Transcript Using Wikis in the Classroom

Dean Flyr
Des Moines Public School
[email protected]
http://iowatechideas.wikispaces.com/
1. What is the read/write web?
2. What is a wiki?
3. What do these things mean for you and
your students?
4. How to create your own wiki!!
• Powerful resource for educators and students,
but…
• Information moves from publishers to consumers
• Information cannot be edited
• One-way Web (Web 1.0)
• It is now as easy to create as it is to consume
• Anyone can publish, share, and change
information online
• Two-way Web (Web 2.0)
• This is changing our world!
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"Wiki-wiki" is Hawaiian for "Hurry or
Quick”.
Wiki can also stand for:
What
I
Know
Is
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[wik-ee]–noun, plural wikis.
1. a web site that allows
anyone to add, delete, or
revise content by using a web
browser.
• A wiki is a website that anyone can edit.
• If you can use a word processor, you can use a
wiki!
• Visitors can see a history of changes and revert
to earlier versions.
• Visitors can discuss the page in a threaded
forum.
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Collaboratively authored class texts
Writing projects
Group projects
Sharing resources
Grade level teams
Subject area teams
Professional development
Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
ePortfolios
Clubs, PTAs, and events
Mapping of concepts, brainstorming
Presentation tools
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Engagement and motivation
Inquiry-driven learning
Collaborative learning
Reflection and metacognition
21st-century skills
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Giving up some control
Inappropriate content
Inappropriate sharing
Threats and cyber-bullying
Intellectual property
Fraud and identity theft
Stalkers and predators
Lack of understanding
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http://iowatechideas.wikispaces.com/
Any Questions?
1. What is the most important thing you learned
today?
2. What are your next steps for using wikis in your
work?
3. What do you want to learn more about?