Konna Parker Academia Cotopaxi 2012 WIKIS AS INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS

What is a wiki? Term in Hawaiian for moving quickly Wiki wiki is used to denote very quick movement Started by Ward Cunningham in 1995 Chose the name ‘wiki’ to denote that his software would be fast and easy to use Cunningham wanted his software to do something new and have people discover the potential as they went Wiki as movementWiki as software Wiki as shelter Wikiup – Native American ‘tent’ that could be put up quickly

What is a pbworks.com wiki? Wikipedia, the most famous wiki A wiki is a workspace that can be private or public and contains information that can be edited and have links to websites or other content Pbworks.com is one online source for collecting and sharing information and links Teachers and students can create workspaces for all sorts of projects and work, such as: E-portfolios Research projects Group collection spaces School Clubs

Why use this type of technology? Our students are the 21 st Century Creative problem solvers Collaborators Media & tech users Digital Natives – Marc Prensky 21 st Century Fluency Project – Ian Jukes

Some uses for a wiki Class collaborations E-portfolio sites Research projects School Clubs Paperless submissions Class projects Literary conversations Things I haven’t thought of!

How have I used a wiki? E-portfolios – two different examples School Club – LS Student Council Research Projects – Mathematician, Scientist Class Collaboration – WWW Trip

Some questions to answer: 1.What will be the purpose of your wiki? 2.How will you use your wiki for instruction? 3.Will the wiki be collaborative or individual? 4.Will the wiki be content-oriented or end- product oriented? 5.What are some possible management issues?

Management Issues Member of numerous workspaces Grading Privacy Paperless submissions Deadlines Links Photos Videos

Getting started: How do I start a wiki? Creating a workspace Deleting & Creating Pages Renaming Front Page Inviting Users Editing a page Uploading Photos & Videos

How do I start a wiki? Create a pbworks.com account if needed Create a workspace for your class on pbworks.com Delete pages on the workspace that you don’t need or want Rename the Front Page Add pages to the workspace that you will want for your class Invite members using address or give them the URL so they can ask to be invited

Creating a pbworks.com account Go to pbworks.com and click Login Fill in the spaces for name, , etc. and Create Account Choose the Basic, Free account You may choose to use a school address or your personal address

Creating a workspace Once signed in, at bottom right of the page, click Create a New Workspace Choose the name of the workspace carefully because you may not change it without it being deleted Make it private Agree to different terms and create You don’t need to remember the workspace name in order to sign in

Deleting & Creating Pages Delete Go to the Pages and Files tab at the top of the Front Page Check the pages you do not want to keep and click Delete Create Click on Create a Page link on upper right of Front Page Name the page, click blank page, and create

Renaming Front Page & Inviting Users Renaming Click Edit tab Click Rename this Page at upper right and rename! Invite Users Click Users tab at top of page Click Add More Users tab at upper right and add addresses of people you want to invite You may cut & paste from a Word document You may give the url to students and they send a request

Editing a Page Editing Click on the Edit tab This area functions similar to Word and allows either direct typing or uploading You may add text, photos, videos, links, etc.

Work on your wiki & ask questions

Uploading You may upload documents into the page Click on the Edit tab On the far right, there is an Insert Links box Choose what you would like to do and you may upload

Adding Photos & Videos Photos & Videos These work very similarly to the upload Click on the Edit tab Go to the right side where is has the Insert Links box Upload your photos or video Make sure your photos have been saved in a photo file BEFORE you link! Otherwise the photo will not open. Make sure the video is small or link to a YouTube account url

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