what is a wiki?
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What is a wiki?. A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser. Why use a wiki?. Easy to use Web-based Anyone can make changes, no webmaster needed History of a page is saved after it is edited Flexible Easy to get information to students - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser.
Why use a wiki?• Easy to use• Web-based• Anyone can make changes, no webmaster
needed• History of a page is saved after it is edited• Flexible• Easy to get information to students• Easy to collaborate with other teachers
without use of email.
A wiki can be used to develop the following:
• Classroom management• Collaboration• Discussions• Student Portfolios
Classroom management
• Teachers can use wikis to post assignments, outlines for class lecture and discussion, notes for class assignments, Web links for units of study, and WebQuests. Teachers can lock a wiki to prevent changes to their pages if they choose.
Collaboration
• Peer editing can be effective with a wiki.• Students can work together to produce a
document and discuss the organization as they work through the process.
• Students can also write individual papers and receive help from other students and adults.
• Wikis can also be shared with classrooms across the world.
Discussions
• Discussions can also give students positive feedback and stimulate higher-order thinking.
• Discussion can facilitate healthy exchanges of opinion on controversial topics.
• Students will motivate each other to think about current issues because they will have the chance for lively interchange of ideas.
Student Portfolios
• Students can post classroom projects.• Students can keep all their brainstorming
ideas, research notes, and links in one place.
• Students and teachers can keep their work organized.
Creating a PB wiki is easier than making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
•Crestview’s PB Wiki
•http://clsdtechnology.pbworks.com.
Request Access
• Type in email to get access• Check email for access to PB works• Log in with email and password• http://clsdtechnology.pbworks.com/
CLSD Technology Committee
• Comment area• To add content, click edit• Change content and save• Pages and Files• Navigator• Side Bar• Recent Activity• Create a page• Upload files
Wiki ideas for the classroom
• Wiki ideas for the classroom http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm
• Wiki to introduce you how to use a wiki http://web2tutorial.wikispaces.com/wikis
• Teaching today wiki basics http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/wiki-basics
• PB Works Tutorial Video http://pbworks.com/content/supportcenter
Example School wikis
• Huge list of educational examples http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
• Directory of educational PB wikis by grade level http://www.publicpbwikis.com/Educational/