1. CSLO/Model Schools Mary Jagiello http://www.wnyric.org/mjagiello
Wikis in Education
CSLO/Model Schools
Mary Jagiello

2. Wikis created for WNYRIC CSLO/Model Schools
Erie 1 Online Wiki
Users can add/edit pages for CSLO/Model Schools, including instructional resources, technology tool help, and lesson ideas.
Wikis in Education – Created with Seedwiki
Contents of the workshop will be listed on this secondary wiki host, as well as Erie 1-based wiki server.
CSLO Files – Wiki Workshop – cslofiles.pbwiki.com (get password from presenter)

3. Wikis in Education Overview
Main Page - What is a Wiki?
Wiki Information
Issues Surrounding Wikis
Activity – Discovering Wikipedia
Types of Wikis – Examples of Each
Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration
Free Wiki Hosting

4. What is a wiki? The term "wiki" comes from a
Hawaiian word meaning "quick."
A wiki is an online resource that is easily editable by any user from any Internet browser.
Wikis allow for cross-referencing outside links or other pages in the same wiki.
Anyone can edit anyone else's work in a wiki.
Wikis can be reverted back to previous edits.
Wikis were created by Ward Cunningham for the Portland Pattern Repository in 1995.
Web-based wikis can be created with free server-based software such as MediaWiki.

5. Wikis vs. Blogs
A wiki can be a blog,
but …
a blog can’t be a wiki!

6. Walk Through Wikis, Step by Step!
TeacherFirst: Wiki Walk-Through -
This resource includes basic information about wikis, as well as curriculum integration ideas. Implementation issues are also addressed.
Wikispaces - Educational Wikis -

7. Wiki Information
Wikis in Online Education -
Wired, March 2005: The Book Stops Here -
Marc Bilodeau: Wiki, an Overview -
For Teachers New to Wikis -
eSchool News Online, January 25,
Weblogg-ed Links: Wikis -
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology -

8. Issues Surrounding Wikis
Andy Carvin Presentation – Wiki Revolution
Internet encyclopaedias go head to head - Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds.
Wikipedia:External peer review
Wikipedia and Britannica  - The Kid’s All Right (And So’s the Old Man)
eSchoolNews on Citizendium - 2/22/07
Where Flattery, Insult Lives Side by Side (Buffalo News, 3/12/2006) – access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card
The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia (New York Times, 4/23/2007) - access through Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

9. Activity – Discovering Wikipedia
To become more familiar with the Wikipedia editor, visit the Wikipedia Sandbox at Click on the "edit this page" tab to use the Wikipedia editor. There is also a Sandbox for the Erie 1 Wiki
After you are done testing the editor, go to the Wikipedia Main Page at 
1. Enter your hometown (e.g. Smethport, PA ) in the Search box and click the > box.
If no page is found with that title look in the Results area in the lower area to see if there might be a listing that uses a different format for the same information.
2. Read the information and if you find any inaccurate information, click the “edit this page” tab, correct the errors and then click the “Save page” button.

10. Discovering Wikipedia - Continued
 3. Click the “edit this page” tab and add some information based on your experience growing up there. For example, you might add a section called “notable businesses” to identify a business where your parents may have worked. You could also add a section dealing with sports teams and identify some information about the performance of a team you were involved with. If you want to edit an existing section of the page, click on the “edit” hyperlink just above that section. Save the page.
Click the “history” tab to see the reference to your change. Click on (last) on the line for your entry to view your changes compared to what it was prior to your change.
5. Click the Globe in the upper left corner of the page to go to the Main Page of WIKIPEDIA. On the first line is a hyperlink “anyone can edit.” Open the link and read the Introduction.
 6. Click the button “Learn more about editing.” Read the “Five Pillars” section. At the bottom of the page is a “See also” section with “Wikipedia’s principles.” You may want to read the “Simplified Ruleset,” “List of policies,” and “Statement of principles” articles from this section.

11. Discovering Wikipedia - Continued
Scroll to the very bottom of the page, click the hyperlink “About Wikipedia,” and read the entry for background information about Wikipedia.
The third line contains a link “Wikimedia Foundation.” Click on it to read about the organization and history of the site. Click the Globe in the upper left corner of the page to go to the Main Page.
On the left side of the page under “toolbox” is a link on how to “Cite this article.”
10. Scroll to the very bottom of the page again and click on the “Privacy Policy” link. This page is within the Wikimedia Foundation site.

12. ErieWiki Test Drive
Open your Internet browser and go to e1online.wnyric.org/wiki
Request an account. Click on “log in/create account” once you receive your login.
After logging in, go back to the main page by clicking on the Erie 1 BOCES/WNYRIC logo in the upper left-hand corner of any page.
ErieWiki runs on the same software as Wikipedia (MediaWiki). Use the same techniques to edit this wiki.
To create a new page, put the new page title in double brackets - e.g. [[Lancaster Central School District]]

13. Types of Wikis – Examples of Each
Encyclopedias
Online Text Books
Online Dictionaries
How-To Guides
Best Practice Resources
Online Libraries
News Wikis
Fan Wikis
Other Wikis

14. Encyclopedias Example: Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org
Beta: Citizendium -

15. Online Text Books Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikiversity -
Wikijunior -

16. Online Dictionaries
Example: Wiktionary -

17. How-to Guides Wikihow - http://wiki.ehow.com/Main-Page
Wikihow - Be an Elementary School Teacher -
Wikibooks - Garage Band Quick Tutorial -
University of Calgary – Podcasting -

18. Best Practice Resources
Curriki -
Library Success -
Blended Learning in K
Monroe 1 Model Schools Wiki -
Sweet Home Admin Wiki -

19. Online Libraries
Example: Wikisource -
Video Library -
Music Example: Choral Public Domain Library -

20. News Wikis
Example: Wikinews -

21. Fan Wikis LostPedia - http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Heroes Wiki -
This Might Be a Wiki -
Last.fm - Artist Wiki Pages -

22. Other Wikis Qwika (wiki search engine) - http://www.qwika.com/
Wikiquote -
Staples High Wiki -
Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki -
Teen Poetry Wiki -

23. Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration
  ENGLISH:
Book reviews and comments
Socratic Seminars
Literature Circles
Free writing
Writing samples
Bibliography
Revisions
Collaborative writing
Example: High School Online Collaborative Writing -
Example: Teen Poetry Wiki -
Create and post a story or book idea and have feedback and
changes made for creative writing class
Essential questions or chapter questions for a novel
Vocabulary activity
Current events news
Updated information for subjects

24. Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration - Continued
   SOCIAL STUDIES:
Socratic Seminars
Debates
Current events news
Research – Example: Studying Societies at JHK -
  SCIENCE:
Species research
Class review
  ELEMENTARY:
Wikijunior/Wikibooks -
Wikispaces – 10,000 Wikis in the Classroom Project -

25. Wiki Lesson Ideas - Continued
Wikis Embedded into Webquests
AP Bio WikiWebQuest -
APBIO wiki link:
Social Security: A New Challenge for the 21st Century -
India and Pakistan WebQuest Example -

26. Free Wiki Hosting
Wikispaces (Wiki/Blog Hybrid) -
Free Wikis for Teachers and Schools – full privileges (premium - no advertisements, secure)
pbwiki -
Example:
Zoho Wiki -
Wetpaint -
Seedwiki -
BluWiki -

27. More wiki hosting ….
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