The Wonderful World of Wikis

By Steve KatzSeptember 23, 2009

Wikis in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=fvst

What is it?

Wiki = quick

Website

Easily editable

WYSIWYG

Embed other items

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/

How can you use it in class?

Resource Creation

Student Participation

Group Projects

Student Interaction

For the Classroom

Community

Popular Wikis

Wikipedia

Wikispaces

PBWorks

Wet Paint

Example Wikis

http://cdspd.wikispaces.com/

http://electionkatz.wikispaces.com/

http://alg1statsproject.wikispaces.com/

http://webster-books.wikispaces.com/

http://honorsliterature.wikispaces.com/

http://cdsapworld.wikispaces.com/

http://iclassroom.pbworks.com/

Wiki Tips

Know what you want from students

Make expectations clear

E-mail or not to e-mail?

Adding to a Wiki

Edit page

Discussion

Notify

History

Navigation

Manage Wiki

Style

Members (permissions)

Let’s get started!

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

Credits

Slide

Source

4 http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/