The Wide World Of Wikis

The Wide World of Wikis Benjamin Curran University Prep Academy November 1, 2007 http://upa.curran.googlepages.com http://mrcurran.pbwiki.com

Presentation Outline ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Q: What is a wiki? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Q: What’s up with the name? ,[object Object]

Q: How come I’ve never heard of wikis before? Oh, but you have…

Q: Ben, this is all fairly interesting, but you still haven’t answered this important question: WHY WIKI???

Reason #1: It makes life easier. Work smarter, not harder.

Scenario: Life Before Wikis Your group project is due this week. You and your colleagues have each worked hard on your separate parts. But how will you put it all together into one final product???

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Scenario Two: Life With Wiki With that same project, team members can post their individual work to a wiki, edit it together, and share the work of creating the final product

WIKI Source: blogswikisandmore.pbwiki.com

Reason Two: Which century are you preparing your students for?

This ain’t your father’s Oldsmobile World Wide Web. 20 th Century = Web 1.0 21 st Century = Web 2.0

Buzz-word Alert!!! ,[object Object],[object Object]

Web 1.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Web 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reason #3: What kind of learners do you want to grow?

If you want learners that can… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],… then wikis are for YOU!

Easy-to-make Class Website ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Collaboration with Colleagues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Group Projects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example #1: Group Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example #2: Wikibooks ,[object Object],[object Object]

Example #3: Long Distance Collaboration ,[object Object],[object Object]

Online Storytelling Promote creativity and collaboration by creating online stories, complete with images and/or illustrations.

Example: Choose Your Own Adventure Source: http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/

Classroom Discussion Board ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Online Glossaries & Study Guides ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Study Guide Example Source: http://studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbwiki.com/

Webliographies ,[object Object],Source: http://gps7socialstudies.pbwiki.com/

E-portfolios ,[object Object],Source: http://westwood.wikispaces.com/

Other Uses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Wiki Farms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

4 Steps to a PBWiki ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Editing your Wiki ,[object Object]

Which gives you the Point-and-Click Editor…

And the Save button… Without it, your changes won’t be made!!!

Have no fear… ,[object Object]

Other important PBWiki Buttons…

Links Just highlight the text that you want to become a link (either to a page on your wiki or to an outside URL) and click this button.

PBWiki Plug-Ins ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Safety & Security ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The main drawback / objection… ,[object Object]

Part Five: Web 2.0 Tools to Use

Social Bookmarking ,[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Great Podcasting Resource: EPNWeb.org

Video Sharing—Beyond YouTube

Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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