Jim Puglia-- Bedminster School 1

Using Interactive Multimedia within Educational Wikis

• Introductions

• Wiki PowerPoint

• How to use a Wiki- Many examples– 2007 Techspowiki www.techspo2007wiki.wikispaces.com

– Educationalwiki www.educationalwiki.wikispaces.com

• Questions and comments

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What is a Wiki?

• “A Wiki is a website that allows the visitors to easily add, remove, edit and change available content.” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

• “A little more than a web page with an edit button on it.” Adam Frey- Wikispaces Co-founder Source:

www.edutopia.org

• “A Wiki has turned out be much more than I imagined.” Ward Cunningham- First Wiki Release www.wiki.org

FordhamVs. Britannica

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Key Wiki Principles

• Collaboration- during and outside of class structure- Student-centered learning.

• Content-driven-users can share different material.

• Sharing-ideas will be shared- Track history

• Social Constructivism- (Duffy, Jonassen, Piaget)

• Trust- people and the process

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Is it safe for students?

• Private use

• Initials– no last names

• Not Myspace- concept similar

• Track user comments

• Parents can be invited

• Emails not required

• School rules apply

www.allfordmustangs.com

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Is it safe from vandals?

www.metrocouncil.org

• History– People can check on it

• Revert back to an earlier form

• Protected by an active community (Barton, M., 2004)

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Educational Applications

Collaborative

• Shared student projects- local and global• Group/individual research project with

comments• Organizing documents resources• Collect web resources• Study bank for tests

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Educational Applications

Collaborative Writing

• Audience- peer review

• Contribute to others learning

• Process- focus

• Social process of writing

• Tracking of drafts

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Educational Applications

Content Driven

• Science- Compare Planets within the Solar System

• Math- Share Group Project on Data Collection

• Multimedia- videos, Podcasts, live chat, Blogs, RSS feeds, PowerPoint, slideshows, etc.

• No room for fancy fonts, highlights, etc.Fancy colors are cool.

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Cons to using Wikis

• W hat if defaced?

• I ndividual Projects

• L ack initial structure

• S imultaneous editing

• I ndividual tracking of work

• N ovel Project- ineffective

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Wikis vs. Blogs and Discussion Boards

Wikis Blogs Disc. Boards

More flexible More structured

Content change- link to future

Can’t alter some content- link to past

Users can’t change content

Correct inaccuracies False statements stay

Editing- constant Sometimes can’t be edited.

Working together Debate over topics Debate in difficult to follow format.

Many authors Single author lead Difficult to follow

Source: Ferran, B. Retrieved on January 16, 2007 from www.wikis.cybernetic-meadows.net

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Is it easy to use?

Familiarity and Practice

• WYSIWYG Editor recommended

• Some Wikis use more complex editing tools.

• In-house Wikis need to be operated and maintained by network administrators.

• Wiki Matrix- Help you choose the right one for your needs. www.wikimatrix.org

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Wikimatrix ResultsCriteria

• WYSIWYG Editor

• Hosted elsewhere

• History of pages available

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Comparison of Wikis

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Wikis- Created by Educators

• Educational Wikis Source http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

• Edublog Wiki Finalists http://incsub.org/awards/index.php?s=wikis

• Link to teacher sites http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

• Time 100 Project https://bedminster-time100.wikispaces.com/

• Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Mrs. Vicki Davis and Mrs. Julie LIndsay

As of January 23, 2007

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Example Educational Wiki• http://educationalwiki.wikispaces.com-- You can view the pages.

• Click join after the session and I will accept your request to participate.

• This is an example of a protected Wiki that you can view.

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Wikispaces-Make a WikiEducator Sign Up—A $50 value free for all K-12 educators

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100k -Click on the image below.

As of January 13, 2007

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Wikispaces- Editing a PageFind Edit This Page. This is the button you will use the most. Once in editing, you can add files, change text, etc.

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Wikispaces- Editing a PageFind Edit This Page. This is the button you will use the most. You do not need to usethe other tabs, such as discussion, etc.

Here, the Edit This Page section is depressed.

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Wikispaces- Links • Text editing

• Linksnew pagesexternal

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Wikispaces- Navigation

Key to success- Edit Your Navigation Bar

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Wikispaces- Navigation

Key to success- Edit Your Navigation Bar

Editing Result

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Wikispaces- Inviting othersGo to manage space and click invite people. Alternatively, you can email the names and passwords to help@wikispaces.com and they will sign up your students. No emails are needed.

Invite

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Wikispaces- Look and Feel

• Subtle Changes- Improve Aesthetics• Background Color- Simple is Better • Template Layouts, Logo

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Wikispaces- Uploading Files

Make sure to not upload an image larger than 150 x 150 pixels. You can resize it within your Wiki.

You can also load images from external links.

• Types- Images, video, audio, text, spreadsheet, and other file types.

• Members can download them.

Image Upload

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Wikispaces- Uploading Files

You can add many files.

Incentive for teachers – Get 2 GB+ of data free.

Downloading other files Same Format

Image Upload

Result

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Wikispaces

• Spell-check with the new Google Toolbar

• Personal Settings

• Floating toolbar

• Permissions

• Blogs

• RSS http://www.rssbandit.org/

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Wikispaces: Multimedia- Embed and/or Link

• Audio- Podcasts

• Blogs

• Images

• Live Chat

• PowerPoint

• Slideshows

• Videos

• Written

• Other- RSS

Odeo

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Wikispaces- Embed an Audio fileYou can embed different file types, including audio, video, presentations, etc.

Add a linkto a new pageor website.

Embed media

Upload a file- written, audio, video, etc.

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Embed or Link a Video Clip

Video Link educationalwiki

Video File Link—www.mediamax.comwww.youtube.com, http://google.video.com-- Google has a download player

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Online Wiki TutorialsBasic Tutorials

• Wikispaces basics for teachers http://www.wikispaces.com/help+Teachers

• Eduwikis http://educataionalwikis.wikispaces.com

• Educationalwiki http://educationalwiki.wikispaces.com The site I started

Video Tutorials

• “Wikis While You Work” (Wagner, M. Retrieved from http://k12online.wm.edu/WikiWhileYouWork.mov on January 12, 2007)

• Look at How Pages Evolve in Wikipedia http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/umlaut.html- Illustration of the growth of a Wiki page - John Udell

• How to log in and edit a Wiki page - Stewart Mader • Wikispaces Video Tutorials http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

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Wikispaces- Embed a file

Audio file embedded through Odeo

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Important Links

• Audio Podcasting- www.odeo.com or www.itunes.com

• Blogs- Integrated www.blogger.com or www.typepad.com

• Live Chat www.gabbly.com

• Photo Albums www.flickr.com

• RSS- Feed www.rssbandit.org

• Slides- PowerPoint www.slideshare.net

• Storage Online www.mediamax.com

• Video- Embedded www.youtube.com, http://video.google.com

• Video- Streaming www.unitedstreaming.com

• Wiki Chooser www.wikimatrix.org

• Written text www.writely.com (part of Google)

• Wikis- Educational www.wikispaces.com or www.wikipedia.com

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Kiosk Demos• Editing, adding links

• Navigation

• Uploading files (images, etc.) and putting them in a Wiki

• Look and Feel

• Inviting Others

• The floating toolbar in Wikispaces

• Embed a presentation in 2007Techspowiki

• Embed and link to a video in Educationalwiki

• Embed an audio file in Educationalwiki

• RSS

• Live Chat

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Questions and Comments

• What does “wiki” really mean?

• Please use the links from this handout.

• If you have any questions, please email me at jpuglia@bedminsterschool.org or go to www.bedminsterschool.org

–Go to teacher pages- Click on Puglia and find the Techspo Presentation Link.

• Or better-Join the Wiki we used today. www.techspo2007wiki.wikispaces.com You will be able to download the presentation from here if you are a member.

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References• Fraser, J.(2006), The edublog awards. Retrieved from

www.Incsub.org/awards/2006/nominations- for-best-wiki-2006 in January 2007.

• Jonassen, D. et al. (1998) Computers as mindtools for engaging learners in critical thinking. TechTrends, v43 n2.

• Rubenking, N. (2003), Wiki Tools. P.C. Magazine. Retrieved from www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=113636,00.asp

• Schwartz, L et al. (2004) Educational Wikis: features and selection criteria. Retrieved from www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewArticle/163/244 in January 2007.

• Standen, A. (2006), A glorified whiteboard. Edutopia. Retrieved from www.edutopia.org/1756

• Wiki walk-through from teachers first. www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki