My fuller slidedeck from the presentation I delivered for the SQA at the Scottish Survey of Achievement callback days held August/September 2009

1. wikis
Neil Winton 2009
webs
&
writings
scottish survey of achievement

2. neil winton
pt english @ perth academy
perth & kinross council glow mentor
blogger

3. i learned how to walk... 1963

4. i learned how to run... 1964

5. i learned how to teach... 1990

6. i’m learning how to learn... 2007...

7. learning
intentions
a brief history
of time web2.0
and wikis
demonstrate
some Perth
Academy wikis
consider the
place of wikis
in writing and
literacy

8. success
criteria
you recognise
some of the
strengths of
wikis
you consider
sharing these
ideas with
colleagues
you don’t glaze
over when
someone says
wiki!

9. writing |!r"ti ng | |!ra#d#$| |!r%#t#$|
education should help us survive and
succeed in society...
Isocrates (436—338 B.C.)

10. writing |!r"ti ng | |!ra#d#$| |!r%#t#$|
I became alarmed at the inability of my
students to write a clear English
sentence… almost invariably, the
syntax (and everything else) fell apart…
Stanley Fish: Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor,
Florida International University

11. writing |!r"ti ng | |!ra#d#$| |!r%#t#$|
I think we’re in the midst of a literacy
revolution the likes of which we
haven’t seen since Greek civilization…
…young people today write far more
than any generation before them.
Andrea Lundsford : Stanford Study of Writing, 2008

12. whit?

13. 1700 generations
ago, modern man
emerges and starts
developing language
300 35 generations
generations ago printing is
ago writing is developed
developed

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2000 Always on web
300 35 generations 1985 PC / networking
generations ago printing is 1970 Fax / electronics
1955 Television / Mass Media
ago writing is developed 1940 Radio / Talking Films
developed 1925 Telephone / Silent Films
1910 Telegraph / Photography

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2000 Always on web
1985 PC / networking
1970 Fax / electronics
1955 Television / Mass Media
1940 Radio / Talking Films
1925 Telephone / Silent Films
1910 Telegraph / Photography

16. web1.0
the read only or static web

17. Image: Alec Couros

18. web2.0

19. web2.0
the read <-> write web

20. Image: Alec Couros

21. tools
wordpress blogger typepad
wikispaces rss flickr bebo
myspace facebook
del.icio.us iTunes vuvox
netvibes pageflakes
edublogs youtube google-
earth gmail google-docs
zamzar co-comment
edubuzz.org edu.blogs.com
skitch tinyURL flock firefox
windowslivewriter amazon
technorati digg toondoo
spock dopplr scrapblog
slideshare buzzword skitch

22. just a fad?
social media is here to stay…
it is still evolving…
it does have worth...

23. wikis
hawaiian for
‘hurray/quick’
communal websites
easy to use
edited by many people
open source

24. Is Wikipedia the greatest
threat to civilization since
Ghengis Khan?

25. nope
Is Wikipedia the greatest
threat to civilization since
Ghengis Khan?

26. wikipedia

27. wikipedia

28. wikipedia

29. wikipedia
images © Rob Matthews. Used with kind permission. http://www.rob-matthews.com/index.php?/project/wikipedia/

30. wikipedia

31. wikipedia

32. wikipedia

34. 7th Most popular
website in the world
(Alexa.com)

35. literacy |!l#t(!)r!si|
Definition of Literacy
Literacy is the set of skills which allows
an individual to engage fully in society
and in learning, through the different
forms of language, and the range of texts
which society values and finds useful.
Literacy and English cover paper 2008

36. literacy |!l#t(!)r!si|
Definition of Literacy
Literacy is the set of skills which allows
an individual to engage fully in society
and in learning, through the different
forms of language, and the range of texts
which society values and finds useful.
Literacy and English cover paper 2008

37. literacy |!l#t(!)r!si|
Definition of Literacy
No it’s not. It’s about
how to read and write...
Keir Bloomer, quoted in his wife’s blog
http://www.jacquetta.net/2009/07/new_school_curriculum_complete_1.html

38. why wiki?

39. why wiki?
focus
audience
ease
anytime
cooperation

40. which wiki?

41. which wiki?

44. using wikis

45. successful learners confident individuals
with: with:
• enthusiasm and motivation for learning • self-respect
• determination to reach high standards of • a sense of physical, mental and emotional
achievement well-being
• openness to new thinking and ideas • secure values and beliefs
• ambition
and able to:
and able to:
• use literacy, communication and numeracy
• relate to others and manage themselves
skills
• pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
• use technology for learning
• be self-aware
• think creatively and independently
• develop and communicate their own beliefs
• learn independently and as part of a group
and view of the world
• make reasoned evaluations
• live as independently as they can
• link and apply different kinds of learning in
• assess risk and make informed decisions
new situations
• achieve success in different areas of activity
To enable all young
people to become
responsible citizens effective contributors
with: with:
• respect for others • an enterprising attitude
• commitment to participate responsibly in • resilience
political, economic, social and cultural life • self reliance
and able to: and able to:
• develop knowledge and understanding of • communicate in different ways and in
the world and Scotland’s place in it different settings
• use technology for learning • work in partnership and in teams
• understand different beliefs and cultures • take the initiative and lead
• make informed choices and decisions • apply critical thinking in new contexts
• evaluate environmental, scientific and • create and develop
technological issues • solve problems
• develop informed, ethical views of complex
issues

46. caves of mull

47. midsummer night’s dream

48. examples

49. urls
http://thecavesofmull.wikispaces.com
http://midsummerdreaming.wikispaces.com

50. whit?

51. mixed
messages
successful learners
use technology for learning
responsible citizens
make informed choices and decisions
confident individuals
assess risk and make informed decisions
effective contributors
solve problems

53. social exams
This is Sparta...

54. why wiki?
engages pupils
enhances learning
encourages literacy

55. wikis
…grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit,
The courage to edit the pages I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/ermo452.asp

56. Google
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
CLASSIC
QUERY: wikis in K-12 education
IMAGES NEWS VIDEO MAPS OTHER
SEND YOUR QUERY TO: GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, UNITED STATES
PLEASE ALLOW 30 DAYS FOR SEARCH RESULTS

57. neil winton
http://nwinton.wordpress.com
scottishteacher@gmail.com

58. neil winton
?

59. images
http://www.scaryideas.com/print/3426/ http://tinyurl.com/aa9dea
http://www.fotocomedia.com/artigos/Vuuuushhhh.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia-logo-en-big.png
images © 2007 Vlad Gerasimov. Used by arrangement.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832659/
http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaper/?trafficlights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832591/ Personal scans
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/acme/443727416/
images © 2009 Rob Matthews. Used by arrangement.
http://www.apple.com/pr
http://www.rob-matthews.com/index.php?/project/wikipedia
http://wikispaces.com http://www.wetpaint.com/
http://pbwiki.com/ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
Although every effort has been made to trace and contact copyright holders before use,
this has not been possible in every case. If notified, I will be pleased to rectify any errors
and omissions at the earliest possible opportunity.
images © Rob Matthews. Used with kind permission. http://www.rob-matthews.com/index.php?/project/wikipedia/