1. Wicked Wiki

2. OK savvy super heroes. Today you will gather information for Gump’s My Space User Guide.
How are you going to work collaboratively and what medium are you going to use to present this guide?
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please read Wiki – step by step in TB4 L2 Teacher Information.doc for guidance and support on setting up a wiki before you deliver this lesson.
OK savvy super heroes. You have started to gather information for Gump’s My Space User Guide.
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How are you going to work collaboratively and what medium are you going to use to present this guide?
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3. Thoughts?
Note to teacher: this slide is for you to collect the group’s thoughts. You can type / write straight into this whilst in presentation mode through a keyboard or Interactive White Board. Saving the PowerPoint will save the notes taken.
Activity: class discussion – thoughts and ideas
Note to teacher: encourage the students to think of elements of ‘My Space’ that have been highlighted previously that could be used to collaborate on making and presenting the My Space User Guide.
What you are aiming for is a wiki to be used as a collaborative tool and a means to present the information.

4. Maybe we should investigate wikis a little more closely and also practise using one
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5. Wiki… in plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/video/wikis
Note to teacher: the image hyperlinks to a video in the Common Craft Library. The video provides a sound explanation of what a wiki is.
Activity: class discussion – awareness: good, bad and the ugly wiki
After watching the video ask the students:
Do you have any ideas for what a wiki can be used for?
Can you think of an example of a large-scale wiki in use?
Note to teacher: Wikipedia is an excellent example of a wiki being used collaboratively in knowledge creation on a global scale.
Continue to discuss with the students some of the potential problems with user generated content that is publically available like this. Highlight that issues associated with the open nature of Wikipedia have led to various concerns, such as the quality of writing, the amount of vandalism and the accuracy of information. Also some articles contain unverified or inconsistent information.
Since using a wiki will often involve changing work done by others, it is especially important that you have an open discussion about the difference between ‘vandalising’ and making changes to improve the content (editing). Highlight concerns around spelling and grammar; discuss ways to draft content before entering or editing into the live wiki.

6. In this lesson students are learning about:
Wikis - their features and functions to support working collaboratively in knowledge creation

7. At the end of this lesson students will be able to:
identify the features and functions of a wiki
understand the way in which knowledge is being created through ICT
demonstrate working collaboratively through the Internet
provide examples of wikis being used to collaborate on a global scale

8. Discussion: Do you have any ideas for what a wiki can be used for?
Can you think of an example of a large-scale wiki in use?

9. Some points to remember:
Potential problems with user generated content that is publically available like this. For example issues associated with the open nature of Wikipedia have led to various concerns, such as the quality of writing, the amount of vandalism and the accuracy of information. Also some articles contain unverified or inconsistent information.
Since using a wiki will often involve changing work done by others, it is especially important that you are aware of the difference between ‘vandalising’ and making changes to improve the content (editing).
There are also concerns around spelling and grammar as lots of wiki’s don’t have inbuilt spell checking software. How can you draft content before entering or editing into the live wiki?

10. Thought wall
So what would / should be included in our ‘Wiki Warranty’?
To ensure the quality of our wiki we need to provide a ‘Wiki Warranty’.
This is also to ensure that anybody creating content for the wiki will have guidelines to stick to. A company provides a warranty for a product they produce and the company signs it, you will also sign and agree to the conditions of the ‘Wiki Warranty’.
Warranty
Wiki
To ensure the quality of our wiki we need to provide a ‘Wiki Warranty’.
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This is also to ensure that anybody creating content for the wiki will have guidelines to stick to. A company provides a warranty for a product they produce and the company signs it, you will also sign and agree to the conditions of the ‘Wiki Warranty’.
So what would / should be included in our ‘Wiki Warranty’?
Activity: group work – sharing with whole class via a ‘Thought wall’ display
Note to teacher: around the room, on large labels, place titles for the different areas that need to be covered in the ‘Wiki Warranty’ e.g. Purpose of the wiki, Safety, Terms and conditions, Consequences of violating the warranty, other items.
Provide the students with different coloured sticky notes (a different colour for each area).
Invite students to list their thoughts for items that should be listed under each area on sticky notes. You may have to provide some examples as encouragement but this will depend on your student group.
Examples:
Purpose of the wiki
Practising taking varied points of view on a topic.
Responding to / commenting on topics as we study them.
Safety
Only registered members can see the wiki.
All wiki content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion.
The teacher will be notified of any edits to the wiki.
Terms and conditions
All participants will be respectful in their postings and edits.
No inappropriate language, personal insults, discriminatory remarks or comments will be tolerated.
Consequences of violating the warranty
Any violation of the terms and conditions shall make the violator subject to immediate banning from the wiki.
At the teacher’s discretion, a warning may be given in the case of minor infractions.
Signatures
I agree to the terms and conditions of the class wiki
Display the class sticky notes on the ‘Thought wall’ - discuss and agree on the content of the ‘Wiki Warranty’.
Important… once the content is agreed upon you will need to type this up and post it in the wiki, and be sure to lock that page! Also, ensure your students sign a copy and keep it on file as an agreement between you.
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11. We will now add content to a wiki that I have set up for you
We will now add content to a wiki that I have set up for you. In groups you are to take responsibility for one page of the wiki and add content that will inform your peers.
Remember you are to use the wiki responsibly and you are answerable for the content you generate….
IMPORTANT note to teacher: you should have already set up the wiki with the appropriate pages to cover various aspects of the ‘My Space’ topic. Ensure you have one page per topic that is locked with a high level overview of the content area and another page that the students can contribute to and edit accordingly.
Activity: group – wiki page orientation
Introduce the wiki to the whole class and explain that they are going to be assigned to a group which will be responsible for the content creation for a specific area, although you may at some point find it beneficial to encourage everyone to help on any page.
As you introduce the wiki, highlight and discuss with the students:
ways in which ICT is changing the way knowledge is created
how this is impacting on collaborative working
how this method could be used on a global scale to communicate / collaborate
no restrictions… remind them this is the way Wikipedia content is produced
Divide the class into groups of 3-5 students, and then assign each group to topic areas of the ‘My Space User Guide’ wiki. Remind them that the content is to be created in an appropriate tone and manner for the audience – a Year 7 student.
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12. Homework
You are going to continue to gather information and add it to the wiki.
Choose three websites relating to this week’s topic of wikis
Using your account on the social bookmarking website, bookmark your chosen websites. Provide a short description of each one and ‘tag’ each site with a number of descriptive key words
Note to teacher: explain that they are going to continue to gather information and add it to the social bookmarking website XXX in order to work collaboratively in gathering information for the ‘My Space User Guide’.
Homework:
Choose three websites relating to this week’s topic of wikis
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Using your account on the social bookmarking website XXX , bookmark your chosen websites. Provide a short description of each one and ‘tag’ each site with a number of descriptive key words
Start to think about how you are going to work with your group on creating content for the wiki area you have been assigned
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