This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Wiki What? Using Wikis for Teaching and Learning Your facilitator: Kevin Sherman

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Wiki What will we do ? Quick Introduction Activity to learn about wikis Share Ideas & Questions Make your own wiki

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License What is a Wiki? A webpage with an Edit button Easy to use Perfect for collaborative learning

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Why Wikispaces? “The world’s easiest to use wiki.” No experience necessary. You are up and running in minutes. There are other good wiki sites: –PB Wiki –Wetpaint

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Why Bring It To The Classroom? Great motivator for students Easy to monitor Allows for creativity and innovation Encourages participation of all students Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents A new, interesting way to learn

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License How Can I Use it in a Classroom? Simple websites Peer-reviewed projects Group projects Manage school and classroom documents Classroom discussion and debate Teacher collaboration Post classroom assignments Collaborate with an international classroom

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License How does a wiki work?

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Wiki Terms User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username, password, and address Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Wiki Terms Continued Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space Public: Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit Private: Only members can view or edit your space

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Editing Your Wiki Click the Edit This Page button at the top of your wiki. Write the text you would like on your page. You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and more. Once you are done editing, click Save.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Adding Links on Your Wiki Click Edit This Page. Highlight the text you would like to link and click on the earth icon in the toolbar. Another window will appear allowing you to create a link to another page in your space or another website. Click Ok.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Adding Images to Your Wiki Click Edit This Page. Click the icon that looks like a tree. Browse your computer for the image you would like and click Open. Upload the chosen picture or file. Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page. Double click the image or file to place it on the page.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Adding Media to Your Wiki Click Edit This Page. Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar. Choose the type of object you’d like to embed. Follow the instructions for embedding each object. Click Save.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Time for an Activity

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Getting to the Wiki 1.Get your guest number from Kevin 2.Open the.pdf “Wiki Training Guests” 3.Record your user name and password

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Getting to the Wiki 4.Go to 5.Enter user name and password from the.pdf “Wiki Training Guests” 6.Under Favorite Wikis, click “ShermanTraining”

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Wikis for Your School Private Label Benefits: Self-contained wiki environment Unlimited spaces and user accounts Safe and secure Administrative control Wikispaces support Learn more about Wikispaces Private Label at

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Questions? Visit us: us:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License Thank You Thanks for listening and watching along. We hope to hear from you soon. Until then, - The Wikispaces Team: Adam, Bisma, Dom, James, and Sarah