Teachers will create a class Wiki using PBWorks and learn to edit pages, add web links, and upload images and files to create a user-friendly web interface for their students, parents and community to access. Participants will also use MS Publisher to create a class newsletter, create a PDF file of the newsletter, and upload it to their class Wiki. Additionally, we'll investigate several Web 2.0 sites for teacher and student use.
Technology for the 21st Century Classroom Wiki 101
Workshop Agenda:
- Wiki Videos
- Share sample wikis and talk about elements
- Investigate sample wikis and decide on first wiki purpose/content
- Read Classroom 2.0 Wiki: Overview, Uses of Wikis in Education, What Wikis do
- Share out
- Set up wiki
- PBWorks Basics
- PBWorks Directions for Teacher - create student accounts, comment permissions
- Plan for implementation
- Create a newsletter using MS Publisher
- Web 2.0 Tools
Wiki 101
Videos:
PDF Help Files:
Sample Wikis
- Google advanced search for PBWorks wiki's - 'query' OR 'query' site:pbworks.com
- Book Buddy Reviews - scanned artwork, 1st and 4th graders collaborate, includes podcast
- Ecosystem Project - tasks, websites, links to main project
- Mrs. Shanahan's Wiki - meet creators of wiki (1), Glogster, dream team, Nicole
- Native Texans - questions and answers
- 8th Grade Social Studies Current Events Wiki - step-by-step directions for students, period 7, Elena
- Stay Current - teach reading skills through Social Studies wiki
- English 1 - wallwisher and lots of widgets
- SMART Measurement Websites - organize web sites
- Spanish Class Wiki - wordle, agenda, online quizzes
- Alphabiomeology - uses wiki to organize web quest
- The Monster Project - 2010 Mrs. Bradley's class, digital image of first drawing, drawing program second image
- Miss Sommer's Class News - Our Pets
- Greetings from the World - Glogs, 2009 Best Educational Wiki
- 6th/7th Grade Wiki - Unit 1, podcast, link to Quia quiz
- Copyright Friendly Wiki - lots of copyright friendly resources
- WikiHow - how to manual, use and share your own 'how to'
- Wikipedia - worlds largest wiki