wikis

=Wiki While You Work: An Introduction to Wikis in Education=

[|Slides] (Quicktime Format)


 * Opening Questions**
 * What is a wiki?
 * What is the wikipedia?
 * What do these things mean for you and your students?


 * Wikis**
 * Websites anyone can edit.
 * //If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki!//
 * Visitors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions.
 * Visitors can discuss the page in a threaded forum.


 * Educational Wikis**
 * Collaboratively Authored Class Texts
 * Writing Projects
 * Group Projects
 * Sharing Resources
 * Grade Level Teams
 * Subject Area Teams
 * Professional Development


 * Examples**
 * The Wikipedia - [|http://www.wikipedia.org]
 * Dave Conlay's Aristotle Experiment - http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com
 * Eva Wagner's Houghton-Mifflin Tech Resources Wiki - http://hmtech.wikispaces.com
 * Eva Wagner's Technology Integration Projects for Grades K-3 - http://techtips.wikispaces.com
 * Dan McDowell's Wiki Resources - http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/necc2006/
 * More Workshop Wikis - http://edtechlife.com/workshops/
 * More Examples (A wiki about wikis in education!) - http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/


 * Introductory Activity**
 * Demo Page


 * Create Your Own Wiki with Wikispaces.com**
 * Wikispaces for Teachers: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers/
 * Create an Account
 * Create a Wiki
 * Edit This Page
 * Discussion
 * History
 * Notifications
 * Manage Space
 * My Account
 * Create more wikis!
 * Wikispaces Help: http://www.wikispaces.com/help+index


 * Additional Wiki Resources**
 * [|Why Wiki?]
 * [|The Infinite Wiki Machine]
 * [|Wiki While You Work] (Long Video)
 * [|Wikis in Plain English] (Short Video)
 * See another great workshop about wikis (from CTAP IV): http://www.ctap4.org/infolit/wiki.htm
 * Ways to Use Wikis in Education (Wiki in Education) http://www.wikiineducation.com/display/ikiw/Ways+to+use+wiki+in+education
 * Current and Potential Uses of Wikis (from North Carolina State University) http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/Current_and_Potential_Uses_of_Wikis_in_the_Teaching_of_Writing
 * Wiki Rules and Guidelines (North Carolina State University) http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/Wikitiquette
 * Advantages of Wikis (North Carolina State University) http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/Wikis_in_Writing_Education_Research#Advantages_of_Wikis

Please feel free to add more resources. :)

This wiki and the summer institute were originally developed by: [|Mark Wagner, Ph.D.] President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation