Wikis2


 * Wikis & Widgets for Developing Users **

Objectives: In this training, participants will...

 ...explain their wiki work & integration thus far ...explore other wikis ...review Wikispaces & widgets ...create new widgets to embed in their wikis using Prezi & Google Docs ...further develop their wikis & ideas for integration

Welcome Activity: Share Your Own Wiki
> >> //If you've forgotten your wiki's name, sign in & click "My Wikis" to view yours.) // >> //Include such elements as grade level, subject area, or other educational purpose. // >> > Then, reply to their post with positive comments about their wiki.
 * Select & copy the 7 questions below:
 * 1) What is the full URL of your wiki? //(Ex: Mine is __http://technointegration.wikispaces.com__. //
 * 1) What is a basic description of your wiki?
 * 1) Who is the intended audience for the wiki, and what should they get out of it?
 * 2) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Who are the intended contributors for the wiki and what should they contribute?
 * 3) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What multimedia have you integrated into your wiki?
 * 4) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What other tools have you integrated into your wiki?
 * 5) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What is one obstacle or issue you anticipated, and how have you addressed it?
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click on the Discussion tab above.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click "New Post", & write **"My Wiki" & your 1st & last name** in the subject line.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Paste & answer the questions in the "Message" box.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click "Post" to submit your answers.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read the posts of your classmates. Explore their wikis.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Review Activity: Working with Wikispaces
<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I can...

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...add new pages to my wiki <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...manage the settings of my wiki (lock/unlock pages, alter the general appearance) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...alter the text formatting of my wiki with the edit toolbar <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...make bulleted & numbered lists <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...insert links (both internal & external) into my wiki <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...upload & insert files/images into my wiki <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...insert a horizontal rule <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...create & embed widgets <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">...invite others to view/join my wiki

**<span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Wiki Development **

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">New Feature! //

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">By now, you may have noticed new icons on your Wikispaces navigation bar. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Projects// is a new feature of Wikispaces that allows you to assign group projects <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">to be completed on individual team pages. This makes it much easier to manage your wiki!

**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Let's Practice! **
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click here to read more & learn how this works!

<span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 1: Discussion
<span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//In pairs, "show & tell" your wiki using the following guideline://
 * <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//how your wiki currently looks//
 * <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//what changes you'd like to make to it//
 * <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//how you've been using your wiki thus far//
 * <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//how you'd like to use your wiki with your current students//

<span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 2: Wiki Integration Think-Pair-Share

 * <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Explore Ideas: 50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative & Interactive Classroom//
 * <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Engage in conversation with your assigned partner: What ideas can I implement in my classroom this school year?//

<span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Using Prezi

 * 1) <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Review: Working with Prezi
 * 2) <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Develop a short Prezi for embedding in any wiki page
 * 3) <span style="color: #2a5a32; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Embed the Prezi on the designated page of your wiki

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 * ==<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Next steps ==
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