18 interesting ways to use a wiki in the classroom

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18 Interesting Ways* to

Use a Wiki in theClassroom

*and tips

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I THINK THE BEST REASON ISEXACTLY WHAT WE ARE

DOING RIGHT NOW!

COLLABORATING....

"Wiki" is not a tool.It's a way of working.

It's a way of collective reflection

around an object.


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#1 - Create a subject-specific repository

Get students to write their own revision materials!

1. Sign up for a free'education' wiki withWikispaces(see linkbelow)

2. Make the wiki onlyopen to those you havegranted access.

3. Get students to sign upfor a Wikispacesaccount

http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

4. Make studentsresponsible for theirown pages.

5. Students cancollaborate andbecome 'experts'

Doug Belshaw
http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers%20http://dougbelshaw.com/bloghttp://dougbelshaw.com/bloghttp://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers%20http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers%20


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#2 - Ask for student response

as collaborative projectoAnd To Think That I Saw It On My Way To Schoolo Love That Dog

to bookso Civil War Novelso Ghost Cadet

to classwork/class discussionso WikiWorld!o Emma's Politics Page

To Canadian mentoro Di Hengen and student conversations

Paula White
http://andtothink.wikispaces.com/http://crozetdigikids.wikispaces.com/Civil+War+Novelshttp://ghostcadet.wikispaces.com/http://crozet5thgrade.wikispaces.com/wikiworld%21http://crozet5thgrade.wikispaces.com/Emma%27spoliticspagehttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Mentors%20http://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Mentors%20http://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Mentors%20http://crozet5thgrade.wikispaces.com/Emma%27spoliticspagehttp://crozet5thgrade.wikispaces.com/Emma%27spoliticspagehttp://crozet5thgrade.wikispaces.com/wikiworld%21http://crozet5thgrade.wikispaces.com/wikiworld%21http://ghostcadet.wikispaces.com/http://crozetdigikids.wikispaces.com/Civil+War+Novelshttp://andtothink.wikispaces.com/http://andtothink.wikispaces.com/


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#3 - Show off Student Work

to demonstrate understandingo Fractions, Decimals and Percentso Consecutive Numbers

for an audience (reports and projects)o Landmarks and Matho Discrimination (check out Japanese Americans)

for advertising purposeso 5th Grade Fundraiser (see menu on left)

To meet someone (in this case, our mentor introducing herself)o Dionne Hengen

Paula White

The Rotunda Charlottesville, VAUSA

Scott Stadium At UVACharlottesville, VA
http://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Our+Understanding+of+Fractions%2C+Decimals+and+PerCentshttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/How+to+Add+Consecutive+Numbershttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Landmarks+and+Mathhttp://discrimination.wikispaces.com/%20%20http://fundraiserinformation.wikispaces.com/http://misshcres.wikispaces.com/http://misshcres.wikispaces.com/http://misshcres.wikispaces.com/http://fundraiserinformation.wikispaces.com/http://discrimination.wikispaces.com/%20%20http://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Landmarks+and+Mathhttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Landmarks+and+Mathhttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/How+to+Add+Consecutive+Numbershttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/How+to+Add+Consecutive+Numbershttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Our+Understanding+of+Fractions%2C+Decimals+and+PerCentshttp://crozetmath0809.wikispaces.com/Our+Understanding+of+Fractions%2C+Decimals+and+PerCents


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#5- Publish Training VideosUse Jing and Wikis together to learn and review

Students:o Researched/mastered assigned objective for MOS

Certification testo Wrote scripts with step-by-step instructionso

Used Jing to record screencastso Used a Wikispaces wiki to upload video and add

script Wiki is now a source for learning and reviewing MOS

test objectives Has also been shared with school staff for quick how-

to reminders

Heidi Van Riper

@hlvanrip
http://www.jingproject.com/http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/OfficeSpecialist/http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/OfficeSpecialist/http://lsamsavideo.wikispaces.com/http://lsamsavideo.wikispaces.com/http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/OfficeSpecialist/http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/OfficeSpecialist/http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/OfficeSpecialist/http://www.jingproject.com/


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#6 - Post PodcastEmbed Podcast

Create podcast and embed on pageo SES Computer Lab

We use Podomatic to create ours, then embed the code inthe wiki.

Barb Smith
http://bsmithses.wikispaces.com/http://bsmithses.wikispaces.com/


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#7- Sharing teaching techniques among staffInvite staff to share ideas that work and build up a

library of techniquesFor example Good practice in teaching pupils with SEN Ideas for stetching the most able

Ways of integrating thinking skills / MIs into lessons

Advantages Easy access to staff when it's convienient to them Quickly builds into a valuable resource

Some staff will contribute and this builds sharedsense of ownership

Dave Stacey

@davestacey


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#8 A wiki as a forum for pupils to air issuesrelevant to teenagers.

Create a wiki for a group of teenagers.

Pupils create seperate wiki pages relating to certainissues:o Bullyingo Drugso Peer-pressureo etc

Pupils include links to resources, helplines,fora etc.

Pupils use the Wiki discussionso Pupils use the discussions in addition to the pages themselves.

The discussions allow conversations around the issue.

Submitted by Dughall McCormickTwitter: @dughall
http://twitter.com/dughallhttp://twitter.com/dughallhttp://twitter.com/dughall


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#9 - Where can I get a wiki?Four companies offer ad-free wikis to educators. Each

offer different features, which may make them suitablefor specific purposes

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com

http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki

Dave Stacey

@davestacey

http://pbworks.com/http://pbworks.com/
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachershttp://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/http://pbwiki.com/academic.wikihttp://pbworks.com/http://pbworks.com/http://pbworks.com/http://pbworks.com/http://pbwiki.com/academic.wikihttp://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachershttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachershttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers


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#10 - Interactive Sub (Supply) PlansCreate a page with sub plans and post for class

Create voki and readplans to class

Post Schedule and showclass

Require at least oneassignment be doneusing wiki creatingvirtual classroom

teacher can look in on

Sub (Supply) PlansSample Voki

@mwackerMichael Wacker


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#11 Create a collaborative dictionary.

- Create an English or foreign language dictionary to catalogue newwords encountered each week:

Have a new page per topic area. As an extension, students add what type of word it is, i.e. noun,

adjective etc, genders (for MFL), and an example of its use.

Submitted byCatherine ElliottTwitter:

@catherinelliott
http://twitter.com/catherinelliotthttp://twitter.com/catherinelliotthttp://twitter.com/catherinelliott


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#12 - Classroom Site

I use a wiki as my classroom website, where I can post PDFfiles of assignments, an archive of assignments (for absent

students and for parents), section notes, worksheets, etc. I findthat it saves so much time. If students want to know what theymissed while they were gone, I can direct them to the website.If students lose their handouts and want a new copy, I can

direct them to the website. If parents want to know what we arecovering in class you guessed it!... I direct them to thewebsite. For me, Wikispaces, has been an amazing tool! Thisyear, Im also using Wikispaces to create a collaborativemythology Wikipedia that we can refer back to throughout the

year, and to create online e-portfolios of student writing.

Please feel free to visit any of my online wikis:www.pilgreenenglish.wikispaces.comwww.pilgreenspeech.wikispaces.comwww.pilgreenbritishliterature.wikispaces.com

Submitted by Jessica Pilgreen
http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachershttp://www.pilgreenenglish.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenspeech.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenbritishliterature.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenbritishliterature.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenbritishliterature.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenspeech.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenspeech.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenenglish.wikispaces.com/http://www.pilgreenenglish.wikispaces.com/http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers


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#13- For Learning JournalsStudents can reflect on their learning

Each student has a page or pages each. They can write freely about howthey learn, not just

whatthey learn. The teacher and other students can comment on the

associated discussion page. Students learn more about reflective writing by

studying entries by other students.

Teachers could create a page template to provideprompts if required.

Colleen Younghttp://colleenyoung.wordpress.com/
http://colleenyoung.wordpress.com/http://colleenyoung.wordpress.com/


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#14 - Digital Class Book Assign each student a letter of the alphabet, word, or

topic and a wiki page

Each student builds a page about a word related to theclass topic

Students can embed Glogs, upload photos and videos, andadd text to their pages

Use wiki's discussion thread for students to comment oneach other's wiki pages Content ideas:

oABC wiki about any topic (page about a word related tothe topic starting with each letter of the alphabet)

o 50 stateso Chemical reactionso Historical people, places, or events

Jayme Linton

@jaymelinton


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15 - Wiki Skills Progression

1. Add text to a prepared wiki page.2. Add text and graphics to a prepared wiki page.3. Create link to a new wiki page.4. Create link to an existing wiki page.5. Know when to create a link to a new page and when to link to an existing page.6. Create a wiki with several interlinked pages.7. Put version comments to explain the changes that have been made.

8. Add to a wiki page that has already had content added, making positive changesand explaining what has been altered.

9. Use the history to check previous versions and adding or removing information asappropriate.


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#16- Create a Class "Folder"

Each one of my blocks has a page on our Science Wiki and

members of the class are responsible for adding informationto the pageo Digital Glossary of terms used throughout the yearo Notes on topics being discussedo

Students peer edit information that is posted Group pages are linked to the block pages and are a way forgroups of students to display their final work from a projector lab

I also have included basic information about the course of

study, classroom expectations, basic explanation of ProjectBased Learning, etc.

http://mrsfranksciencewiki.wikispaces.com/Elizabeth Frank(@EliFrank23)


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#17- Homework Spreadsheet

Our students have six different classes and they used tohave to check six different websites for HW. With thisHomework Wiki, we created a centralized location for allHW, assignments, project due dates, and up coming events

for the entire 7th grade. Parents LOVE it!http://7thgradehomework.wikispaces.com/

Elizabeth Frank(@EliFrank23)


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