Welcome to the Wild World of Wikis Ed Considine Boston Public Schools

Agenda Overview of Digital Tools 21 st Century Skills and Standards. Wikis In Education Explore and Create

ISTE Teacher Standards The "NETS for Teachers ” includes five categories

(1) Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity,

(2) Design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments,

(3) Model digital-age work and learning,

(4) Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility

(5) Engage in professional growth and leadership.

TSAT Skills Identify and evaluate developing technologies as they relate to one's subject area, grade level and student population. Develop web pages for instruction and communication.ret I Using the most appropriate communications technologies (e.g., multimedia presentations, Web pages, digital videotapes, desktop- published documents).

Course Product Name: Lesson/Unit Title: Grade Level: Part I. Curriculum Planning Standards BPS Student Technology Competencies ISTE 21 st Century Skills List the standards that you will address with this unit. Lesson Overview: Topic Goals Activities Assessments (Include information on your topic, goals, kinds of activities and assessments. Also state how this lesson fits into the scope and sequence of the BPS curricula. Part II. Technology Integration Technology Tools List the technology(ies) that are used in this lesson. Describe how teachers and/ or students are using the technology. Technology Enhancing Teaching & Learning Describe how the technology(ies) listed above enhances this lesson plan. In other words, how does the tDoeechnology help students meet the standards/ goals; develop 21 st century skills; make activities more engaging; and/ or support assessment? Part III. Logistics Safety/Appropriate Use What strategies will you take to ensure student safety/appropriate use as you teach with technology? Classroom Management What classroom management strategies will contribute to the success of the lesson? Scheduling What scheduling considerations will need to be made? Have all necessary technology resources and spaces been adequately secured?

Web 2.0 The Read Write Web Tools that allow users to create content Active participants

Constructing Knowledge Responsibility for learning Motivation for learning Instructors as facilitators

Learning is an active, social process Collaborating among learners Engaging and challenging the learner Assessing

Pause What types of collaboration do you use in your classroom or do you see in your school? What are the benefits? The challenges?

What is a wiki? from the Hawaiian word for quickly a Wiki is a type of website that allows the visitors to add, remove, and sometimes edit the available content.... A collection of web pages that can be edited by a group.

…is a website that allows multiple users to create, modify and organize web page content in a collaborative manner. …is a collaborative website where the users are responsible for creating and maintaining the content.

Wikis Vs Blogs A blog, or web log, shares writing and multimedia content in the form of “posts” (starting point entries) and “comments” (responses to the posts). A wiki has a far more open structure and allows others to change what one person has written. This openness may trump individual opinion with group consensus.

Why use wikis in education? Wikis encourage collaborative learning and information sharing They increase student engagement and participation Wikis facilitate communication between teachers and parents and guardians

Teachers are talking

How can wikis be used in the classroom? Group Projects Assignments Resource Collections Peer Review Group FAQ Parent involvement Online Newspaper

Group Projects Alignment: Avoid confusing chains by collaboratively building and editing project information in a centralized location. Tracking: Collect all assignment details in one place. Scheduling: Plan out and manage a shared project calendar.

Brainstorming: Drafting Researching: Connecting

Teacher Collaboration * Curriculum Sharing: Post and comment on lesson plans and syllabi. * Online Resource Collection: Share your favorite online learning tools, blogs, websites, etc.

Assignment Sharing: Post successful homework, course materials, study guides, and more. Group FAQ: Post and respond to questions on a given topic.

Producing rather than consuming Active not passive learning

Here’s what some teachers say: “Never in 25 years of teaching have I seen a more powerful motivator for writing than blogs and wikis.” … “And that’s because of the audience. Writing is not just taped on the refrigerator and then put in the recycle bin. It’s out there for the world to see. Kids realize other people are reading what they write” – Mark Ahlness “Even when they’re out sick, students work on their blogs.” – Carol Barsotti “I’ve got 6th graders coming in during their lunch and after school to add articles to their blog and to respond to their classmates’ articles.” – Al Gonzalez “The response has been tremendous. Students seem so much more willing to blog in their own space and time. They seem less inhibited and more enthusiastic.” – Beth Lynne Ritter-Guth

Wikis in Action Wikipedia Video Classroom Wiki Bud the Teacher Grammar School Wiki

Resources

Online Quizzes Teachertube Schooltube Images podcast

Contact: 21st Century Wiki Ed Considine