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Chris CasalTechnology Coordinator/TeacherP. S. 10 Brooklyn (15K010)[email protected]: @mr_casal
Build a Class Website & Create a Class IdentitySimple K12.com webinar - 7/8/13
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Class IdentityRoom
Grade
Teacher
Roster
But isn’t it more than just that?
How do you share, showcase & engage “more” in 2013?
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Class Website
Identity & community around something 24/7
Parents, students & teacher engaged
Posting information, assignments, updates engages the teacher
The opportunity to feel involved or “in touch” engages the parents
Resources & work posted takes the class beyond the room and engages the students
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Why a web identity?We live in a time of tweeting, email, smartphones, texting, blogging...
Imperative to keep current with technology
Keeping up with our students while helping them keep pace with technology
Working in a modern environment other than the classroom
Take your classroom beyond the walls in a definitive way
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What would I use it for?
Possibilities limited only by desire & commitment
single page to full site
general information to detailed information
online writing assignments
blogs, shared documents, collaborative page
resources, how-to’s, rubrics, lessons, study guides
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OptionsCountless applications for building a website
Some are free, some cost $$$
Some are web-based - everything done via a browser
Wikispaces, Google Sites, Blogger, Wordpress, Weebly, Wix, etc
Some are software based - create on PC, upload to server
Dreamweaver, iWeb, etc
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What is a wiki?Wikipedia is the most famous
Wiki is a style & platform, not a brand
is a website whose users can add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users.
(yes, I took that from Wikipedia)
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Background ContextI’m ridiculous
I have active sites on
Google Sites - mrcasal.com
Blogger - mrcasal.blogspot.com & thecasalos.blogpsot.com
Wordpress - mrcasal.wordpress.com
Wikispaces - mrcasal.wikispaces.com & ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
...I spend a lot of time playing with
platforms...
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Why Wikispaces?Free
Web-based
Simplicity of use
easy to sign up, set up, use & improve
Ability to easily integrate sources such as Google
Ability to create student accounts for access without email & create “social” platform
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http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers
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Editing is a easy
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Add elements
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Great site management
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Add users
Custom names
No need for email
Teacher control/management
Allow students to edit & contribute
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Adding users
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“Classroom” look
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Create “teams” & “projects”
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Assess
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Lets build one...
http://simplek12webinar.wikispaces.com/
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It’s just that easy...
a Hawaiian word meaning "fast" or "quick"
For the history buffs:
http://c2.com/doc/etymology.html
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My colleagues*http://www.ps10.org/about/staff-directory
A selection:
http://ps10class5405.wikispaces.com/
https://ps10mrsthomas.wikispaces.com/
http://ps10class407.wikispaces.com/
http://msmorrisonps10.wikispaces.com/
Private - http://mskertesz.wikispaces.com*All of these sites are school specific and do not accept memberships from individuals
outside our school community - feel free to view, but please do not request membership
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Summary
Imperative to have a professional/class on-line space
Connect & engage
Plenty of free platforms
Wikispaces provides a wide range of options & support, geared toward education & is very easy to use
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Contact
Christopher M. Casal Technology Teacher/Coordinator
P. S. 10 (15K010)Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @mr_casalDiigo: mrcasal
ps10ipads.wikispaces.comwww.mrcasal.com
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