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Wikis That Work

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Julie Lindsay
Julie Lindsay

The document discusses how wikis can be used effectively in educational settings. It provides examples of classroom wikis being used for course content development, online assignments and projects, and facilitating student-teacher and student-student interaction. It also describes some global collaborative projects using wikis, such as students from different countries exchanging perspectives on life as teenagers and a collaborative writing project.

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Wikis That Work Julie Lindsay International School Dhaka Bangladesh March 2007
Wiki Nuts and Bolts Wikipedia A great resource An authentic project students can contribute to Reliability and authenticity of information http://en.wikipedia.com A wiki is a web page/web site that allows anyone to add content without knowing HTML or other coding
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6423659.stm The ‘Fake’ professor controversy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6422877.stm School and university projects
Wikis: Essential Features Different management levels to suit user needs Anyone can contribute, edit, delete List and print pages Find the history of each page Use discussion/comments tab Embed multimedia: audio, video, RSS
Disruptive Technologies? a community for sharing information about the products you like the most http://amapedia.amazon.com/ http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
Are Wiki’s Disruptive? Innovations that drastically change the course by which users connect, engage, and relate with the world and transform society
Wikis and Pedagogy Essential features of a Wiki-centric classroom Collaborative: shared experiences Engaging and supports social learning Opportunities for publication: teacher and student Opportunities for interaction Ability to use Web 2.0 tools Online learning, 24/7 Fosters development of information literacy skills
Wikis to Support Curriculum Course content development and syllabus outlines and organization Online assignments and projects Provides for student-student and student-teacher interaction Assessment and presentation facility
Case Study Number 1 ITGS wiki http:// itgs.wikispaces.com
ITGS Wiki Best Practice Looking into the wiki-centric classroom E-Commerce Case Study http://itgs.wikispaces.com/E-Commerce+Case+Study Getting the Message with Podcasting http://itgs.wikispaces.com/Getting+the+Message+with+Podcasting Student created page: VOIP http://itgs.wikispaces.com/VOIP2
More Classroom Wikis Best practice examples: Westwood Schools wiki (Vicki Davis) http://westwood.wikispaces.com/ North Shore Reflections (Vinnie Vrotny) http://nsreflectionssupport.wikispaces.com/
More Wikis that Work Warlicks CoLearners Wiki http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php SIGHC http://sighc.iste.wikispaces.net/ Technology integration (Kim Cofino) http://mkistech.wikispaces.com/ Cyberbullying http://123elearning.wikispaces.com/cyberbullying+presentation
Global Collaboration via Wiki An online environment where all collaborators can share and interact Easily monitored by teachers and participants Readily accessible and not a steep learning curve for teachers or students to use
Case Study Number 2 Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
Flat Classroom Project 2006 Classes Westwood Schools, Camilla Georgia Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher) International School Dhaka Bangladesh Julie Lindsay
Flat Classroom media Flat Classroom review video (Julie) http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xgc7ERRrLmQ Student video: Casey and Cannelle introduction for ‘Virtual Communication’ http:// video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid =8050836436207182214&q= wiki+casey+flat Flat Classroom results aligned with ISTE standards (Vicki) http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/02/flat-classroom-results-aligned-with.html
Web 2.0 Tools Wikis, blogs, podcasts Instant Messaging, VOIP (Skype) Online productivity tools (Google docs, Dropload) Web hosting services (YouTube, Evoca) Social networking websites (MySpace)
1001 Flat World Tales A collaborative writing wiki project https://burell9english.wikispaces.com/ http://1001teachers.wikispaces.com/ (teachers coordination wiki) http://1001tales-ms1.wikispaces.com/ (MS 1001 tales wiki) Clay Burell, Korea Kim Cofino, Malaysia
International Teen Life The purpose of this project is to have teenagers from different locations around the globe exchange their thoughts and perceptions of what their lives are like.   In this project we want to give you an opportunity to explore issues, and work intensely to gain a clearer understanding of concerns that people have in the world. Clarence Fisher: http://internationalteenlife.pbwiki.com/
A Million Penguins Global collaborative writing http://www.amillionpenguins.com/wiki/index.php/Welcome
What are You Waiting For? Get started with Wikis today! Wikispaces PB Wiki WetPaint
Wikis That Work Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License 3.0 Presented by Julie Lindsay International School Dhaka, Bangladesh At ECIS IT, International School Düsseldorf March 2007 All resources mentioned in this slideshow (and more!) can be found on the wiki page: http:// julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com /

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Wikis That Work

  • 1. Wikis That Work Julie Lindsay International School Dhaka Bangladesh March 2007
  • 2. Wiki Nuts and Bolts Wikipedia A great resource An authentic project students can contribute to Reliability and authenticity of information http://en.wikipedia.com A wiki is a web page/web site that allows anyone to add content without knowing HTML or other coding
  • 5. Wikis: Essential Features Different management levels to suit user needs Anyone can contribute, edit, delete List and print pages Find the history of each page Use discussion/comments tab Embed multimedia: audio, video, RSS
  • 6. Disruptive Technologies? a community for sharing information about the products you like the most http://amapedia.amazon.com/ http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
  • 7. Are Wiki’s Disruptive? Innovations that drastically change the course by which users connect, engage, and relate with the world and transform society
  • 8. Wikis and Pedagogy Essential features of a Wiki-centric classroom Collaborative: shared experiences Engaging and supports social learning Opportunities for publication: teacher and student Opportunities for interaction Ability to use Web 2.0 tools Online learning, 24/7 Fosters development of information literacy skills
  • 9. Wikis to Support Curriculum Course content development and syllabus outlines and organization Online assignments and projects Provides for student-student and student-teacher interaction Assessment and presentation facility
  • 10. Case Study Number 1 ITGS wiki http:// itgs.wikispaces.com
  • 11. ITGS Wiki Best Practice Looking into the wiki-centric classroom E-Commerce Case Study http://itgs.wikispaces.com/E-Commerce+Case+Study Getting the Message with Podcasting http://itgs.wikispaces.com/Getting+the+Message+with+Podcasting Student created page: VOIP http://itgs.wikispaces.com/VOIP2
  • 12. More Classroom Wikis Best practice examples: Westwood Schools wiki (Vicki Davis) http://westwood.wikispaces.com/ North Shore Reflections (Vinnie Vrotny) http://nsreflectionssupport.wikispaces.com/
  • 13. More Wikis that Work Warlicks CoLearners Wiki http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php SIGHC http://sighc.iste.wikispaces.net/ Technology integration (Kim Cofino) http://mkistech.wikispaces.com/ Cyberbullying http://123elearning.wikispaces.com/cyberbullying+presentation
  • 14. Global Collaboration via Wiki An online environment where all collaborators can share and interact Easily monitored by teachers and participants Readily accessible and not a steep learning curve for teachers or students to use
  • 15. Case Study Number 2 Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
  • 16. Flat Classroom Project 2006 Classes Westwood Schools, Camilla Georgia Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher) International School Dhaka Bangladesh Julie Lindsay
  • 17. Flat Classroom media Flat Classroom review video (Julie) http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xgc7ERRrLmQ Student video: Casey and Cannelle introduction for ‘Virtual Communication’ http:// video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid =8050836436207182214&q= wiki+casey+flat Flat Classroom results aligned with ISTE standards (Vicki) http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/02/flat-classroom-results-aligned-with.html
  • 18. Web 2.0 Tools Wikis, blogs, podcasts Instant Messaging, VOIP (Skype) Online productivity tools (Google docs, Dropload) Web hosting services (YouTube, Evoca) Social networking websites (MySpace)
  • 19. 1001 Flat World Tales A collaborative writing wiki project https://burell9english.wikispaces.com/ http://1001teachers.wikispaces.com/ (teachers coordination wiki) http://1001tales-ms1.wikispaces.com/ (MS 1001 tales wiki) Clay Burell, Korea Kim Cofino, Malaysia
  • 20. International Teen Life The purpose of this project is to have teenagers from different locations around the globe exchange their thoughts and perceptions of what their lives are like.   In this project we want to give you an opportunity to explore issues, and work intensely to gain a clearer understanding of concerns that people have in the world. Clarence Fisher: http://internationalteenlife.pbwiki.com/
  • 21. A Million Penguins Global collaborative writing http://www.amillionpenguins.com/wiki/index.php/Welcome
  • 22. What are You Waiting For? Get started with Wikis today! Wikispaces PB Wiki WetPaint
  • 23. Wikis That Work Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License 3.0 Presented by Julie Lindsay International School Dhaka, Bangladesh At ECIS IT, International School Düsseldorf March 2007 All resources mentioned in this slideshow (and more!) can be found on the wiki page: http:// julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com /