What is a Wiki ?

What is a Wiki?

Lower Hudson Valley EETT Grant

November 30, 2010

A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content.

Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community.

In our case all of the ESL teachers are wiki owners and can add/edit pages to the site.

What is a Wiki?

According to Wikipedia…..(the most well known Wiki in the world!)

•"Wiki" is a Hawaiian word for "fast".

•“Wiki” = fast access to information.

First wiki: 1994 – WikiWikiWeb

Developer: Ward Cunningham

He wanted people to be able to pool their resources online; collaborate

A brief history of Wikis

FREE! Easy Runs on older computers Requires no special software to run Shared ownership and easy access

Why choose a Wiki?

Authentic assessment

Project based learning

Cooperative Learning

Active Learning

How do students retain what they learn?

Cone of Learning

http://www.edutechie.ws/2007/10/09/cone-of-experience-media/

Group Projects Assignments

Resource CollectionsPeer ReviewGroup FAQ

Parent InvolvementOnline Newspaper

How can I use Wikis in my classroom?

Mathhttp://apcalc.pbwiki.com/

ELAhttp://millersenglish.pbwiki.com/

Social Studies http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Civil_Rights_Class

Sciencehttp://egscience219.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Vicki Davis’ Wikis http://westwood.wikispaces.com/

Examples of HS Wikis

Wikispaces

PBWorks

Wet Paint Education

Education Wikis

Wikipedia.com. (2009) Wiki. Retreived February 2, 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

Wikipedia.com. (2009) Collaboration. Retreived February 2, 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborate

Wikipedia.com. (2009) Progressive Education. Retreived February 2, 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_education

Edutechie.wis. (2007) Cone of Experience Media. Retrieved February 2, 2009. http://www.edutechie.ws/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/cone_of_learning.png

All The Wikis.com (2009) Best Wiki for classroom education. Retrieved February 10, 2009. http://allthewikis.com/wiki-faqs/best-wiki-classroom-education/

Slideshare.net (2007) Wikis in the classroom. Retrieved February 2, 2009 http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/wikis-in-the-classroom

Resources