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Mary WallaceBen Franklin School
1. Why do we wiki? 2. What are wikis? 3. Pedagogical classroom use of
wikis. 4. How does a wiki work? 5. Questions about wiki
permissions.
Have you heard of authentic assessment?
Simple memorization and basic skills is no longer adequate for the modern employment market. Students need to have a broad base of knowledge and the ability to perform complex tasks effectively. Authentic assessment includes many learning processes in the evaluation of performance.
Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Technology, San Diego State University
Source: Profound LearningSystems, EducationalSolutions Overview
“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defensesor the problems of modern society.” Vince Lombardi
Five Essential Components of Cooperative Learning
• Positive Interdependence• Individual Accountability• Promoting Interaction• Skills for Teamwork• Group Processing
• Passive Learning• Active Learning
Students must be:
Collaborators
Synthesizers
Explainers
Problem Solvers
The word “wiki” is a short form of the Hawaiian word wiki-wiki, which means quick. The first wiki was created by Ward Cunningham in 1985. It is awebsite where anyone can edit whatever they wantanytime they want.
Do you use it as a resource?
Have you ever edited wikipedia?Wikipedia entry for Uniontown
FreeRuns on older computersRuns on slower InternetEasy, Easy, Easy“Think, Pair, Share “ for the Computer
Learning Goes UpExcitement IncreasesStudent Participation TrackingYou can control who joins/edits/seesA great “scrapbook” for digital artifactsLearning Theory at Work!
I’ve used this site as a digital scrapbook.RTI- Uniontown
Web 2.0 Mash-ups
Social Bookmarking
Social Software
RSS feeds
Tagging
Open Source
Blogs
Podcasts
Photosharing
Wikis
Internet Telephone
Source; Vicki A. Davis,Westwood Schools
WIKI
1.Lesson Summaries
2.Notes Collaboration
3.Concept Introduction
4.Exploratory Projects
5.Rewards
6.Project Organization
• Wikispaces (Public or Private)www.wikispaces.com
• WetPaint (Community)www.wetpaint.com
• PB Wikiwww.pbwiki.com
This is the fun part!!!
Let’s create a wiki
o EditingPublic (anyone)Members onlyAdministrators
onlyo Viewing
Public (anyone)Private – members
only
• Permissions•Adding Members•Locking Pages
If so, this might come in handy:
Please grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit,
The courage to edit the pages I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
- The Wiki PrayerSource; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, Will Richardson