Tyson and Sharon: Wikis in School

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Why use Wikis when we already have chalkboards?

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“Availability is best achieved by making the resource both widespread and as inexpensive as possible.

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Changes in Education

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One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.  Author unknown

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"Teach the Wiki - Use the Wiki to Teach"

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Classroom activity based on the book Westlandia written by Paul Fleischman

The Wiki PrayerPlease, grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit, The courage to edit the pages I can, And the wisdom to know the difference : 

The Wiki PrayerPlease, grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit, The courage to edit the pages I can, And the wisdom to know the difference

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“The basic [idea] of the Web is that [of]an information space through which people can communicate, but communicate in a special way: communicate by sharing their knowledge in a pool. The idea was not that it should be a big browsing medium. The idea was that everybody would be putting their ideas in, as well as taking them out.” —Tim Berners-Lee, inventer of the Internet

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"Some people see things as they are and ask 'why'? I see things as they have never been and ask 'why not'?" George Bernard Shaw

"Don't try to innovate for the future. Innovate for the present."                Peter Drucker : 

"Don't try to innovate for the future. Innovate for the present."                Peter Drucker

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Wonderfully Wicked Wikis!