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Learning and Teaching in the 21st Century: Wikis in the Classroom — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:11:36 +0000

[...] Wikis in the Classroom I am pleased with the results of using wikis in my classroom this past semester for the students’ electronic portfolios. For this next semester I will use wikis for the electronic portfolios and also as a collaborative tool for the students. I have included in this blog entry some wiki resources that I am using and that I think you may find helpful. The first resource is a list of sites that help me learn more about Wikispaces; the second, ideas for classroom uses of wikis; and the third, examples of some excellent classroom wikis.Learning More About WikispacesIf you’re planning to try Wikispaces… or if you’re currently using it and want to know more about what it can do… check out this list of resources.TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through (what wikis are, how and why to use them, uses Wikispaces as the example)http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/Wikispaces video tutorials (quick way to get started)http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introductionWikispaces tutorial (instructions for getting started with Wikispaces, click on Help after logging in)http://www.wikispaces.com/space/gettingstarted/onWikispaces main help page (easy-to-understand)http://www.wikispaces.com/helpWikispaces help sub-categories (easy-to-understand)http://www.wikispaces.com/help+indexWikispaces blog (news about wikispaces with how-to’s)http://blog.wikispaces.com/How to Use Wikispaces PowerPoint presentation / audio podcast (good instructions for beginning to use Wikispaces)http://bleiva2003.motime.com/Keep track of maintenance happenings and service problems (current status, to check or to report)http://status.wikispaces.com/Ideas for Classroom Uses of WikisAre you looking for ideas of how to use wikis in your classroom? Check out the suggestions in these lists.http://allthewikis.com/wiki-faqs/best-wiki-classroom-education/http://beyond-school.org/2007/01/01/more-on-wikis-in-education/http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikishttp://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Main_Pagehttp://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites079.shtmlhttp://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_educationhttp://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/wikiedu/Here’s some of the suggested uses I found at these sites.from TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through…book reviewscollaborative project with other students… another district, state, countrycourse hubdebateexplanations of challenging proceduresfield site observationsfield trip summaryglossarylab reportsproblems the class is working to solveresearch projects (instead of a PowerPoint)student project productsstudent-created FAQsstudy guides created by student groupsvocabulary listslocal historyfrom WikEd Wiki in a K-12 classroom…collaborative textbooksliterature circlesorganization toolscience fair project preparationsstudent portfoliosteacher collaborationfrom The Science of Spectroscopy…data collectiongroup authoringpeer review of projectspresentations (rather than PowerPoint)tracking group projectsweb sitesExamples of Excellent Classroom WikisWould you like to see some outstanding educational wikis? Be sure to visit the best educational wiki 2007 finalists for the 2007 Edublog Awards.GoAPES wiki for Advanced Placement Environmental Science teachersHorizon Project 2007 a “collaborative global project between classrooms in diverse geographical locations”Mr. Lee’s Math 12 Advanced Class an “outcomes portfolio”Salute to Seuss student pages about Dr. Seuss’s books Welker’s Wikinomics a “collaborative tool for understanding concepts in Advanced Placement Economics” Posted by Jo Schiffbauer at 2:43 PM Labels: classroom, Edublog Awards, Wiki, wikispaces [...]

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