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Wikis. August 25, 2009 Created by Alison Cox modified by Ian Thome. What is a Wiki?. The Common Craft Show Wikis in Plain English. Why Use a Wiki?. Fast Easy Editable Collaborative. Why/How to Use in Class?. Management Post assignments Calendar, homework Messages to students
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Wikis August 25, 2009 Created by Alison Cox modified by Ian Thome
What is a Wiki? The Common Craft Show • Wikis in Plain English
Why Use a Wiki? • Fast • Easy • Editable • Collaborative
Why/How to Use in Class? • Management • Post assignments • Calendar, homework • Messages to students • Syllabus • Student Projects • Collaborate outside of class without Face to Face (F2F) meetings • Present to class/teacher with multimedia • Different from the usual! • Other students can see progress (or not!), give feedback
Wiki Sites for Teachers Wetpaint (http://www.wetpaint.com) • Visually appealing • Ad free for teachers • High functionality with a variety of ad-ins (videos, etc.) • Templates for teachers Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers) • Pricing benefits ($50/year benefits for free) • Visually appealing • Easy to use • Used often by teachers (other sites as reference) PBwiki (http://pbwiki.com/) • Set up students in class
Sample Teacher/School Wikis • Miss Cox's Classroom Online • Bedford High School English Department • Project: Feel Good • Flat Planet Project • Mr. Thome's Wiki of Student Podcasts • Bedford PD Share Wiki • Bedford Curriculum and Development • Technology Instructional Strategies • Mr. Thome's Student Work
Sharing How can you use this tool in your own classroom?