning "quick." • A wiki is an online resource that is easily editable by any user from any Internet browser. • Wikis allow for cross-referencing outside links or other pages in the same wiki. • Anyone can edit anyone else's work in a wiki. • Wikis can be reverted back to previous edits. • Wikis were created by Ward Cunningham for the Portland Pattern Repository in 1995. • Web-based wikis can be created with free server-based software such as MediaWiki. Wikis in Plain English

  15. Walk Through Wikis – Step by Step • TeacherFirst: Wiki Walk-Through - http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ • This resource includes basic information about wikis, as well as curriculum integration ideas. Implementation issues are also addressed. • Wikispaces - Educational Wikis - http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

  16. Free Wiki Hosting • Wikispaces (recommended) - http://www.wikispaces.com/ • Free Wikis for Teachers and Schools – full privileges (premium - no advertisements, secure) • pbwiki (recommended) - http://pbworks.com/ • Example: http://mrlindsay.pbwiki.com/ • Zoho Wiki - http://wiki.zoho.com • Wetpaint - http://www.wetpaint.com/ • BluWiki - http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Main_Page

  17. Types of Wikis – Examples of Each • Encyclopedias • Online Text Books • Online Dictionaries • How-To Guides • Best Practice Resources • Online Libraries • News Wikis • Fan Wikis • Other Wikis

  18. Encyclopedias • Example: Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org • Beta: Citizendium - http://www.citizendium.org/

  19. Online Text Books • Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page • Wikiversity - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikiversity • Wikijunior - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior

  20. Online Dictionaries • Example: Wiktionary - http://www.wiktionary.org

  21. How-to Guides •  Wikihow - http://wiki.ehow.com/Main-Page • Wikibooks - Garage Band Quick Tutorial - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Garageband_Quick_Tutorial • University of Calgary – Podcasting - http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Podcasting

  22. Best Practice Resources • Curriki - http://www.curriki.org/ • Library Success - http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page • Blended Learning in K-12 - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blended_Learning_in_K-12/Introduction • Monroe 1 Model Schools Wiki - http://wiki.monroe.edu/ • Sweet Home Admin Wiki - http://sweethomeadminwiki.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

  23. Online Libraries • Example: Wikisource - http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page:English • Video Library - http://www.vidipedia.org/Main_Page • Music Example: Choral Public Domain Library - http://cpdl.org

  24. News Wikis • Example: Wikinews - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page

  25. Other Wikis • Qwika (wiki search engine) - http://www.qwika.com/ • Wikiquote - http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page • Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki - http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/ • Teen Poetry Wiki - http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/ • Science Wiki - http://monicabd.wikispaces.com/

  26. Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration ENGLISH: Book reviews and comments Socratic Seminars Literature Circles Free writing Writing samples Bibliography Revisions Collaborative writing • Example: High School Online Collaborative Writing - http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page • Example: Teen Poetry Wiki - http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/ Create and post a story or book idea and have feedback and changes made for creative writing class Essential questions or chapter questions for a novel Vocabulary activity Current events news Updated information for subjects

  27. Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration - Continued SOCIAL STUDIES: Socratic Seminars Debates Current events news Research – Example: Studying Societies at JHK - http://studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbwiki.com/ SCIENCE: Species research Class review ELEMENTARY: Wikijunior/Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior Wikispaces – Another 250,000 Wikis in the Classroom Project - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

  28. More wiki hosting …. • Compare the wiki hosts of your choice with WikiMatrix: http://www.wikimatrix.org/index.php

  29. Wiki Information • Wikis in Online Education - http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wikis_in_Online_Education • Wired, March 2005: The Book Stops Here - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/wiki.html • Marc Bilodeau: Wiki, an Overview - http://www.marcbilodeau.com/research/it/wiki.pdf • For Teachers New to Wikis - http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/For%20Teachers%20New%20to%20Wikis.html • eSchool News Online, January 25, 2006 - http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6069 • Weblogg-ed Links: Wikis - http://webloggedlinks.pbwiki.com/Wikis

  30. Issues with Wikis • Andy Carvin Presentation – Wiki Revolution • Internet encyclopedias go head to head - Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds. • Wikipedia: External peer review • Wikipedia and Britannica  - The Kid’s All Right (And So’s the Old Man) • eSchoolNews on Citizendium - 2/22/07 • Where Flattery, Insult Lives Side by Side (Buffalo News, 3/12/2006) – access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card • The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia (New York Times, 4/23/2007) - access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

  31. Contact Information Andrea Tamarazio atamarazio@e1b.org

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