Wikis In The Classroom2

Mary WallaceBen Franklin School

1. Why do we wiki? 2. What are wikis? 3. Pedagogical classroom use of

wikis. 4. How does a wiki work? 5. Questions about wiki

permissions.

Have you heard of authentic assessment?

Simple memorization and basic skills is no longer adequate for the modern employment market. Students need to have a broad base of knowledge and the ability to perform complex tasks effectively. Authentic assessment includes many learning processes in the evaluation of performance.

Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Technology, San Diego State University

Source: Profound LearningSystems, EducationalSolutions Overview

“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defensesor the problems of modern society.” Vince Lombardi

Five Essential Components of Cooperative Learning

• Positive Interdependence• Individual Accountability• Promoting Interaction• Skills for Teamwork• Group Processing

• Passive Learning• Active Learning

Students must be:

Collaborators

Synthesizers

Explainers

Problem Solvers

The word “wiki” is a short form of the Hawaiian word wiki-wiki, which means quick. The first wiki was created by Ward Cunningham in 1985. It is awebsite where anyone can edit whatever they wantanytime they want.

Do you use it as a resource?

Have you ever edited wikipedia?Wikipedia entry for Uniontown

FreeRuns on older computersRuns on slower InternetEasy, Easy, Easy“Think, Pair, Share “ for the Computer

Learning Goes UpExcitement IncreasesStudent Participation TrackingYou can control who joins/edits/seesA great “scrapbook” for digital artifactsLearning Theory at Work!

I’ve used this site as a digital scrapbook.RTI- Uniontown

Web 2.0 Mash-ups

Social Bookmarking

Social Software

RSS feeds

Tagging

Open Source

Blogs

Podcasts

Photosharing

Wikis

Internet Telephone

Source; Vicki A. Davis,Westwood Schools

WIKI

1.Lesson Summaries

2.Notes Collaboration

3.Concept Introduction

4.Exploratory Projects

5.Rewards

6.Project Organization

• Wikispaces (Public or Private)www.wikispaces.com

• WetPaint (Community)www.wetpaint.com

• PB Wikiwww.pbwiki.com

This is the fun part!!!

Let’s create a wiki

o EditingPublic (anyone)Members onlyAdministrators

onlyo Viewing

Public (anyone)Private – members

only

• Permissions•Adding Members•Locking Pages

If so, this might come in handy:

Please grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit,

The courage to edit the pages I can,

And the wisdom to know the difference.

- The Wiki PrayerSource; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, Will Richardson