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Using Wikis in the Classroom. Dean Flyr Des Moines Public School [email protected] http ://iowatechideas.wikispaces.com/. Why are we here?. 1. What is the read/write web? 2. What is a wiki? What do these things mean for you and your students ? How to create your own wiki!!. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Using Wikis in the Classroom
Dean Flyr Des Moines Public [email protected]
http://iowatechideas.wikispaces.com/
Why are we here?
1. What is the read/write web?2. What is a wiki?3. What do these things mean for you and
your students?4. How to create your own wiki!!
• Powerful resource for educators and students, but…
• Information moves from publishers to consumers• Information cannot be edited• One-way Web (Web 1.0)
Read Only Web
• It is now as easy to create as it is to consume• Anyone can publish, share, and change
information online• Two-way Web (Web 2.0)• This is changing our world!
Read-Write Web
"Wiki-wiki" is Hawaiian for "Hurry or Quick”.
Wiki can also stand for: What I Know Is
What is a Wiki?
wik·i [wik-ee]–noun, plural wikis. 1. a web site that allows anyone to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser.
What does Wiki mean to us?
• A wiki is a website that anyone can edit.• If you can use a word processor, you can use a
wiki!• Visitors can see a history of changes and revert
to earlier versions.• Visitors can discuss the page in a threaded
forum.
Wiki continued….
• Collaboratively authored class texts• Writing projects• Group projects• Sharing resources• Grade level teams• Subject area teams• Professional development• Professional Learning Communities (PLC)• ePortfolios• Clubs, PTAs, and events• Mapping of concepts, brainstorming• Presentation tools
What can we do with a Wiki?
• Engagement and motivation• Inquiry-driven learning• Collaborative learning• Reflection and metacognition• 21st-century skills
Benefits
• Giving up some control• Inappropriate content• Inappropriate sharing• Threats and cyber-bullying• Intellectual property• Fraud and identity theft• Stalkers and predators• Lack of understanding
Concerns
http://iowatechideas.wikispaces.com/
Let’s Make a Wiki!!!
Any Questions?
1. What is the most important thing you learned today?
2. What are your next steps for using wikis in your work?
3. What do you want to learn more about?
Questions and Reflections