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Wiki What?

Using Wikis for Teaching and Learning

Your facilitator: Kevin Sherman

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Wiki What will we do?

• Quick Introduction• 3-2-1 Activity to learn about wikis• Share Ideas & Questions• Make your own wiki

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What is a Wiki?• A webpage with an Edit button• Easy to use• Perfect for collaborative

learning

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Why Wikispaces?

• “The world’s easiest to use wiki.”

• No experience necessary. You are up and

running in minutes.

• There are other good wiki sites:

– PB Wiki

– Wetpaint

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Why Bring It To The Classroom?

• Great motivator for students

• Easy to monitor

• Allows for creativity and innovation

• Encourages participation of all students

• Promotes communication between students, teachers,

and parents

• A new, interesting way to learn

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How Can I Use it in a Classroom?

• Simple websites

• Peer-reviewed projects

• Group projects

• Manage school and classroom documents

• Classroom discussion and debate

• Teacher collaboration

• Post classroom assignments

• Collaborate with an international classroom

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How does a wiki work?

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Wiki Terms

Page 1 Page 2

Space 1

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

Space 2

Page 1 Page 2

Space 3

User Account

• User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username,

password, and e-mail address• Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate• Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages

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Wiki Terms Continued

Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space• Public: Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace

• Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit

• Private: Only members can view or edit your space

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Editing Your Wiki• Click the Edit This Page button at the top of your wiki.

• Write the text you would like on your page.

• You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and more.

• Once you are done editing, click Save.

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Adding Links on Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.

• Highlight the text you would like to link and click on the earth icon in the toolbar.

• Another window will appear allowing you to create a link to another page in your space

or another website.

• Click Ok.

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Adding Images to Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.

• Click the icon that looks like a tree.

• Browse your computer for the image you would like and click Open.

• Upload the chosen picture or file.

• Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page.

• Double click the image or file to place it on the page.

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Adding Media to Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.

• Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar.

• Choose the type of object you’d like to embed.

• Follow the instructions for embedding each object.

• Click Save.

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Time for an Activity

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Getting to the Wiki1.Get your guest number from Kevin

2.Open the .pdf “Wiki Training Guests”

3. Record your user name and password

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Getting to the Wiki4.Go to

www.wikispaces.com/site/signin

5.Enter user name and password from the .pdf “Wiki Training Guests”

6.Under Favorite Wikis, click “ShermanTraining”

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Additional Resources for Teachers

• Wikispaces will create your student accounts for you!– http://www.wikispaces.com/help+teachers

• Check out our K-12 Educational Community at:– http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com

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Our Offer to Teachers

Plus Plan isFREE

for Educators!

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Wikis for Your School

Private Label Benefits:• Self-contained wiki

environment• Unlimited spaces and user

accounts• Safe and secure• Administrative control• Wikispaces support

Learn more about Wikispaces Private Label at www.wikispaces.com/site/privatelabel

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Questions?

• Visit us:

http://www.wikispaces.com

• Email us:

help@wikispaces.com

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Thank You

Thanks for listening and watching along. We hope to hear from you soon. Until then,

- The Wikispaces Team:

Adam, Bisma, Dom, James, and Sarah