Wikis

WikisWhat is a wiki : •a wiki is like a blank webpage you can write on with simple tools--text, photos, graphics, embed videos, embed PowerPoints, link web pages and more•Wikis in Plain English

Things to Think AboutHow can a wiki save my school money?

How can a wiki help save time?How can a wiki help with communication?

How can a wiki help with organization?

How can a wiki help my students to be better users of technology?

What Does Wiki Mean???Ward Cunningham created the first wiki in 1995

He named it after the Wiki Wiki Shuttle at the Honolulu International Airport

Wiki – Hawaiian word for quick. These plain web pages are quick and easy to create

Wikipediathe largest wiki in the worlda free collaboratively edited online encyclopedia

WikipediaIt has been somewhat controversial as a research tool, but it has some good features:

It is a great starting point for a general understanding

The bibliographies are useful

How Can a Wiki be Used?View wikis created by others –

Resource Links WikiCreate my own wiki to communicate with

parents – NewsletterCreate my own wiki with resource links for

an assignment - PathfinderShare collaborative works by your students Woodward Academy 3rd Grade ProjectFrederica Academy Pre K Book

Other Uses for a WikiCreate library media websites - ExamplePublish policies and procedures Publish slideshows and photos – Example/Pre-KPublicize special eventsCommunicate with parents – NewslettersShare ideas and resources with colleagues – Faculty Snacks

Lab Schedule Check In/OutLocate information on a topic, edit, or add to existing informationPost reading questionsPost homework assignmentsTeach Assignments – Example

Example - WikiBookCan be used in any subject area

Science -planets, animals, chemicals, ocean zones

History – civil war battles, world cultures, industrial revolution

Literature – poetry, book reviews

Each student creates a chapter of the bookThe table of contents is used to link to their chaptersEach of their wikis link back to the table of contentsExample – LiteratureExample - Science

Free WikisPB Works Wiki Spaces Wet Paint

PB Workshttp://pbworks.com/

Choose Log in

Choose Sign Up (under Please log in)

Create Account

Go to E-mail – click the link in the email message

Go to Home – create wikispace

Select Basic/ Free

Insert an address for your wiki

Check agree to non-commercial use

Next – agree to terms of service

Take me to my workspace

Edit – get rid of their info and begin creating

Creating, Editing and Adding Links to Your WikiClick EditType information that you want to share-adjust font, size,

color, justify, etc.Insert a link (find a website and copy the URL)

Highlight a word that you will use to link to a website

Click on insert/link on the toolbar

Link type – URL

Copy and paste the URL in the address bar

Check the box “open in new window” …OK

Save

Embed PowerPoint and VideoWiki Central – Embedded PowerPointEmbedded VideoPhotoStory by PreK

Recap•View a wiki•Create a wiki for students (instructions, pathfinders, links)•Create a wiki as a newsletter•Create a wiki to collaborate with your co-workers•Assist students in creating a collaborative wiki