This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 1 Wikispaces for Teachers A Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 2 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 3 Why Wikispaces? The world’s easiest to use wiki No experience necessary. You are up and running in minutes. Constantly bring you new and improved features Develop the product based on what you, our community, wants. Highly-praised customer service

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 4 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 5 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 6 Advantages of Wikis Quick Real Time Edit and Publishing Promotes Negotiation of Content Permits Collaborative Participation Allows for Genuine Feedback Diversified Perspectives Enables Public Document Construction Information Portal

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 Pedagogy

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 14 How will your Wiki grow? The Goal What do I want to accomplish? This will be my body of work – what do I want to see here in June? What am I working towards? How do I envision it now?

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 15 How will your Wiki grow? Habits and Commitment: What kinds of activities will I engage in to ensure that my wiki thrives as a space for thinking, writing, and interacting? What kinds of activities will support my wiki and lead towards achieving my goals?

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 16 How will your Wiki grow? The Right Habitat: What will make my wiki flourish? How do I sustain my wiki? What are some of the ideas or resources that I can tap into to find sustenance as a thinker and writer? What will make it grow?

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 17 How will your Wiki grow? September June What’s your long-term vision

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 18 History, Discussion & Notify Tabs The history tab allows you to ‘revert’ back to a previous version of your wiki page, which is comforting in case of “accidentally” or “intentional” undesired changes. It also has a “compare” feature which makes for a great formative assessment tool for teachers looking to measure change over time in a student product. The discussion tab allows users to communicate about a page without having to actually edit the page. For example, a student can post new poetry on their page, and others can offer “comments” in the discussion area. Finally the “notify me” tab is a great way for an educator to keep track of when someone makes changes to your wiki. This can be done with notification or through an RSS feed. This will save an educator time, by giving him/her updates when their students or colleagues update their pages.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 19 Getting Started

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License 20 Thank You Let’s get started!