This is a presentation for the KDEC conference

1. Wikis and blogs can be an
environment without
walls
Presented by Jacqui Sharp
http://wheretostartwithwikisandblogs.wikispaces.com/

5. Part of Google Apps for Education

6. Stored on servers at a
Remote location

7. Process of thinking in words
Critical and analytical thinking
Creative and intuitive
Best for showcasing events as they happen

8. http://ilovenzsl.wikispaces.com/Home
http://nzslkids.wikispaces.com
A Web site developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add
and edit content. Google Web Definition

9. https://sites.google.com/a/hp.school.nz/studio3/
If you have a Gmail account, you can make a Google Site

11. http://coolschoolwikisandblo
gs.wikispaces.com/Teacher+B
logs

13. What you will see on these blogs
• Dance videos
• Trips
• Father’s Day presentations
• Reviews of other class presentations
• Work done with iPads
• What we have learnt from our topic
• Celebrating special days
• Report on Skyping our buddies
http://room5waiuku2012.blogspot.co.nz/
http://pointviewschoolroom3.blogspot.co.nz/

14. What you will see on these blogs
• Students writing turned into web2.0
presentations
• Students asking questions
• Students commenting on others work
• Home learning quizzes
http://mrsmacscyberkids.blogspot.co.nz/201
2/09/guess-storybird.html
http://theclasswithoutwalls.blogspot.co.nz/

15. What you will see on this blog
• A student who enjoys writing
• A student taking pride in their
presentation
• Her own thoughts, wonderings and
opinions
http://tarasnotebooks.blogspot.co.nz/

16. What you will see on this blog
• Vision and philosophy of the school
• Twitter updates
• Discussion about student lead
conferences
• 21st century learning at this school
http://sandyjelearningblog.blogspot.co.nz/

17. What you will see on this blog
• The journey of a new school being
built from the ground up
• Weekly updates of what has been
happening in the school
• Celebrations
• Open, translucent communication
with parents
http://hingaiapeninsulaschool.blogspot.co.nz/

19. What you will see on this wiki
• Parents calendar
• Website game links to
• Letters
• Reading
• Numeracy
• Photos
• Study Ladder
• Songs
• Homework
• Topic Links
http://1forfun.wikispaces.com/home

20. What you will see on this wiki
• Links to other wikis
• Cybersafety
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Topics
• Learning Tools
• Calendar
• Timetable
• Tutorials
http://theclasswithoutwalls.wikispaces.com/home

21. What you will see on this site
• WALTS
• Learning goals
• Resources to support
learning
• Audio clips of their music
• Movies they have made
of their learning
• Calendars
• Timetables
• Links to other blogs and
sites in the school.
https://sites.google.com/a/hp.school.nz/studio3/

22. What you will see on this wiki
• Presentations
• Resources
• Tutorials
• Keynotes
http://rachelboyd.wikispaces.com/home

23. To this
http://schooladminwiki.wikispaces.com/Home

24. So what does this mean for your learners?

25. Wikis and Blogs can be an environment without walls
Traditionally, if you wanted to create a website with your own information
on it, you would have to pay somebody to do it or buy very expensive
software and then learn how to create it yourself or learn HTML
programming language. The first two options being very costly ventures, the
third very costly time wise. Nowadays you can do it for free and with basic
WordProcessing knowledge anybody can put together their own website
very quickly. Plus it is online and accessible by anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Because of this freedom websites are being developed for all sorts of
reasons.
In education, teachers are creating websites to hold their teaching resources
(i.e. visual aids explaining learning strategies) and point students to learning
sites that are suitable for their needs. In administration, websites are being
created for collaborative, communication purposes to reach across all staff
and/or to provide information for outside viewers. Students are able to
revisit their learning in their own time, using their own devices and do not
have to be in the classroom to access their teachers resources. In
administration, paper trails are now stored all in one place, able to be
accessed for viewing, editing, commenting by all at any time, on any device
and anywhere.

26. References
Jacqui Sharp ‘Where to start with Wikis and Blogs’
http://wheretostartwithwikisandblogs.wikispaces.co
m/
Jacqui Sharp ‘Cool schools wikis and blogs’
http://coolschoolwikisandblogs.wikispaces.com/
http://educationtechnologysolutions.com.au/2012/0
8/14/how-wikis-can-help-schools-organise-their-
content/