Wiki+workshop

Melisa Williams, LMS Baldwin Elementary School Paragould School District http://melisaw2012.wikispaces.com/Wiki+workshop#

Today's Wiki melisaw2012.wikispaces.com

click on "wiki workshop" at the right. This will bring you to this page.

melisa.wms@gmail.com

=What is a Wiki?=

//Very simply put, a wiki is like a website that people can edit, add to and change. Permissions can also be put in place so that only certain people can view or be allowed to change a wiki.// || ||
 * **A Wiki is a type of Web site that allows users to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for #|registration.**
 * This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring.**

=How do Wikis work?=

This video by the Commoncraft crew simply explains the concept of how wikis work in 'Plain English'.

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Examples

Wikis to explore in ABC order. http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

scroll down to section III to wikis in the classroom - explore by grade level http://k8jtechlearn.wikispaces.com/NCCE+2012-Seattle great library/reference wiki http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/

best wikis from 2011 listed in alphabetical order []

the best wiki of 2011 http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

the 2nd best wiki of 2011 http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/

classrooom wiki/blog

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an art teacher's wiki http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/

a wiki about how and why to have a classroomblog http://educational-blogging.wikispaces.com/

mr. driscoll's wiki u. s. history http://driscoll-class.wikispaces.com/US+History

cis275 http://cis275.wikispaces.com/topicss2012

mr. sueferts' #|class []

Mrs. Baker's Biology #|class http://missbakersbiologyclasswiki.wikispaces.com/

student portfolio wiki []

cyber classroom one wiki []

classroom local natureguide []

biography project wiki []

another class wiki http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/home

Awsom wiki with great software (mostly free) listed by purpose. Great resource for teachers who want to use tech in the classroom. much like ictmagic above. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Traditional+and+Digital+Practice

More wikis to explore
 * Teacher Tool Possibilities:
 * !gnite Curr - []
 * Engage Curr - []
 * Teacher Homework - []
 * Teacher Project Descriptions
 * 1 page description - []
 * Multi page description - http://animalresearch.wikispaces.com/
 * Teacher Project - http://loislowryauthorstudy.wikispaces.com/(contains some student content, but could easily be modified so most content is student generated)
 * How To Wiki - []
 * Student Tool
 * Student Created "Textbook" - https://thescienceclassroom.wikispaces.com/Our+Classroom+Textbook
 * ELA Novel Study - http://mysideofthemountain.wikispaces.com/
 * Student Portfolio
 * Single Year - []
 * Multi Year - []
 * Choose Your Own Adventure - http://digie-xplorers.wikispaces.com/Christmas+Thief
 * Book Event Newscasts & More - http://hobbitalk.wikispaces.com/Hobbitalk+Radio
 * Mini Event Wiki & Glog - []
 * Cross School Literature Circles - http://pwx.wikispaces.com/
 * Make sure to check out the discussion tabs
 * Summarizing with New Lyrics - []
 * Science Research Template - http://eeabstudents.wikispaces.com/Team+Workspace+Template
 * Discussion Tab - []

Wikis are a free and easy to use tool that can powerfully facilitate collaboration and communication. Wikis effectively provide teachers with a 'web page' that can store files, course notes, movies etc to support classroom learning. Wikis can increase #|the engagement of #|students, encourage collaboration, enable students to build connections and stimulate and facilitate discussion. A wiki is also the perfect spaces for displaying assessment information, tasks and projects.

This workshop will enable you to create your own wiki and understand possible uses of wikis in education.



=Wiki Walk Through=

This [|WIKI WALK THROUGH] is amazing and will further help you understand what a wiki is, how they are different to blogs, ideas for how to USE a wiki, benefits of using a wiki and decisions you need to make when planning your wiki.

=Creating & Getting a Wiki for free!=

There are MANY different places you can create and use a wiki for //free//. __One__ of these great places is Wikispaces (where this wiki is hosted) The great thing about Wikispaces is that they **give away advertising-free wikis to educators.** Choose a **username** (eg melisaw) and a **password**; then enter your **email address** and #|complete the fields. //[Your space name is what your wiki will be called (for example this wiki's space name is "melisaw2012 and it appears at// http://melisaw2012.wikispaces.com You wi//il probably want to set your wiki to protected or private to start with.]// ||  ||
 * [[image:rachelboyd/wiki.gif width="266" height="155" align="center" caption="wiki.gif"]] || **[|To get an advertising-free wiki (normally costing $50/year) from Wikispaces CLICK HERE!]** ||
 * Next || You will be presented with this screen.

=Editing a Wikispaces Wiki=

The Basics

 * Click on 'Edit This Page'
 * You can then start typing directly onto the page.
 * If you want to format your text in any way, you will need to highlight the text you want to change and then use the buttons on the toolbar.



Inserting Files and Images


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When you click on the Images and Files button, a window will pop up showing pictures and files that have already been uploaded to the wiki. At the bottom of this window is an area to upload new files and images.
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Click on 'Browse' to locate a file or image on you computer and then click on 'Upload'. When the file or image appears in the top part of the window, double click on it to add it to the wiki page.

You will see another box saying 'Insert External Image by URL.' I use this option all the time. All images that are posted on the internet have a unique internet address (URL). If you are using Firefox and right click on an image from the internet, you can choose 'Save Image Location'. This copies the URL of that image. You can then paste the URL into the bottom box and click 'Load'. When the picture appears, double click on it to add it to the wiki page. If you are not using Firefox, click on an internet image to open it on a page by itself. The URL for that image is normally the address in the browser address window. Copy this address and paste it into the bottom box and double click on it when it appears. The beauty of this option is that the image is hosted elsewhere on the net and doesn't use up any of your wiki space allowance. The downside is that if you have a lot of these hosted pictures, you page can take a long time to load as it looks to all the sites where the pictures are stored and if the picture is deleted on the site where you 'borrowed' it from, it deletes on your wiki page as well.

Embedding Media

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Use this button if you want a video, slideshow, podcast or any other widget (object that can be embedded on your page) on your page. You will first need to copy the html code from the site where your content is hosted (normally this is very easy to find and the pages in this wiki give you information on how to do this).
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Then you click on the Embed Media button and paste the code in the box that pops up and click 'Save'. When in editing mode, some widgets appear as a grey box with 'Custom' on it. Don't worry - this is the way it should be. When you save the wiki page, the object displays correctly. poll website []

=Getting Help

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 * Wikispaces has an excellent help site for teachers - you can access it by clicking here**

//Amongst others some of the excellent posts on the site is this:// A: Sure - if you don't want your students to have to create accounts themselves, just email help@wikispaces.com with a list of usernames, email addresses (if you have them - if you don't just leave them out), and passwords in the following format and we'll create the accounts for you. code user1,email1@address.com,password1 user2,email2@address.com,password2 user3,email3@address.com,password3
 * Q:Is there an easy way to create accounts for all of my students?**

read more about how to do this here

code =- Video Tutorial Help=

//Wikispaces has a series of 5 video tutorials//:

[|Introduction:] getting started, creating a wiki and using the visual editing tool bar

[|Personalising your space] with themes and colour choices

[|Uploading:] how to upload pictures and files on your wiki and attach them to pages

[|Notification] of changes to the wiki

[|Personal settings] for your wiki and changing your picture

Extras This page is a growing resource of pretty and wizz bangy stuff you can add to your wiki - some will to improve asthetics and some tools are to improve engagement/motivation.

This page will give you some ideas of what you could possibly embed into your wiki using the HTML code that the site gives you.

For example all the tutorial videos on this page are embedded into the wiki, using the codes given on YouTube.

= assignment 1 = completed sample http://whitmer.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Mini+Biography+Benjamin+Franklin

http://minibiopages.wikispaces.com/ - create a new page and name it with your research person's name. You have a template to follow for putting in your information don't forget to copy the URL for the pages you get information from into the bibliography space at the bottom of your page! . Printed page direction are available too. [|Mini Biography Directions] (The one page handout you have) =**FirstName LastName**= Your teacher will give you a set of important historical figures to choose from. You and your partner will research this person for the class. ** Step 1 ** {Insert Picture Here} You will need to find a picture that shows your historical figure or something related to that person. **Step 7**
 * [[image:http://www.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/_/4k0z606x/i/c.gif width="1" height="1"]] || [[image:http://www.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/_/73z846vv/i/bTR.gif width="8" height="8"]] ||
 * || you will create your page here

**Important Events and Ideas**
After reading your two websites, determine what the three most important things others should know about your person. **Step 3**
 * Important event/idea 1
 * Important event/idea 2
 * Important event/idea 3

**"Did you know..." Factoids**
After filling in the "Important Events and Ideas," determine three other factoids others might find interesting to know about your person. **Step 4**
 * Factoid 1
 * Factoid 2
 * Factoid 3

**"I wonder...." Questions**
After researching your person and figuring out what to share in the two sections above, what would you now like to know about your person that wasn't answered on your websites? **Step 5**
 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3

**What I think about this person**
You now know more about your person before you started this assignment. What do you think about their life and accomplishments? Write a 1 paragraph conclusion below. **Step 6**
 * Author 1's conclusion/opinion
 * Author 2's conclusion/opinion

**Connections**
Who else is directly connected to your person? **Step 8**
 * Connected Person
 * Connected Person 2
 * Connected Person 3
 * Etc.

**Websites**
You and your partner will each need to find 1 high quality website about your person. Copy and paste the address below. **Step 2** **Step 9** - Read through the other students mini biographies **Step 10** - Add constructive feedback for two groups using the "Discussion" tab Step 11 **- Optional but recommended - Do you now have a question about their person? Add it to their questions.**
 * Website 1
 * Website 2
 * Are there three events THE most important? If not, what would you change and why?
 * Could they have added more to one of their notes to make it clearer? What would you add?
 * Do you have a different perspective about their person or disagree with their conclusion/opinion? Why? Give reasons.
 * Do you have a question about what they wrote that could push their thinking a little farther/deeper?
 * Step 12** - Click back to your Mini Biography. Add to your connections or edit you page as needed (based on feedback) ||

=Other Excellent Wiki Presentations (Add links in the comment section when you find one)=