Module+2+-+Wikis

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Wonderful World of Wikis!
Lead Instructor: Craig Magtutu (magtutu@yahoo.com)

[[image:dps-learning2ohfall09-10:wiki2.png width="110" height="265" align="right"]]What is a wiki?
A **wi****ki** is a quick, easy way to make an easy, quick website!. Creating content on a wiki page is as simple as clicking an "edit" button, then typing (or pasting a picture). In other words, a wiki is like a blank webpage you can write on with simple tools--text, photos, graphics, videos, links and more. ANYONE CAN DO IT!

Wikis are a document-based model, where each page is part of a complete site.

Wikis are sometime used as collaborative websites because the owner can "invite" others to be members of the page. This gives the invitee the ability to add content to the wiki pages as well. Now THAT's collaboration!

**Wikis in Plain English**
Here's a short video from the amazing folks at Common Craft that will help to explain what a wiki is and how it works:

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**EXAMP****LES** http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com Outstanding 5th grade teacher, Pennsylvania

http://msfrachetti.wikispaces.com Librarian at Bill Roberts K-8-DPS

http://guyer.wikispaces.com/ Fantastic 5th grade teacher at Howell K-8-DPS

http://mrsbeej.wikispaces.com Fourth grade teacher at Bill Roberts K-8-DPS

http://gwhsibphysics.wikispaces.com AP Science teachers at George Washington High School-DPS

[|http://mrcroghan.wikispaces.com/] 7th grade social studies teacher at Grant Middle School-DPS

ATN Reading Lists Over 1400 reading lists from **//All Together Now//** by theme, subject area, author and more. "By using wikispaces, the lists can be updated, added to, deleted from, corrected, etc. by librarians all over the world. How exciting is that!!"

[|Electronic Literature Organization - Library of Congress/Archive-It Project] Yes, the Library of Congress is using a wiki!

= = **ASSIGNMENT ****(Study and Demonstration Piece)** :

1) Choose a wiki to use (all these are free!) Wikispaces One of the most popular wiki sites for educators. [|PBWorks] An easy-to-use (but graphically limited) site. The host site for this ILT Workshop wiki. [|WetPaint] A fine wiki tool with lots of good templates--visually pleasing and easy to use. It's now advertising-free for education. [|PikiWiki] A relative newcomer, it has good "drag and drop" features for adding and editing photos, videos and sound. Bright, kid-friendly graphics. [|GeniusWiki] Has some nice features, very simple.

2) Create an account (YES, you can use your DPS username and YES, you can use your DPS outlook password and YES, you can use your DPS email--no spamming, I promise!)

3) You will need THREE pages: a home page (welcoming a visitor to your wiki); an assignment page (where you will be posting your lesson plan with technology project); and a reflection page.

4) Make sure you know how to UPLOAD a file (this can be a document or a picture), and EMBED html code (find out how to do these features in the HELP section of any of the wiki sites).

5) Post your Wiki site address to the Class Wikis page located on the navigation just under the link to this module.

6) Post your comment to the class Blog for the Module 2 topic.

**REMINDERS ** 1. Respond to the Course [|Blog Post] (Collaboration & Reflection)

2. Record / save your user name and password in a location you will remember.

3. Email the Lead Instructor once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work.

4. Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).

5. Write down the ADDRESS of your wiki, your user name and your password.

== http://wikis4classrooms.wikispaces.com/How+to+Make+One This is a great tutorial on making a wiki.
 * TUTORIALS:**

BE SURE TO check the "help" section for the wiki site itself. Each has a tutorial that will guide you through.

== //Class website:// Post up-to-date class information, assignments, websites and student projects.
 * CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS **

//Group projects:// Students work together in one place to research, outline, draft, and edit projects within the wiki

//Assignments:// Post homework, course materials, study guides, and more.

//Resource Collections:// Organize articles, websites, videos, and other resources for students

//Peer Review:// Post questions for student brainstorming, or have students post papers for peer feedback

//Group FAQ:// Students and/or teachers post and respond to questions on a given topic

//Parent Involvement:// Give parents a chance to be a part of the classroom and stay up to date on classroom news and events

//Online Newspaper:// Create a student-published online newspaper

== [|WikiMatrix] allows users to compare nearly 100 wiki services and their features side-by-side. Includes popular services such as PBWiki, Wikia, and Wikispaces, as well as several lesser-known wikis.
 * OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: **

Wiki instructions/uses (Carolyn Foote) For a workshop, includes handouts on using pbwiki and wetpaint; ways to use wikis; links to examples of high school uses.

[] From Margie Brown

[|Wiki Basics from TeachersFirst.com] Always a great source of information

Grazing for Digital Natives (Jen Dorman) This is a professional development resource for teachers seeking to incorporate technology intro their teaching. Topics include: blogs, podcasts, wikis, digital storytelling, and social learning.

Don't miss the fantastic list of educational blogs

[|Glorified Whiteboard.Edutopia] Edutopia magazine article focusing on one teacher's exemplary use of wikis in her classroom.

Educational WIkis a wiki all about wikis

[|How would you use PBWiki in the classroom?] 15 good ideas for using a wiki in education

[|Think WIkis] Basic info about wikis, how to use them in education, examples, hosting sites and more.

[|Using Blogs and Wikis for Your Portfolio] A slideshow full of good ideas for creating your own professional portfolio--or for students to highlight their own work.

[|The Way of the Wiki: Building Online Creativity and Cooperation] from Edutopia

[|Wiki Tool Box--30 Wiki Tools and Resources]

[|Wiki Wisdom: Lessons for Educators]

http://workingonawiki.wikispaces.com Tips and tricks
 * //Other Great Resources//**

http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com Looking to add a special feature?

http://wikiwhileyouwork.wikispaces.com/ Applications of the wiki

[] Looking to add a clock? A word-of-the-day? Any widget?