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What is a Wiki ?

What is a Wiki ?. Lower Hudson Valley EETT Grant November 30, 2010. What is a Wiki?. 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.

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What is a Wiki ?

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  1. What is a Wiki? Lower Hudson Valley EETT Grant November 30, 2010

  2. What is a Wiki? • 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.

  3. According to Wikipedia…..(the most well known Wiki in the world!) "Wiki" is a Hawaiian word for "fast". “Wiki” = fast access to information.

  4. A brief history of Wikis • First wiki: 1994 – WikiWikiWeb • Developer: Ward Cunningham • He wanted people to be able to pool their resources online; collaborate

  5. Why choose a Wiki? • FREE! • Easy • Runs on older computers • Requires no special software to run • Shared ownership and easy access

  6. How do students retain what they learn? • Authentic assessment • Project based learning • Cooperative Learning • Active Learning

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

  8. How can I use Wikis in my classroom? Group Projects Assignments Resource Collections Peer Review Group FAQ Parent Involvement Online Newspaper

  9. Examples of HS Wikis • Math http://apcalc.pbwiki.com/ • ELA http://millersenglish.pbwiki.com/ • Social Studies http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/Civil_Rights_Class • Science http://egscience219.pbwiki.com/FrontPage • Vicki Davis’ Wikis http://westwood.wikispaces.com/

  10. Education Wikis Wikispaces PBWorks Wet Paint Education

  11. Resources 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

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