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Easy and Free Online Collaboration. Create Your Own Wikis. Mark D. Wagner. 26 June 2007. 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 1. Wiki While You Work. An Introduction to Wikis in Education. Mark D. Wagner. 26 June 2007. 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 2.
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Easy and Free Online Collaboration Create Your Own Wikis Mark D. Wagner 26 June 2007 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 1
Wiki While You Work An Introduction to Wikis in Education Mark D. Wagner 26 June 2007 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 2
Something Wiki This Way Comes An Introduction to Wikis in Education Mark D. Wagner 26 June 2007 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 3
Wikis of Mass Instruction An Introduction to Wikis in Education Mark D. Wagner 26 June 2007 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 4
Wiki For This Workshop http://wikiwhileyouwork.wikispaces.com 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 5
Welcome Activity • What is the read/write web? • What is a wiki? • What do these things mean for you and your students? • Why are we here? 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 6
Get The Most From BYOL • Have fun! • Roll with it • Ask your neighbor for help • Help your neighbor • Listen and watch if it’s still to fast (Leave with the concepts and URL!) 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 7
The Read-Only Web • Powerful resource for educators & students, but… • Information moves from publishers to consumers • Information cannot be edited • One-Way Web (Web 1.0) 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 8
The Read/Write Web • It is now as easy to create as it is to consume. • Anyone can publish, share, and change information online • Two-Way Web (Web 2.0) • This is changing our world! 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 9
Wikis • Websites anyone can edit! • If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki! • Visitors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions. 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 10
Wikipedia • Online encyclopedia • Collaboratively authored and edited • Over 1 millions users worldwide • Over 1 million articles in English • Great resource, but.. • Use with caution 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 11
Educational Wikis • Collaboratively authored class texts • Writing projects • Group projects • Sharing resources • Grade level teams • Subject area teams • Professional Development 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 12
Wiki For This Workshop http://wikiwhileyouwork.wikispaces.com 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 13
Benefits • Engagement and Motivation • Context-embedded Learning • Inquiry-driven Learning • Collaborative Learning • Reflection and Metacognition • 21st Century Skills 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 14
Concerns • Information Literacy • Inappropriate Content • Inappropriate Sharing • Threats and Cyber-Bullying • Intellectual Property • Fraud and Identity Theft • Stalkers and Predators • Lack of Understanding 2007 Educational Technology and Life // 15
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