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Creating and using wikis in the classroom: 

Creating and using wikis in the classroom ECI 511 Multimedia Project Ann Hayes

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A wiki is a web page that is collaborative, allowing many editors and the sharing of content. What’s a Wiki?

Wiki?: 

Wiki? The first wiki was the Wiki-Wiki-Web, named after the Wiki-Wiki bus line in Hawaii, so named because it was a good word alternative to “quick”.

Wiki + Encyclopedia: 

Wiki + Encyclopedia The most famous wiki is probably Wikipedia, the collaborative web-based encyclopedia constructed by people who have knowledge of a particular topic. http://en.wikipedia.org

Wikipedia: 

Wikipedia A public wiki can be fun, but students need to know that a wiki are only as dependable as the people who contribute to it.

What’s It Good For?: 

What’s It Good For?

Course Content : 

Course Content Use the wiki to: post a syllabus, course content, assignments, and course documents add an “ask the teacher” section and student discussion board.

Encourage Collaboration: 

Encourage Collaboration Student 1 enters a piece of information. Student 2 reads it and adds more information. Both learn about the topic. .

More Collaboration: 

More Collaboration Student 3 reads both entries and corrects spelling and grammar mistakes. Student 4 finds a factual mistake in one entry and corrects it.

Win-Win: 

Win-Win Students learn content, grammar and spelling while honing research and editing skills. Students depend on one another to make the site one of which they can be proud.

Skills Practice : 

Skills Practice Have students problems or sentences to work. post practice grammar for others

Critical Thinking : 

Critical Thinking Post questions that require critical thinking skills. For example: Identify the theme of Arachne. Explain how you know. What other stories have you read with similar themes?

Discussion : 

Discussion Post questions that require discussion. Give students a deadline by which to post: questions answers arguments supporting statements

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Set up a wiki on a research topic and let students add information as they research. Research

Projects : 

Projects Allow groups of students to work on projects together by posting their plans, research, questions for each other, and comments.

Sharing Books : 

Sharing Books Set up a book page for students to list books they read discuss them write reviews on them

Writing Process: 

Writing Process Encourage students to post their writing-in-process for other students to review critique edit

Editing: 

Editing Sneak in editing practice by asking students to edit articles submitted to the wiki.

Writing Portfolios: 

Writing Portfolios Publish student writing. Create a class or team writing collection. (How many times do students get to read their peers’ final copies?)

Extension: 

Extension Set up one page in your wiki for each area of study. Encourage students to post questions ideas information links discoveries having to do with a particular subject.

Differentiation: 

Differentiation Create opportunities for students to showcase their talents delve deeper into study topics contribute to the group, regardless of social or academic skill participate, even when shy increase their computer literacy

Parent Communication : 

Parent Communication Keep parents informed as to areas of study student interests their student’s participation, skill and work by allowing them to be wiki viewers.

Getting Started: 

Getting Started all wikis are appropriate for educational use. Any search will bring up sites for creating a wiki, but not

Decisions, Decisions!: 

Decisions, Decisions! Wikis can be public or private. Creators can decide whether the wiki will be available to anyone or to just select groups or individuals.

There are limits. . .: 

There are limits. . . A user-name limits who can access the wiki. A password limits who can edit a wiki.

History Lesson: 

History Lesson Who made each addition Who made each change When each addition/ change/edit was made Clicking on “history” enables you to see

Monitoring: 

Monitoring Checking the history allows you to Monitor student wiki behavior Assess individual student understanding Ensure that all students participate in required activities 

Setting Up: 

Setting Up Go to a wiki-creation site on the web. The site will take you through the steps to set up your wiki.

Recommended: 

Recommended Although there are many wiki-making sites, one good for school settings is PBwiki.com.

http://www.Pbwiki.com: 

http://www.Pbwiki.com A password is always required to make edits, whether the wiki is public or private, so the teacher is in control of who changes content. This site is a secure one.

More Pbwiki.com: 

More Pbwiki.com The motto of this site is that it is “as easy as making a peanut butter sandwich”. It’s free!

Now What?: 

Now What? Go to Pbwiki.com Create a title and a password. Follow the directions for setting up your wiki. Use as many pages, or create as many wikis as you wish. Provide your students with the user-name and password.

Finally. . .: 

Finally. . . Enjoy compliments, enthusiasm and student learning!

Sources: 

Sources "Commons:Welcome." Wikipedia Commons. 20 April 2007. Wikimedia Foundation. 21 Jun 2007 <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Welcome>. Derouin, Travis, et.al.. "Wiki." Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. 03/09/2007. Wikimedia Foundation. 18 Jun 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History>. Derouin, Travis, et.al.. "How to Start a Wiki." wiki How. Wikimedia Foundation. 18 Jun 2007 <http://www.wikihow.com>. Weekly, David, et. al. "pbwiki." pbwiki. 2007. 18 Jun 2007 <http://pbwiki.com/edu.html>. Special thanks to Jamie Hall, Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School, Wake County Schools, Raleigh, NC