1. Using Wikis in Your Classroom
David Hooper
Root Elementary
Wake County Schools

2. Wikis in Plain English

3. Make a free wiki as easily as a
Peanut butter sandwich.

4. A wiki is an easy-to-use free web page that multiple people can edit.

5. Wiki means Quick in Hawaiian

6. In the classroom, a wiki is a free tool that empowers every student to participate in group projects.

7. James has assigned a team research project
James has assigned a team research project. What can he do to encourage the students to work together, share resources and create high quality work?

8. Three great ways to communicate
with students
Wiki
Blog
Forum
Create Publish Comment Converse Post Ideas Respond Share Edit Collaborate Engage
Write Publish Comment
Converse
Post ideas
Respond

9. Justin Wylie Rockford High School
“It's so easy to create a site to help guide students along with projects. I have found that it's a good way to make handouts available to students - I just point them at the web address. I post links to my PBwiki sites on Rockford's site so that parents can access project guidelines as well.”
Justin Wylie
Rockford High School

10. Mary wants to be sure her students are
protected from the wider internet.
How can she make certain her online site is off limits to child predators?
How can she be sure that her students won’t be drawn onto the web?

11. YOU control who sees your wiki
You invite your students
Each student has a unique login and password

12. Educator wikis are free and never display advertisements
NO ADS

13. Jamie wants to make certain her students act appropriately on line.
Will her students write offensive comments?
How can she monitor her students activity?

14. You have a history of every edit You are notified of every change

15. No more “dog ate my homework”
Edits are time stamped. You know who made changes and when they were made.

16. Wikis are Free and Easy to set up
No IT department is needed!

17. Simply create a password and begin

18. just like typing in Microsoft Word
Set it up and it works
just like typing in Microsoft Word

19. Just like creating a Word document
Just click and begin
Easily insert Images and Video

20. Post a picture or a video

21. With easy to use plugins you can create a calendar.
Teachers can make coursework and homework information easily available to both students and parents.
With easy to use plugins you can create a calendar.

22. Quickly create new pages Templates designed with teachers in mind

24. For more ideas check out the PBwiki educator page
For more ideas check out the PBwiki educator page. You can find tips, suggestions, templates and a community of fellow teacher users.

25. Join the more than 200,000 teachers who have used PBwikis for their classrooms, from elementary schools to Stanford and Harvard.

26. Educator wikis are free, fast and ready to use. Create one now at www
Educator wikis are free, fast and ready to use. Create one now at