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Wikis for Education

Wikis for Education. R. Mirshahi. What is a wiki and what can I do with it?. dynamic and highly interactive website easy and user-friendly (don’t need special software, nor programming expertise) powerful, collaborative online community a repository of resources. Wikispaces offers:.

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Wikis for Education

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  1. Wikis for Education R. Mirshahi

  2. What is a wiki and what can I do with it? • dynamic and highly interactive website • easy and user-friendly (don’t need special software, nor programming expertise) • powerful, collaborative online community • a repository of resources

  3. Wikispaces offers: • as many pages as you want • 2 Gig of free storage space • unlimited usage with almost no downtime • Ad-free wikis for education • the ability to share text, images, files, as well as embed media from other sites (YouTube, Scribd, etc.) • Choice: Private or public, secure or open (who can see your wiki and who can edit the pages? You can also lock and unlock your wiki pages.) • 100 student accounts made in batch (no student emails are necessary). • many wiki themes, colours and logos to customize the look of your wiki.

  4. Wikispaces or PB Works • There are many wiki providers out there. Wikispaces offers k-12 educators all of the features of their Plus plan for free. • PB Works is another good wiki provider

  5. Where can I learn more about how to use a wiki in education? • Here is a clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial on wikis in education. http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm • Here is wiki list with examples, and links to other resources: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/ • Here is wiki-based school website https://timberbank.wikispaces.com/

  6. How do I start a free k-12 educational wiki? • Visit the site below. It’s fast, easy and free! http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers • View this video to find out how easy it is to create your own wiki. http://www.wikispaces.com/content/wiki-tour

  7. The Rationale for Timberbank’s wikis • School website (showcase programs, events and student work as well communicate with parents and the broader community) https://timberbank.wikispaces.com/ • TimberKids (wiki-based educational, social networking site)

  8. Start your Wiki today • Thank you for your time.

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