Team: 2Team: 2Carmen Anahis RdzCarmen Anahis Rdz

Sarai AltamiranoSarai AltamiranoCarolina NeryCarolina Nery

Objectives:Objectives:

What is a Wiki?What is a Wiki? Strategies for Using Wikis in the Strategies for Using Wikis in the

Classroom.Classroom. Advantages to Using a WikiAdvantages to Using a Wiki Disadvantages to Using a WikiDisadvantages to Using a Wiki Using a Wiki can help youUsing a Wiki can help you ConclusionConclusion

A wiki is a website where users can add, A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web remove, and edit every page using a web browser. It's so terrifically easy for people browser. It's so terrifically easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects. large, multiple-participant projects.

Strategies for Using Strategies for Using Wikis in the ClassroomWikis in the Classroom

1. Collaborative Projects using Wikis. 1. Collaborative Projects using Wikis. This technology tool is ideal for project-This technology tool is ideal for project-based learning, cross curricular projects based learning, cross curricular projects in middle school teams, and thematic in middle school teams, and thematic unitsunits..

2. Students Demonstration of 2. Students Demonstration of Knowledge. Students provide information Knowledge. Students provide information that fits within specific parameters on the that fits within specific parameters on the Wiki to demonstrate what they have Wiki to demonstrate what they have learned. learned.

3. Online Resources for Classroom Use. 3. Online Resources for Classroom Use. A list of websites that provided A list of websites that provided appropriate information related to subject appropriate information related to subject content is provided by the teacher for content is provided by the teacher for student use during the school year. student use during the school year.

4. Wikis as a Classroom Webpage. This 4. Wikis as a Classroom Webpage. This strategy provides everyday information strategy provides everyday information for students use during the school year. for students use during the school year.

5. Wiki Filing Cabinet. Teachers can 5. Wiki Filing Cabinet. Teachers can store files, images, videos, and other store files, images, videos, and other information in a special teacher access information in a special teacher access controlled area of the classroom Wiki. controlled area of the classroom Wiki.

Advantages to Using a WikiAdvantages to Using a Wiki Good for writing down quick ideas or longer ones, Good for writing down quick ideas or longer ones,

giving you more time for formal writing and editing. giving you more time for formal writing and editing.

Instantly collaborative without emailing documents, Instantly collaborative without emailing documents, keeping the group in sync. keeping the group in sync.

Accessible from anywhere with a web connection (if Accessible from anywhere with a web connection (if you don't mind writing in web-browser text forms). you don't mind writing in web-browser text forms).

Your archive, because every page revision is kept. Your archive, because every page revision is kept.

Exciting, immediate, and empowering--everyone has a Exciting, immediate, and empowering--everyone has a say. say.

Disadvantages to Using a Disadvantages to Using a Wiki Wiki

Dirty laundry isn't a good public face. If a wiki's a shared Dirty laundry isn't a good public face. If a wiki's a shared memory, it's not going to be terribly tidy, and you may not memory, it's not going to be terribly tidy, and you may not want people to see your half-formed, unsure, and want people to see your half-formed, unsure, and speculative ideas (though actually, we advise against speculative ideas (though actually, we advise against having your wiki be public). having your wiki be public).

Its tendency to get messier. A wiki isn't an administrative Its tendency to get messier. A wiki isn't an administrative panacea, and there's certain maintenance you need to panacea, and there's certain maintenance you need to perform, otherwise it'll turn into unusable idea soup. perform, otherwise it'll turn into unusable idea soup.

Its terrible content management system. You'll have to Its terrible content management system. You'll have to look after your own standards for formatting and when it look after your own standards for formatting and when it comes to moving to whatever your final document format comes to moving to whatever your final document format is, there'll be more work. is, there'll be more work.

If you have a public wiki with open editing, If you have a public wiki with open editing, you'll need to patrol it to avoid users battling you'll need to patrol it to avoid users battling over content unproductively. over content unproductively.

It's not so good for non-geeks, as you need to It's not so good for non-geeks, as you need to be reasonably tech-savvy and familiar with the be reasonably tech-savvy and familiar with the concept of text markup. concept of text markup.

It's not obvious how to set up or back up your It's not obvious how to set up or back up your wiki software. wiki software.

Using a Wiki can help Using a Wiki can help you:you:

Keep all of your notes on the wiki Keep all of your notes on the wiki Use attachments Use attachments It's all about getting used to the wiki It's all about getting used to the wiki Don't be uptight about using the wiki for Don't be uptight about using the wiki for

collaboration collaboration

ConclusionConclusion

Integration of a Wiki in the classroom requires a new Integration of a Wiki in the classroom requires a new approach to teaching and learning for engaging approach to teaching and learning for engaging students.students.

To effectively integrate a Wiki in the classroom, To effectively integrate a Wiki in the classroom, students must participate in the process of sharing students must participate in the process of sharing information and demonstrating understanding of information and demonstrating understanding of content with the teacher and other students.content with the teacher and other students.

Reference:Reference:

http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWikihttp://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki

http://teachingtechnology.suite101.com/http://teachingtechnology.suite101.com/article.cfm/article.cfm/5_strategies_for_using_wikis_in_the_classr5_strategies_for_using_wikis_in_the_classroomoom

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html?page=22006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html?page=2