Blogs & Wikis

Why Blogs & WikisCreative

CollaborativeCommunicate

Problem SolveShare and Show

Build and DevelopPersonalised

Show and tellTeamwork yet individualised

Free to UseIn any environment with Internet access

Very Simple to createAllows students to take responsibility and modify pages

Whatever, Whenever, WhereverClassroom critical reflections

Journals

E-PortfoliosWebpages

ProjectsOnline Units

Web quests and investigations

Community Projects

Home-School workParent/Community involvementReal, Engaging, Authentic

Wait……..Why are you using technology?

What is your true learning aim?

How can wikis be used in the classroom?

Group projects: Students work together in one place to research, outline, draft, and edit projects within the wiki

Assignments: Post homework, course materials, study guides, and more.

Resource Collections: Organize articles, websites, videos, and other resources for students

Peer Review: Post questions for student brainstorming, or have students post papers for peer feedback

Group FAQ: Students and/or teachers post and respond to questions on a given topic

Parent Involvement: Give parents a chance to be a part of the classroom and stay up to date on classroom news and events

Online Newspaper: Create a student-published online newspaper

create, collaborate, communicate

10 ways to use your blogs for learning

1. Post Materials and Resources

2. Host online discussions

3. Create a class publication

4. Replace your newsletter

5. Get your students blogging

6. Share your lesson plans

7. Integrate multimedia of all descriptions

8. Organise, organise, organise

9. Get feedback

10. Create a fully functional website

http://ultranetbsw.wetpaint.com/ (Prin Conference wiki)

http://kdpsstaff.wetpaint.com/

http://wboolnetmaths.wetpaint.com/

http://classroomtechtrends.wetpaint.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/category/education

http://edublogs.org/videos/

http://sperry20.edublogs.org/

http://wordpress.com/

http://ultranetbsw.wordpress.com/

Lesson 1

Introduction – Set up Class Wiki, Students set up there own pages.

Set students homework to use mobile phones, cameras, video, to record real life examples of the topics you have

covered

Lesson 2

UPLOAD videos to network.Students upload videos to teachertube.com

Update their wiki page including photos and videos created by students.

Imagine This….

The Power of Mobile Learning

Have a go!

Make your first wiki private and invite the class to it…. Until you are sure they know how to edit it fully.

Don’t be scared to take a lesson or so to get used to the wiki.

The more students are allowed to use the EVIL technologies, the more they will want to use them.

If we fully embrace these new technologies, we can avoid student missuse.

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PDAsiPods

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whateverwhenever

wherever ...just jump in and have a go!

a word from Greg

http://gbwhitby.parra.catholic.edu.au/