What is a wiki?

A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser.

Why use a wiki?• Easy to use• Web-based• Anyone can make changes, no webmaster

needed• History of a page is saved after it is edited• Flexible• Easy to get information to students• Easy to collaborate with other teachers

without use of email.

A wiki can be used to develop the following:

• Classroom management• Collaboration• Discussions• Student Portfolios

Classroom management

• Teachers can use wikis to post assignments, outlines for class lecture and discussion, notes for class assignments, Web links for units of study, and WebQuests. Teachers can lock a wiki to prevent changes to their pages if they choose.

Collaboration

• Peer editing can be effective with a wiki.• Students can work together to produce a

document and discuss the organization as they work through the process.

• Students can also write individual papers and receive help from other students and adults.

• Wikis can also be shared with classrooms across the world.

Discussions

• Discussions can also give students positive feedback and stimulate higher-order thinking.

• Discussion can facilitate healthy exchanges of opinion on controversial topics.

• Students will motivate each other to think about current issues because they will have the chance for lively interchange of ideas.

Student Portfolios

• Students can post classroom projects.• Students can keep all their brainstorming

ideas, research notes, and links in one place.

• Students and teachers can keep their work organized.

Creating a PB wiki is easier than making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!

•Crestview’s PB Wiki

•http://clsdtechnology.pbworks.com.

Request Access

• Type in email to get access• Check email for access to PB works• Log in with email and password• http://clsdtechnology.pbworks.com/

CLSD Technology Committee

• Comment area• To add content, click edit• Change content and save• Pages and Files• Navigator• Side Bar• Recent Activity• Create a page• Upload files

Wiki ideas for the classroom

• Wiki ideas for the classroom http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm

• Wiki to introduce you how to use a wiki http://web2tutorial.wikispaces.com/wikis

• Teaching today wiki basics http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/wiki-basics

• PB Works Tutorial Video http://pbworks.com/content/supportcenter

Example School wikis

• Huge list of educational examples http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

• Directory of educational PB wikis by grade level http://www.publicpbwikis.com/Educational/