Wikis in Education

CSLO/Model Schools

Mary Jagiello

http://www.wnyric.org/mjagiello

Wikis created for WNYRIC CSLO/Model Schools

Erie 1 Online Wiki Users can add/edit pages for

CSLO/Model Schools, including instructional resources, technology tool help, and lesson ideas.

Wikis in Education – Created with Seedwiki Contents of the workshop will be listed on this

secondary wiki host, as well as Erie 1-based wiki server.

CSLO Files – Wiki Workshop – cslofiles.pbwiki.com (get password from presenter)

Wikis in Education Overview

Main Page - What is a Wiki? Wiki Information Issues Surrounding Wikis Activity – Discovering Wikipedia Types of Wikis – Examples of Each Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration Free Wiki Hosting

What is a wiki?

The term "wiki" comes from a Hawaiian word meaning "quick."

A wiki is an online resource that is easily editable by any user from any Internet browser.

Wikis allow for cross-referencing outside links or other pages in the same wiki.

Anyone can edit anyone else's work in a wiki. Wikis can be reverted back to previous edits. Wikis were created by Ward Cunningham for the

Portland Pattern Repository in 1995. Web-based wikis can be created with free server-based

software such as MediaWiki.

Wikis vs. Blogs

A wiki can be a blog,

but …

a blog can’t be a wiki!

Walk Through Wikis, Step by Step!

TeacherFirst: Wiki Walk-Through - http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ This resource includes basic information about

wikis, as well as curriculum integration ideas. Implementation issues are also addressed.

Wikispaces - Educational Wikis - http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

Wiki Information Wikis in Online Education -

http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wikis_in_Online_Education

Wired, March 2005: The Book Stops Here - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/wiki.html

Marc Bilodeau: Wiki, an Overview - http://www.marcbilodeau.com/research/it/wiki.pdf 

For Teachers New to Wikis - http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/For%20Teachers%20New%20to%20Wikis.html

eSchool News Online, January 25, 2006 - http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6069 

Weblogg-ed Links: Wikis - http://webloggedlinks.pbwiki.com/Wikis

Encyclopedia of Educational Technology - http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/wikiwiki/index.htm

Issues Surrounding Wikis Andy Carvin Presentation – Wiki Revolution

Internet encyclopaedias go head to head - Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds.

Wikipedia:External peer review

Wikipedia and Britannica  - The Kid’s All Right (And So’s the Old Man)

eSchoolNews on Citizendium - 2/22/07

Where Flattery, Insult Lives Side by Side (Buffalo News, 3/12/2006) – access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia (New York Times, 4/23/2007) - access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

Activity – Discovering Wikipedia

To become more familiar with the Wikipedia editor, visit the Wikipedia Sandbox at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox. Click on the "edit this page" tab to use the Wikipedia editor. There is also a Sandbox for the Erie 1 Wiki

 After you are done testing the editor, go to the Wikipedia Main Page at http://

www.wikipedia.org/.  1. Enter your hometown (e.g. Smethport, PA ) in the Search box and click the

> box.  If no page is found with that title look in the Results area in the lower area to

see if there might be a listing that uses a different format for the same information.

2. Read the information and if you find any inaccurate information, click the “edit this page” tab, correct the errors and then click the “Save page” button.

Discovering Wikipedia - Continued

 3. Click the “edit this page” tab and add some information based on your experience growing up there. For example, you might add a section called “notable businesses” to identify a business where your parents may have worked. You could also add a section dealing with sports teams and identify some information about the performance of a team you were involved with. If you want to edit an existing section of the page, click on the “edit” hyperlink just above that section. Save the page.

 4. Click the “history” tab to see the reference to your change. Click on (last)

on the line for your entry to view your changes compared to what it was prior to your change.

5. Click the Globe in the upper left corner of the page to go to the Main Page of WIKIPEDIA. On the first line is a hyperlink “anyone can edit.” Open the link and read the Introduction.

 6. Click the button “Learn more about editing.” Read the “Five Pillars” section. At the bottom of the page is a “See also” section with “Wikipedia’s principles.” You may want to read the “Simplified Ruleset,” “List of policies,” and “Statement of principles” articles from this section.

Discovering Wikipedia - Continued  7. Scroll to the very bottom of the page, click the hyperlink “About

Wikipedia,” and read the entry for background information about Wikipedia.

8. The third line contains a link “Wikimedia Foundation.” Click on it to read about the organization and history of the site. Click the Globe in the upper left corner of the page to go to the Main Page.

9. On the left side of the page under “toolbox” is a link on how to “Cite this article.”

10. Scroll to the very bottom of the page again and click on the “Privacy Policy” link. This page is within the Wikimedia Foundation site.

ErieWiki Test Drive Open your Internet browser and go to

e1online.wnyric.org/wiki

Request an account. Click on “log in/create account” once you receive your login.

After logging in, go back to the main page by clicking on the Erie 1 BOCES/WNYRIC logo in the upper left-hand corner of any page.

ErieWiki runs on the same software as Wikipedia (MediaWiki). Use the same techniques to edit this wiki.

To create a new page, put the new page title in double brackets - e.g. [[Lancaster Central School District]]

Types of Wikis – Examples of Each

Encyclopedias Online Text Books Online Dictionaries How-To Guides Best Practice Resources Online Libraries News Wikis Fan Wikis Other Wikis

Encyclopedias

Example: Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org

Beta: Citizendium - http://www.citizendium.org/

Online Text Books

Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

Wikiversity - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikiversity

Wikijunior - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior

Online Dictionaries

Example: Wiktionary - http://www.wiktionary.org

How-to Guides

 Wikihow - http://wiki.ehow.com/Main-Page

Wikihow - Be an Elementary School Teacher - http://wiki.ehow.com/Be-an-Elementary-School-Teacher

Wikibooks - Garage Band Quick Tutorial - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Garageband_Quick_Tutorial 

University of Calgary – Podcasting - http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Podcasting

Best Practice Resources

Curriki - http://www.curriki.org/ Library Success - http://

www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Blended Learning in K-12 - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blended_Learning_in_K-12/Introduction

Monroe 1 Model Schools Wiki - http://wiki.monroe.edu/

Sweet Home Admin Wiki - http://sweethomeadminwiki.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Online Libraries

Example: Wikisource - http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page:English 

Video Library - http://www.vidipedia.org/Main_Page

Music Example: Choral Public Domain Library - http://cpdl.org

News Wikis

Example: Wikinews - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page

Fan Wikis

LostPedia - http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Heroes Wiki - http://heroeswiki.com/Main_Page

This Might Be a Wiki - http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Last.fm - Artist Wiki Pages - http://www.last.fm/dashboard/

Other Wikis

Qwika (wiki search engine) - http://www.qwika.com/

Wikiquote - http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page  

Staples High Wiki - http://wiki.stapleshigh.net/wiki/Main_Page

Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki - http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/

Teen Poetry Wiki - http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/

Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration

  ENGLISH:Book reviews and comments Socratic Seminars Literature Circles Free writing Writing samples Bibliography Revisions Collaborative writing Example: High School Online Collaborative Writing - http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Example: Teen Poetry Wiki - http://www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet/

Create and post a story or book idea and have feedback and changes made for creative writing class

Essential questions or chapter questions for a novel Vocabulary activity Current events news Updated information for subjects

Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration - Continued

   SOCIAL STUDIES: Socratic SeminarsDebatesCurrent events newsResearch – Example: Studying Societies at JHK - http://studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbwiki.com/

  SCIENCE: Species research Class review

  ELEMENTARY:

Wikijunior/Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior Wikispaces – 10,000 Wikis in the Classroom Project - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

Wiki Lesson Ideas - Continued

Wikis Embedded into Webquests

AP Bio WikiWebQuest - http://scook.cuip.net/~speretz/wikiwebquest/webquest.htmAPBIO wiki link: http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/apbiowiki/apbiowiki?wpid=148951&searchresult=148951

Social Security: A New Challenge for the 21st Century - http://www.lifestreamcenter.net/DrB/Lessons/soc_sec/

India and Pakistan WebQuest Example - http://www.guhsd.net/mcdowell/wq/peace/

Free Wiki Hosting

Wikispaces (Wiki/Blog Hybrid) - http://www.wikispaces.com/ Free Wikis for Teachers and Schools – full privileges

(premium - no advertisements, secure)

pbwiki - http://pbwiki.com/ Example: http://mrlindsay.pbwiki.com/

Zoho Wiki - http://wiki.zoho.com

Wetpaint - http://www.wetpaint.com/

Seedwiki - http://www.seedwiki.com/

BluWiki - http://www.bluwiki.org/go/Main_Page

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