Wikis in the Classroom

Teresa WoodsRosemont 6th Grade

http://rosemont6.wikispaces.com

WIKIWhat is a

Comes from the Hawaiian Phrase Wiki WikiWhich means super fast.

One example of a large wiki is the Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia in many languages that anyone can edit.

What can you do with a Wiki

Interactive assignments

Embed videos

Store Web Links

Home work assignments

Embed Web 2.0 creations

Post course notes

Class/organization Calendar

Post course notes

Syllabus Parent Information

Rosemont 6th Grade Libraryhttp://rosemont6.wikispaces.com/

Arbor Heights Elementaryhttp://arborheights.wikispaces.com

Sample Wikis

Post Home work and parent information

7th Grade Home Workhttp://7thgradehomework.wikispaces.com

Share Student Work

Springfield http://andtothink.wikispaces.com

Share and Organize Web Links

Mr. Valdez – Social Studieshttp://rosemontsocialstudies.wikispaces.com

Student Oriented & Interactive

Corzet Mathhttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com

Post Student information,Assignments and handouts.

Mrs. Pilgreen - English Ihttp://pilgreenenglish.wikispaces.com

MOS Reviewhttp://lsamsavideo.wikispaces.com

Speech Classhttp://pilgreenspeech.wikispaces.com

Interactive assignments

Ipod Projecthttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/iPodPilot

6th Grade Remedial Englishhttp://6thgrade-07.pbworks.com/w/page/1071815/FrontPage 7th Grade Sciencehttp://mrsfranksciencewiki.wikispaces.com

WidgetsEmbedding a video & Web 2.0 items

High School British Lit.http://pilgreenbritishliterature.wikispaces.com

Rosemont 6th – Voki , Aminotohttp://rosemont6.wikispaces.com

Do’s• Use the “Help” button • Identify yourself• Make the Wiki user friendly• Start small, start with 1 assignment or just a few pages• Have a Plan• Make sure each student can find the wiki and navigate through it.• Make a separate page for each subject, topic or project

• Give each page a slightly different look• The navigation is the key. Keep it maintained.• Only have relevant pages visible. (Pages can be hidden until you are ready to use them.)• When you add a link to an external site; do have it open in a new window.

• Post student information as names, grades etc.• Make your Wiki to “busy”. More is not always better.• If you post a photo of a student you must have a signed press release.• Have non-working links

Don’ts

Where to StartWiki Spaceshttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

Wetpaint Wikis in Educationhttp://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com

PpWorkshttp://pbworks.com/

Resources 17 Interesting Ways to use a Wiki

https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_164hj4tw6gf

Wikis in Educationhttp://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/wikiedu

Design Ideashttp://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki

Wikis in Plain Englishhttp://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english