Wikis

**Wikis & Widgets for Beginners**


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...learn the difference between web 1.0 & web 2.0 ...explore educational wikis ...engage in conversation about wiki implementation ...create & edit a wiki using Wikispaces.com ...create, edit, & embed a widget using Voki.com || Getting Started:
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Free Wikis for K–12 Educators

Blogs, Wikis, or Docs: Which is Right for Your Lesson?

My Guide for GCS Teachers-->Welcome to Wikis!

**Wiki Training: Welcome Activity**

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 * Select & copy the 4 questions below:
 * 1) What is the read only web?
 * 2) What is a wiki?
 * 3) What do these things mean for you and your students?
 * 4) Why are we here?
 * Click on the Discussion tab above.
 * Click "New Post", & write **"Welcome" & your 1st & last name** in the subject line.
 * Paste & answer the questions in the "Message" box.
 * <span style="color: #184343; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click "Post" to submit your answers.
 * <span style="color: #184343; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read 3 other responses by your classmates, & reply to their responses.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 1: Evaluate Educational Wikis
<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Locate an educational wiki relevant to your work. You might start with these general examples or with a Google search of educational wikis.// <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//You may want to "Join this Wiki" if you find examples on Wikispaces that you like.// <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Evaluate the wiki based on the following criteria://

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">(Include such elements as grade level, subject area, or other educational purpose.)
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What is a basic description of this wiki?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Who is the intended audience for the wiki and what would they get out of it?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Who are the intended contributors for the wiki and what would they contribute?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">How does this wiki accomplish something that only a wiki can accomplish?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What other websites or media could be used to accomplish the same thing?
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">How could you adapt this a model for your own work?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Think-Pair-Share with a classmate.//

<span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 2: Edit Your Wiki Page

 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Click on "My Wikis" in the right hand corner of this page. Click on your wiki. //
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Play with some of the tools in the Editor toolbar. //
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Change the font color, style, & size of the text
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Insert numbered & bulleted lists & a horizontal rule
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Insert an external link to any webpage
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Insert an internal (wiki) link to your home page
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Insert & edit an image (under File)
 * <span style="color: #bd4114; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Add a table, & add info to the table

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 3: Managing your own wiki

 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wiki Text:http://help.wikispaces.com/wikitext
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">History
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Notifications
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Create a New Page
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Edit Navigation
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Manage Wiki
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">My Account
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">NEW FEATURE--> Projects

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Widgets: Any embedded application in a webpage. **
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<span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Reflection Activity **


 * <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Select & copy the questions 3 questions below:
 * 1) <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What is the most important thing you learned today?
 * 2) <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What are your next steps for using wikis in your work?
 * 3) <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">What do you want to learn more about?
 * <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click on the Discussion tab above.
 * <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click "New Post", & write **"Reflection" & your 1st & last name** in the subject line.
 * <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Paste & answer the questions in the "Message" box.
 * <span style="color: #4914a3; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Click "Post" to submit your answers.


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Please click here, & complete the survey for today's training. **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">WIKI RESOURCES: media type="custom" key="8150846" align="right" width="80" height="80" <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">My Guide for GCS Teachers--> Welcome to Wikis! Everything wiki--> A How-To Guide Educational Wikis--> Great information! 50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative & Interactive Classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Exploring Wikis in Action
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Characteristics of Quality Wiki Pages
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wiki Roles for Student Groups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Teacher Checklist for Wiki Projects
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wiki Tasks for Student Groups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wiki Scoring Rubric
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Popular Wiki Services
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">PBworks Directions for Teachers