3. Introductions
Donna Shelton, Associate Professor of Spanish at
NSU and Web 2.0 geek
Please introduce yourselves to those around you
and discuss your goals for this workshop. How do
you plan to use your wiki in your teaching?
Be ready to introduce another participant to the rest
of the group
4. Workshop overview
We’re going to use PBWorks as our wiki hosting
site for this demonstration
You are also welcome to use Wikispaces
You should consider privacy issues and your district’s or
institution’s policies in setting up your wiki
As a part of learning what can be incorporated into
a wiki, we’ll also learn about other Web 2.0 tools
We’ll start with the basics, but then we can
individualize according to your needs
5. What’s a wiki?
A website that multiple people can create and edit
They can be private or public
They can be simple or quite complex
Text only
One page or multiple pages
Images, videos, maps, and more and more
Let’s watch a short video that explains it
6. Wikis and world languages
Wikis have a number of advantages for language
instruction
Teachers can use them to post resources and
assignments
Students can use them on collaborative projects
Wikis are the perfect repository for multi-media
learning objects
7. What do you want to do?
Before we set up our wikis, let’s talk about what you
want to do
Who’s going to use your wiki?
Will your wiki be text only?
Do you want a wiki with just one page or multiple
pages?
What bells and whistles do you want?
Your preferences will help me tailor the workshop to
your needs
8. Let’s get started. Go to
www.pbworks.com and click on
the For Education link at the top.
9. There’s one thing to know before
you set up your account:
You’ll need to verify your email
address. If you open your email
now, it will save time. If your school
email won’t work, set up a free
Gmail account first.
10. There’s a free,
basic account,
and then there
are premium
accounts. They
aren’t free.
11. This is the free, basic account.
Check out the features.
