Based upon the upcoming book, Collaborative Writing in the Cloud, understand the current research about collaborative writing and how to teach students to truly collaborate on wikis. With less than 2-3% of classroom wikis truly broaching a collaborative experience, learn how to do this with your students.

1. Wonderful World of Wiki Teaching
Make sure
You make a
wikispaces
wiki.
Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher
http://www.flatclassroomproject.org

2. “…you can’t just drop new
innovations into a classroom
and hope that the instructor
will invent effective ways to
use them. To fully utilize a
new teaching technology, you
often need to invent new
teaching practices as well.”
John Seely Brown, Visiting Scholar, University of
Southern California
Flat Classroom Conference 2011
Beijing, China
“Web 2 Kung Fu” speedsharing invented

3. Benefits of Collaborative Writing
 Fosters community (Elbow 373)
 Helps see problems from multiple viewpoints (Howard 10)
 Co-authoring impacts the writing of individual authors (Aghbar)
 Improves Learning Experiences (wolf 2010)
 “Ideal model for constructing, reorganizing and acquiring new
information” (Janssen et all 2010)
 Global collaboration is essential in today’s workplace (Friedman)
 Shorten time required to solve pressing world problems (Tapscott)
Hong Kong 2011
Students edit wiki with virtual partners

4. The process of writing, editing, and producing with a group of people.
WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE WRITING?
WHAT IS “THE CLOUD?”

5. The process of writing, editing, and producing with a group of people.
WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE WRITING?
WHAT IS “THE CLOUD?”

6. The Collaborative Writing Cloud 9
Cloud
Syncing
Wikis Blogs
Cartooning
Graphic ePaper
Organizers
Collaborative Collaborative Social
Writing Apps Notebooks Bookmarking

7. Reality Check
Questions to ask about Technology Tools
• Can each student have a • Can you easily set up a lot of • How easy is it to monitor?
distinct username? users? • How much control can you
• Does the website track • Can you duplicate pages or have over
profile data on the students? websites easily? editing, commenting, and
• Can you set it up without an viewing?
email address?
User Setup Scalability Management
• Does the site allow • Does the site have good help • How secure is data shared on
embedding? files? the platform?
• What are the capabilities of • Does the site have an active • How private is data shared
simultaneous editing? community of educators that on the platform?
• Can the document be edited is well supported by the • What are the intellectual
on multiple platforms? company? property rights associated
• What if you are mandated with what you share on the
the tools you can use? platform?
Privacy, Security, and
Interactive features Community Intellectual Property
Rights

8. Plan
Set Up
Research &
Draft
Content
Editing
Assessment
Legacy
Kaizen

9. Community of Practice
• “communities of practice are formed by
people who engage in a process of collective
learning in a shared domain of human
endeavor.” (Lave and Wegner)

10. Common Core Writing Standards
Summarized
• W.x.1 Write arguments
Text types and
• W.x.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts.
purposes
• W.x.3 Write narratives
Production and • W.x.4 Production and distribution
Distribution of • W.x.5 Develop and strengthen writing
Writing • W.x.6 Use technology
Research to • W.x.7 Conduct research projects
build and
• W.x.8 Gather relevant information
present
knowledge • W.x.9 Draw evidence
• W.x.10 Write over varied time frames for a variety
Range of Writing
of tasks, purposes and audiences
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards

11. Relationship to Common Core
Decide your text type & purpose,
Plan determine timeframe, production
& distribution method
Set Up Reality check to select tool and set up.
W.x.7 Conduct research projects
Research &
W.x.8 Gather relevant information
Draft
W.x.9 Draw evidence
Content
Editing See content editing cycle.
Assessment Summative & formative throughout.
Legacy W.x.10 Write over varied time
frames for a variety of
Kaizen tasks, purposes and audiences

12. W.x.7 Conduct research
projects Revision
W.x.8 Gather relevant
information
W.x.9 Draw evidence
Citation and Discussions &
Permission Feedback
Content Editing Cycle
W.x.4 Production and
distribution
W.x.5 Develop and
strengthen writing
W.x.6 Use technology
Monitoring &
Troubleshooting
Engagement

13. W.x.7 Conduct research
projects Revision
W.x.8 Gather relevant
information
W.x.9 Draw evidence
Citation and Discussions &
Permission Feedback
Content Editing Cycle
W.x.4 Production and
distribution
W.x.5 Develop and
strengthen writing
W.x.6 Use technology
Monitoring &
Troubleshooting
Engagement

14. Planning a sample Project
W.x.2 Write informative/ explanatory
Plan
texts with other classrooms.
Set Up Wiki.
Research & Diigo Group
Draft Standard Tags
Content
Editing See content editing cycle.
Assessment Summative & formative throughout.
Legacy Wiki included in student efolio.
Feedback survey
Kaizen Celebrations

15. Reality Check
Wiki Google Docs Blogs
Can each student have a distinct Yes, if set up Yes. Typically but there are exceptions.
username? properly. Mandatory.
Does the website track profile data on Depends on Yes. Typically but there are exceptions.
the student? the website
Can you set up without an email Yes, on some No. No but there are exceptions.
address? sites.
Can you easily set up a lot of users? Depends. Not typically. Depends.
Can you duplicate pages or websites Yes. Yes. Typically.
easily?
Are changes tracked and viewable? Yes. Yes, but No, blogger must use strike
sometimes throughs and disclose edits on her
cumbersome. own volition.
How much control can you have over Control by Control for One level of control for the whole
editing, commenting, and viewing? individual each site in most cases.
page. document.

16. Reality Check
Wiki Google Docs Blogs
Does the site allow embedding? Yes. Only pictures. Yes, in most cases>
Is simultaneous editing possible. Still glitchy. Yes. N/a
Can the document be edited on Yes, using web Yes, using Yes, depending on the blogging
multiple platforms. browser, no browser and platform some apps are available.
apps. some apps.
Can you message users privately? Yes. Via email Maybe.
Community of practice Depends on Somewhat Depends on website
website
Can you compare revisions. Yes. Yes. No.
Cumbersome
sometimes.
Are you able to discuss content on a Yes, via Yes via Instant Depends on the blog.
page? discussion messaging and
tabs. comments.
Intellectual Property rights, privacy, Most let you Google TOS See TOS and check other points.
security. select a
copyright.
Check other
points.

17. Wiki Permission Planning Template
Flat Classroom® Project
Task Non Members Members Administrators
Discussions
Editing (the default)
Editing Exceptions
Calendar /
Instructions
Home Page
Viewing
Viewing Exceptions
Teacher
meetings

18. You boost pre-writing
capabilities if you select a site that allows The embed
embedding button

19. Planning a sample Project
W.x.2 Write informative/ explanatory
Plan
texts with other classrooms.
Set Up Wiki.
Research & Diigo Group
Draft Standard Tags
Content
Editing See content editing cycle.
Assessment Summative & formative throughout.
Legacy Wiki included in student efolio.
Feedback survey
Kaizen Celebrations

20. W.x.7 Conduct research
projects Revision
W.x.8 Gather relevant
information
W.x.9 Draw evidence
Citation and Discussions &
Permission Feedback
Content Editing Cycle
W.x.4 Production and
distribution
W.x.5 Develop and
strengthen writing
W.x.6 Use technology
Monitoring &
Troubleshooting
Engagement

21. Be transparent with your students
Suzie Nestico @nesticos

22. Look for scalability

23. Templates will save you time

24. Harness the power of peers

25. Remember!
Keep what works
Improve what doesn’t.

26. Go ahead, Make My Wiki!
Vicki Davis
@coolcatteacher
1. Survey Audience
2. Features for Managing • A Quick Look at Some
Wikis Advanced Features.
• Quick Teacher Basics: Templates, Backlinks,
Creating an account and Wanted Pages, Member
a wiki, our K-12 upgrade, Statistics, Includes,
creating student Schedule Events,
accounts, privacy, locking Templates, Comments,
pages, contacting us for Google Apps Integration
help • Widgets
• Advanced Permissions • Projects and Pre-
• Strategies for Setting Up assigning teams (new
Large Numbers of Users feature)

27. Go ahead Make My Wiki!
• Sign up at www.wikispaces.com
• Make a “space”
– You will be working on your own wiki during this
session.

28. Dr. Justin Reich @bjfr
• “Only 11% of wikis have any form of student
collaboration and only 2-3% of wikis could be
called ‘highly collaborative.’”
• “Giving students access to collaborative
platoforms doesn’t mean they will
collaborate.”
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher

29. Types of writing via Dr. Justin Reich
1. Concatenation
– discrete content
– Students don’t touch each other’s work
2. Copy Editing
– Edit grammar, punctuation, syntax or spelling
3. Co construction
– Substantively edit text of another student
through addition, deletion replacement
As quoted in
Chapter 1: Collaborative Writing in the Cloud
By Vicki Davis @eyeoneducation
Winter 2013

30. Types of writing via Dr. Justin Reich
4. Commenting
– Conversational move
– Doesn’t contribute to wiki content
5. Discussion
– Comment back and forth on a topic with at least
four conversational turns.
As quoted in
Chapter 1: Collaborative Writing in the Cloud
By Vicki Davis @eyeoneducation
Winter 2013

31. Wikis in the Classroom
Vicki Davis
todaysmeet.com/wikiiste
@coolcatteacher
II. Pedagogical Uses of
Large-Scale Wikis in the
Classroom with Examples- Collaborative Writing in
Vicki Davis -15 minutes III. Becoming Scalable the Cloud bit.ly/LZEdQ6
* A note about the discussion A. Assignments & Templates
tab B. Tags
* Starting and ending class C. Wiki Collaboration & What
A. Elementary Wiki Samples to do about Wiki Wars - What
(including a week in the life it means to collaborate - right
project with 1,000+ and wrong way to
elementary students using a collaborate.
wiki simultaneously.) D. Building a CMP
B. Middle School Wiki (Classroom Monitoring
Samples (including Digiteen) Portal)
C. High School Wiki Samples E. Handling private issues
- (NetgenEd, Flat Classroom) G. Project Groups

32. “We can’t have a world class education without
the world.” @coolcatteacher
Flat Classroom Conference
Bejing, China 2011

33. Discussion Tab
Why is the discussion tab so important to
have effective collaboration on the wiki?
http://tinyurl.com/iste2012wiki

34. 3 R’s of Global Collaboration
•Receive
•Read
•Respond
P 128-130

35. Communications in the 21st
Century p 64-67

36. Klossner’s
doesn’t cut it
in the
classroom!
Klossner’s (2010) 90-9-1 principle
P 128
Step 4: Contribute &
Collaborate

37. READ AND RESPOND
(FIRST 5)
1. Review PLN – Respond to Meaningful discussions, wall
posts, or “cries for help”
• If using igoogle just check there – if not then:
• Ning
• Wiki Discussion Tab
2. Do this EVERY DAY!!
3. Your engagement level determines the engagement level
of others.

38. READ, RESEARCH &
WRITE (MOST OF TIME)
• Research
• Google News Search http://news.google.com (get RSS)
• Diigo Group (standard tags)
• Newsmap (google it!)
• Teacher information

39. READ
Read what others have written and see are there any:
•Errors (Fix it.)
•Repetition (consolidate.)
•Missing Links (Add them.)
•Copyright issues
• Let them know.
• Reword
• Cite Sources
TAKE OWNERSHIP – this is OURS not yours, not theirs, not
mine or yours but OURS!

40. READ
What is missing? (Add it)
What is confusing? (Make it simple.)
Is it summarized at the top?
Does the summary at the top reflect what you’ve put
in there?
Included in the current news?

41. WRITE: HYPERLINK
In context. CONTEXTUAL
Emphasize IMPORTANT words.
Eliminate DISTRACTING hyperlinks.
Proper Nouns (first time they occur in a SECTION.)
Concise.
Cite Sources if you quote directly AND hyperlink.

42. WRITE: EDIT
Less is more.
If you see it fix it.
Put things where they belong.
Look at the big picture

43. RECAP AND WRITE
(LAST 5 MINUTES)
Recap what you did – Wiki discussion tab. Ask questions.
A good recap includes:
•What you did today.
•Other things you think need to be done.
•Where you plan to pick up next time.
•Issues you think there are with the wiki.
•Let others know if you will be offline for a while or are done.

44. Wiki Touring
• http://tinyurl.com/iste2012wiki

45. Vicki Davis
@coolcatteacher
Flat Classroom® Project P10-11*
@flatclassroom
Digiteen™ Project P11-12
@digiteen
‘A Week in the Life…’ Project Gr3-5 P13-14
@flatclassroom
NetGenEd™ Project P12-13
@netgened
Eracism™ Project
P13
@eracismproject
Incubator Program
NEW!
@flatclassroom
K-2 Project Building Bridges to Tomorrow
NEW!
@flatclasskids
*See the frameworks for each model on referenced page numbers.

46. Join the Global Book
Club – March 2012
www.flatclassroombook.com

47. Intentionally Differentiate Projects
to reach all learners
PLACES: Creating a physical environment conducive for learning p 171-173
Vicki A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher -
SPACES: Designing Electronic Spaces for Choice p 173- 186
10/17/2012
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
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48. Create projects
requiring
original
research &
creation
P 162-163
Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson

49. Problem #3:
We aren’t collaborating and
co-creating.
The Evolution of Global Collaboration in
Education

51. Step 2: Communicate
Communications in the 21st
Century p 64-67