Wikis in Science

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Wikis in Science. Wikispaces. Sheila Peres da Silva OLMC Parramatta 8 th September 2012. Why use wikis? Engage in a wiki Make your own wiki. This workshop will cover. Why Wikis?. To manage student learning activities. Why Wikis?. Students can show off their creative talents. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Wikis in Science

Sheila Peres da SilvaOLMC Parramatta8th September 2012

Wikispaces

This workshop will cover

Why use wikis? Engage in a wiki Make your own wiki

Why Wikis? To manage student learning activities.

Why Wikis? Students can show off their creative talents

Why Wikis? Students work at their own pace

Why Wikis? Absent students can access learning material

Why Wikis? Students learn from their peers.

Why Wikis? To assess student knowledge & technology skills

Tips for making your own wiki

Create a Digital citizenship page

Create pages containing learning outcomes and learning activities for each topic

Tips for making your own wiki Create student pages using the User Creator

bulk method

.csv file

Tips for making your own wiki Permissions and Locking pages that you

would not like students to edit

Engage in a wiki

www.qualityscience.wikispaces.com

Conclusion

Think about: would your students be more engaged in their learning when they have their own wiki page?

Questions?

Email: peresds@olmc.nsw.edu.au @sheellap

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