Wiki space Presentation.

Agenda•What is a wiki?•What is a blog?•Comparisons •Educational benefits•Examples of wikis•How to create a wiki•Break into groups•Feedback

What is a wiki?•A wiki space is a space of your own usually devoted to one topic. Each space can hold many pages, files, and images.

Types of wikisThere are three types of wikisPublic: can be viewed or edited by anyone.

Protected: can be viewed by anyone but can only be edited by members of the space.

Private: can only be viewed or edited by members of the space. Costs money to have this.

What is a blog?The word blog is an abbreviation of weblog

A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web.

In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.

Wiki vs Blog Wiki Blog

Can be more personalised or creativeCan be restricted to certain groups Can be used to showcase different subjectsCan link a blog into a wikiCan add links to applications Use as a tool to set homework

is more linear and formalIs more public and harder to controlIs usually based around a subject or event

Educational benefitsCan be used to showcase your school to the wider worldFamilies and friends can see what is happening in your class and is another tool of communication between home and schoolStudents can create and link their own pages to a central wiki spaceAllows a global audience for students work.Students can post achievements and raise their own bar.Literacy skills are being learnt and utilised in different ways.Allows out of school students to be able to join in class activities.

Examples of wikishttp://mantar.wikispaces.com/http://somersetcres-room9.wikispaces.com/Room+9+-+Iwahttp://somersetcres-room9.wikispaces.com/Room+11+-+Tekau+ma+tahihttp://www.wikispaces.com/

Cool widgets and stuff

www.mybannermaker.comwww.clocklink.comwww.picturetrail.comhttp://www.primarygames.com/www.coolmath-games.comhttp://www.youtube.com/http://www.flickr.com/

Thank you

l.angland@somersetcres.school.nz