examples of knowledge communities

8/4/2019 Examples of Knowledge Communities

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By Robin Powell


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http://www.proteacher.net
http://www.proteacher.net/http://www.proteacher.net/


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What is the Community?This community was founded in 1999 for

professional teachers and staff to connect with

other teachers. It is designed for teachers workingin early childhood, elementary grades K-6 and

middle school. Retired teachers are also welcome

to participate. This site is not intended for use for

homeschooling. Even though this site is intended

for teachers, it can also be used by parents and

education students.


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To enter this site you have to create a username and a

password. Once you have created an account, you

will be able to create your own profile. Members canalso create their own blogs, create their own posts or

create their own scrapbook. There are several Main

Boards that have already been created that teachers

can view and communicate with other teachersteaching the same grade or have the same interest.

How to use ProTeacher


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Why its a Knowledge CommunityProTeacher Community is a way for teachers toconnect using blogs and discussion boards. These

Blogs are a way for teacher to express their

thoughts and others can rate them and leave acomment. There are also groups that are formed toconnect similar interests. Teachers are able to share

ideas and lesson plans. There is also a chat

function that is currently under construction. Thiswill be a great way for teacher to communicate in

real time with other teachers.


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Meeting Rooms & Topics

Reading Essentials

Bluebonnet Room

Conversations about Poetry

Carnation Room

Six Trait Writing

Forget-me-not

National board Certification

Iris Room

Responsive Classroom Approach

Magnolia Rom

Daily 5

Peony Room

PT Book Club

Poppy Room

PT Biggest Losers

Red Clover Room

Units of Study

Rose Room

Debbie Miller

Sunflower Room

Picture Books for Instruction

Violet Room


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Popular Threads

They cut out...Primary K-3[33]

Birthday TreatsFifth Grade[21]

What are you going to...Retired Teachers[16]

Am I the only teacher...The VENT[41]

What book to start with?Sixth Grade[18]

Buried a student today...Vent II[40]

Scientific MethodFourth Grade[22]

Smartboard RulesSmartboarding[7]

# of Students So FarSecond Grade[73]

5th Grade ScienceMath & Science[15]

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Special Interests

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Financial Peace281 members

Couch to 5K141 members

The Group About Nothing27 members

Trying to Conceive233 members

Atheists and Agnostics40 members

Donors Choose272 members

Be a Book Whisperer257 members

Task Cards1228 members

Classroom Pictures1273 members

Weight Watchers

482 members

PBS/PBIS146 members

Postcards from Pre K15 members

SF Reading Street 1st...151 members

Guided Math - GM342 members

Teacher Created Stuff154 members
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This knowledgecommunity is using new

media to sustain itself

because it is a internetbased community whereteachers can come

together to share a similarinterest. In the pastteachers could only

communicate with theteachers within the sameschool or district. Usingthis new media, teachersare able to communicate

with other teachers

around the world withoutleaving their classroom.


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http://www.mibba.com/
http://www.mibba.com/http://www.mibba.com/


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What is the Community?A creative site designed for young authors to share their

stories and gain feedback from a growing audience.

Users can also communicate via a Message Board andare able to express their thoughts and feelings bywriting journals which are posted on the site.

www.mibba.com


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Mibba usses newmedia to read its

users. They have awebsite where

members can createan account and log

in from anycomputer. They

also use functionslike chat so

members cancommunicate witheach other in real

time and get animmediateresponse.


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Why its a Knowledge CommunityMibba is a knowledge community

because it is a way for authors to get

feedback from other writers about theirwork. Members can post their work

and have it critiqued. There is also a

chat function that lets writers

communicate with each other abouttopics other than specific written works.


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Poems Journals Radio Chat Forums

MenuNews Articles Reviews Users Stories


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Forum Topics

Chat Society Life

Writing Entertainment Music

Photos Technology Mibba


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http://www.internetwritingworkshop.org/
http://www.internetwritingworkshop.org/http://www.internetwritingworkshop.org/


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What is the Community?The internet Writing Workshop is a set of mailing lists

(groups) that communicate in English by email. This

is a community where writers can submit andcritique writers works. There are different categories

for critiquing and discussions.


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To become a member of this community, you have

to be at least 18 years of age. There is a minimum

age requirement because some of the posted

material could be controversial or of the adult

nature. Members participate in this community bysubmitting their works and critiquing other

members works. Members are asked to spend a

minimum of hour per week participating in each

critiquing list they are involved in. This is just aminimum but most members spend more than this

because they find this community to be very

rewarding.


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Why its a Knowledge CommunityThis is a knowledge community because it is a

place where beginner writers can submit their

work and get it critiqued for free by more

advanced writers. The advanced writers can

share their experience and expertise with

writers that are just getting started.


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Critiquing List Short Stories in all genres

Fiction

Romance fiction from short stories to books

Lovestory

All forms of Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction

Chapters of novels in all genres, and memoirs.Novels

All forms of poetry: Classical, free verse, concrete poetry, or prose poems

Poetry


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Critiquing Listcontinued

Writing exercises are assigned weekly. Members post their responses andcritique others responses.

Practice

Breif fiction: Flash fiction, sudden fiction, micro fiction, postcard fiction, orshort-short fiction.

Prose

All forms of writing for performances: Theater, screen, radio, TV etc.

Script

All forms of writing for children and young adults; Fiction, poetry, non-fiction,picture books, novels, etc.

Yawrite


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Internet Writing Workshopis using new media to

sustain itself because it isusing the internet and

internet advertising to createa writing community. Using

the internet allows writersfrom all areas to come

together. Without this newmedia, this would not be

possible. Without theinternet, writers would have

to stop what they areworking on, print it, and

bring it to a formaldiscussion where everyone

would meet at a location todiscuss their work. This isdifficult if you dont live in a

community with otherwriters with the same

interest.


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