Wikis+in+the+Classroom

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[|Wiki definition] on Wikipedia - the largest wiki on the Internet!

[|Ward Cunningham] invented wikis in 1995.

[|How Wikis Work] - from www.howstuffworks.com

[|Wiki Design Principles] - Ward Cunningham's list of what makes a good wiki

[|Interaction Design] - what design promotes successful and productive interaction


 * [|Wikispaces Blog]** - full of great tips and instructions on creating and maintaining your wiki on wikispaces


 * Wikispaces Help** - How to Use Wikispaces Help Index

[|WikiMatrix] - compare the wikis to see which one is best for you and what you want to do with it.

[|Seven Things You Should Know About Wikis] - an article on the ups and downs of wikis by the Educause Learning Inititative

[|Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not] - an article written by Brian Lamb (2004) in the //EDUCAUSE Review,// vol. 39, no. 5 (September/October 2004): 36–48.

[|Wiki Pedagogy] - why wikis are a great tool in education!

[|Wiki Etiquette] - learn the guidelines in creating and maintaining an effective wiki

=**Training Presentation & Handouts **=





media type="custom" key="640075" =**Wikis for Educators **=

[|Wikispaces] [|PBWiki] [|Pikiwiki] [|Netcipia] wiki + blog in one place [|Zoho] office applications + wiki [|Education in Wetpaint] - wikis in education


==Widgets    == [|Create a Voki] - a talking avatar that gives your wiki the personal touch [|Spell with Flickr] - spell words using pictures that are stored on www.flickr.com [|Timeline] - many timelines that can be embedded into a wiki [|Widget Gallery] - search through mini widgets [|Widgetbox] - a widget storehouse [|Geovisite] - a counter widget that also shows geo tracking [|Who's Amung Us?] - Who is on your website/wiki and where are they located? [|ClustrMap] - locate visitors to your wiki

** Classroom Wiki Examples **
[|Welker's Wikinomics] - The Winner!!! - for students and teachers of economics GoApes - AP Environmental Science wiki Salute to Seuss - an online project for K-6 Horizon Project 2007 - a collaborative and global project [|Mr. Lee's Math 12 Advanced Class] - outcomes portfolio wiki for twelfth grade math
 * Edublog 2007 Educational Wiki Winner & Nominated Sites:**

The 50 Greatest Rockers of all Time - a wiki created by 7th and 8th graders on the history of rock and roll music Simple Machines - a wiki produced by Grade 7 students at Good News Lutheran School in Brisbane, Australia Hawaiian Student Wiki - a wiki designed by North Carolina Middle School students Student Wikis on Bluebird Houses Project - Middle School students create wikis [|Wiki Animal Research] - a project for elementary students at the Logan Elementary School [|High School Online Collaborative Project] - a very large collaboration of high school student writers Learning Latin America - Kristan Hokanson's Upper Merion High School courses Flat Classroom Project - a collaborative wiki project among seven schools 1000 and One Flat World Tales Project - collaborative writing among schools in Korea, Colorado, and Hawaii
 * Projects:**

Mrs. Crofut Wiki - Middle School English & Social Studies Mr. Moloney's Global History Wiki - 10th grade Global History high school wiki Berkeley High School Wiki - student wikis as comments on a teacher-created topic wiki page [|Village Wiki] - wiki for the students of Village Elementary School in New York - wiki example on PBWiki [|George Hall Elementary] - wiki based on the grade level field trips - a wiki example on wetpaint.com GLHS Library - Grand Ledge High School library located in Michigan Small Voice - a wiki for a Middle School Music Department for Neosho R5 School District in Missouri Family Consumer Science page - from a wiki by the Upper Merion High School Library, King of Prussia, PA
 * Classroom Wikis:**

PA Classrooms for the Future Wiki - a wiki full of resources on specific disciplines where teachers are the students
 * Resources:**

=**Copyright Free Graphics & Media **=

[|Flickr with Creative Commons] [| My eCoach] [|Pics4Learning] [|Wikimedia Commons] [|Image Chef] - create customized images!

=**Links to Help Build Wikis **= = = [|scribd] - publish yourself online and upload files [|Wiki Rubric]

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