Using Wikis in the Classroom

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Wiki ?????

"Wiki wiki" means “very quickly" in the Hawaiian language. Hawaiians typically double words for emphasis.

Actually pronounced “wee-kee” (rhyming with leaky) according to Ward Cunningham, the original programmer and namer of the technology.

Using Wikis in the Classroom

A wiki is a website that uses special software which allows for the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages using a simple, commonly-agreed-upon markup language or code.

What is a Wiki?

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Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best-known examples of a wiki. Wikis are used in business to provide intranet and knowledge management systems.

What can you do with a wiki?

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Local Link to “Wikis in Plain English” Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Watch on You Tube

Some examples

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Using Wikis in the Classroom

Using Wikis in the Classroom

Using Wikis in the Classroom

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Wikispaces offers several account types ranging from free to Private Labe Premium

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Here’s an example of a Private Label Portal…

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Today….• We’re going to create a free Educator

wiki at Wikispaces.com• Your URL will be…

Yourwikiname.wikispaces.com• Your new wiki may be pulled into your

school district’s Private Label account at a later date

• Your Private Label URL would be…

Yourwikiname.yourdistrict.wikispaces.net

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This is your link to the world of wikis!

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Trythesesettings

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Congratulations! You have a wiki!

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Now that you’ve got your own wiki, let’s learn how to make it great!

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Your Wiki Dashboard

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Let’s take a tour…

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Take a flying leap!

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Send an email

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Your Wiki Account…goes to the settings tab of your

Dashboard

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Help!

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In addition to all of this…

There’s alwayshelp@wikispaces.com

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Now, let’s run our fingers through the tabs!

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The name of the page…Keep ‘um short!

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The page as it appears on the web… Note the little Action Icon!

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Control at your finger tips!

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This link shows you what other pages contain links to this page.

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Change the name of your page…

Remember to keep it short!

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Delete a page…

Once it’s gone, it’s gone for good!

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Redirect the link to this page, and make another page come up when a user clicks the link to this page.

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Examine recent page changes!

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A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL!

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Be sure you understand the meaning of each permission level!

When in doubt… keep it PRIVATE!

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CustomizePermissions!

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This is actually a discussion about what should be on the associated page!

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Examine and compare page changes

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Go back to where you were!

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More ways to compare!

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RSS…ReallySimpleSyndication

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You can subscribe to your Wikispaces RSS feed with any

number of RSS readers!

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Look for the radio waves!

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Wait a minute!

We forgot the most important button of all!

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The page Edit button…Your gateway to wiki creativity!

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PageContent

Tags

A tag is a form of metadata

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Getting started is as easy as 1, 2, 3…

1 2 3

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And then…

Buttons, buttons, buttons!

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The infamous Widget Menu!

Let’s play!

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Don’t skip this

link!

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Insert “Embed” code here…

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<embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/embed/player.swf" width="470" height="260" bgcolor="undefined" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="file=http://www.teachertube.com/embedFLV.php?pg=video_38821&menu=false&frontcolor=ffffff&lightcolor=FF0000&logo=http://www.teachertube.com/www3/images/greylogo.swf&skin=http://www.teachertube.com/embed/overlay.swf&volume=80&controlbar=over&displayclick=link&viral.link=http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=38821&stretching=exactfit&plugins=viral-1&viral.callout=none&viral.onpause=false" />

Embed just about anything…

The Code

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It’s a Widget!

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Save… and it’s on your page!

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Let’s take a look at the Navigation menu.

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Create a new pageShow recent changesChange Wiki settings

List of visible wiki pages

Edit the List of visible wiki pages

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List pages automatically using the default “include pageList” widget…

Or, delete this and make your own menu links… Or, just add links to it.

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Double-click and modify the Page list to show only pages with specific tags!

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Manage Your Wiki!

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Pages…

Manage both viewable and invisible pages in your wiki.

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Files… Add and delete files to which you can link from your wiki pages.

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Customize parts built-in of your wiki using the Content Manager.

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Manage the members of your wiki and invite new members.

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Customize the look and feel of your wiki.

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Track the use of your wiki.

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Manage Your Wiki!

…AND MUCH MORE!

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Here we go…

This is the part where you get to create your very own Wikispaces masterpiece!

Enjoy!