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Wikispaces for Teachers A Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom http://ocdsblearn2wiki.wikispaces.com. Today’s Agenda. Overview of wikis Examples of use in OCDSB Account information and accessibility How to… Create your own. What is a Wiki?. A webpage with an Edit button Easy to use

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Today’s Agenda

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  1. Wikispaces for TeachersA Guide to Using Them in Your Classroomhttp://ocdsblearn2wiki.wikispaces.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  2. Today’s Agenda • Overview of wikis • Examples of use in OCDSB • Account information and accessibility • How to… • Create your own This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  3. What is a Wiki? • A webpage with an Edit button • Easy to use • Perfect for collaborative learning • There are different types of Wiki • We have chosen Wikispaces for compatibility with IE6 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  4. Wiki information • An online writing space for you and others you decide to invite to your pages • No experience necessary. Does not require knowledge of html • You are up and running in minutes • A multimedia storage space for videos, audio, pdf, docs, etc. • Multitude of uses to meet your needs • Easy to make and add pages • An alternative to Desire2Learn LMS This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  5. Why Bring It To The Classroom? • Posting homework • Creating a forum for discussion with students • Use as a writing tool for students • Promotes communication between students, teachers, and parents • Collaborative environment for student group projects • Display student work exemplars This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  6. Examples of wikis:Chris Kesner, Earl of March SSStudent projects on banned booksGrade 9 BTT as an LMS This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  7. Permission levels @wikispaces • Wikispaces has different permissions settings for your space • Public: Anyone can view or edit your Wikispace • Protected: Anyone can view your space but only members can edit • Private: Only members can view or edit your space This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  8. Getting a Teacher Account • Called the PlusPlan for K to12 • Go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers to apply • Can take a few days to get a response This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  9. Creating Student Accounts • For younger children, submit list of students, plus passwords to: • http://www.wikispaces.com/help+teachers#accounts • For older students, let them sign up for themselves This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  10. Editing Your Wiki • Click the Edit This Page button at the top of your wiki • Write the text you would like on your page • You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and more • Once you are done editing, click Save This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  11. Adding Links on Your Wiki • Click Edit This Page • Highlight the text you’d like to link & click on the earth icon in the toolbar • Another window appears allowing you to create a link to another page in your space or another website (external) • Click Ok This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  12. Adding Images to Your Wiki • Click Edit This Page • Click the icon that looks like a tree • Browse your computer for the image you would like and click Open • Upload the chosen picture or file • Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page • Double click the image or file to place it on the page This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  13. Adding Media to Your Wiki • Click Edit This Page • Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar • Choose the type of object (widget) that you’d like to embed • Follow the instructions for embedding each object • Click Save This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  14. Additional Resources for Teachers • Check out our K-12 Educational Community at: • http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com • Wikispaces information for teachers: • http://www.wikispaces.com/help+teacher • Handout: Getting Start With Your Wikispace This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  15. Accessing OCDSB Wiki • From Teacher Resources, click on OCDSB Wiki: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  16. Time for an Activity This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  17. Create an account and a free K-12 space: Go to: http://www.wikispaces.com/t/x/teachers/th4 • Put in your username, password, e-mail address and space name. • Certify that your space will be used exclusively for K-12 education and click “Join.” • You will be brought to your new space. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

  18. Activity • Create a Wiki account • Build a page, edit your wiki’s text, add links, and add an image or a video clip. • View other workshop participants’ page • Use discussion tab to add a comment This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License

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