Making Connections:Using Wikis to Make Novels Relevant

Megan BrightLIS 5260Spring 2011

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The Traditional Model

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Boredom

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Lack of focus

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“This is boring!”

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Imagine a classroom where brains look like this!

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When in doubt… WIKI!

Bright, Megan. Advcommarts. Wikispaces. Web. 1 May 2011. www.advcommarts.wikispaces.com

What can they do?

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Teacher

Student

Bright, Megan. Advcommarts. Wikispaces. Web. 1 May 2011. http://advcommarts.wikispaces.com/

Google Map

Embed Pictures

KWL Graphic Organizer

Character List

Discussion Questions

Bright, Megan. Advcommarts. Wikispaces. Web. 1 May 2011. www.advcommarts.wikispaces.com/Darcy

Bright, Megan. Advcommarts. Wikispaces. Web. 1 May 2011. http://advcommarts.wikispaces.com/00-+Intro

Original Posting

Student Comment

Bright, Megan. Advcommarts. Wikispaces. Web. 1 May 2011. http://advcommarts.wikispaces.com/Allie

Teaching Diverse Populations

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But I’m not one of those “tech people”...

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Transition Slowly

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Suggestions from Experience

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FUTURE

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SourcesBeauchamp, Kevin S. US Navy 071217-N-3398B-310 Olympic Hopefuls Work as a Team During a Log Physical Training Exercise at the Naval Special Warfare Center. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_071217-N-3398B-310_Olympic_hopefuls_work_as_a_team_during_a_log_physical_training_exercise_evolution_at_the_Naval_Special_Warfare_Center.jpg

Borrillo, Antonio. Plane 4. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plane_4.JPG

Britton, Ian. Books, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, The Latin Quarter, Paris. 2002. FreeFoto.com. Web. 1 May 2011. http://www.freefoto.com/images/1351/06/1351_06_2---Books--Shakespeare-and-Company-Bookstore--The-Latin-Quarter--Paris_web.jpg

Bright, Megan. Advcommarts. Wikispaces. Web. 1 May 2011. http://advcommarts.wikispaces.com/

De Vos, Kees. Bill Gates Delivering Key Note. Flickr. Web. 1 May 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/devos/1512453/in/set-46183

DelGaudio, Mike. Holding Hands Shadow on Sand. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holding_Hands_shadow_on_sand.jpg

Evan. Maggie Allen, teacher. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maggie_Allen,_teacher_(135767789).jpg

Gempis, Val. Yakota Cheerleaders. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yokota_cheerleaders.jpg

Jae. Boredom. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boredom.jpg

Krittaya, Love. Sleeping Students. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sleeping_students.jpg

Kurt Lowenstein Educational Center International Team. Diversity Discrimination 05. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diversity-Discrimination-05.jpg

Langner, Jens. PET-Image. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PET-image.jpg

Paarmann, Ben. Kyrgyz Student. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kyrgyz_student.jpg

PBWorks. PBWiki. Web. 1 May 2011. http://www.pbworks.com

Sanyal, Shayan. Blurry Prison. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blurry_Prison.jpg

Shigeyoshi Inoue as English Teacher. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shigeyoshi_Inoue_as_English_teacher.jpg

Sign Children 25. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sign_children_25.jpg

Watson, John. Goatscrag Hill Crag (and well equipped rock climber). Wikimedia Commons. Web. 1 May 2011. http

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Wikispaces. Tangient, LLC, 2010. Web. 1 May 2011. http://www.wikispaces.com

ZohoWiki. Zoho Corp., 2010. Web. 1 May 2011. http://www.zoho.com/wiki

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