8 Cultural key drivers for Wiki to be successful in the workplace 1.Quickness 2.Flexibility 3.Sharing 4.Collaboration 5.Social Networking 6.Peering 7.Openness 8.Trust

Wiki is being used more in education Students and Teachers use Wiki as an ideal tool for collaborative work Free and easy Easy to monitor for teachers Runs on older computers Runs on slower internets Wiki’s in the Classroom

Several Uses For Students Online writer’s workshop/writer’s poetry Collaborated book reviews or author studies Travel brochures Travelogue from a field trip “Where is Flat Stanley?” Classroom/School Newspaper Collaborative project with students in another part of the world Graphic illustrations of math facts/math procedures Virtual art gallery Class recipes Glossary of scientific terms with illustrations and definitions Student portfolios

Several Uses For Teachers Collaborate on lesson plans Notify team members on meetings Discuss relevant topics like fluency Publish students work Use as a parent information tool Use as a weekly newsletter Organization tool

Why Should We Use Wiki’s? Learning goes up Excitement increases It breeds experts Students participate tracking Can control who joins/edits/sees A great “scrapbook” for digital artifacts Learning Theory at Work!