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Wikis in the ClassroomKarolee Smiley

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What is your wiki expertise?

• A- What’s a wiki?

• B- I have dabbled in the wiki world.

• C- I have used wikis.

• D- I’m a wiki-wizard!


Why wiki?

• Wiki - “quick”

• Collaborative

• Soft-security

• WYSIWYG

• Open Source


Wikis: product or process?

• How do we use the wiki?

• Products- Users tend to use the wiki as a consumer, using it as a reference or a resource.

• Process- Users tend to contribute to the wiki, collaborating with other contributers to create an ever-changing product.


Wiki Products

• Wikipedia (for most of us)

• Class online “textbook”

• Media center subject guides

• Library review center

• Staff “lounge”


Wiki Process

• Online collaboration-– All users are equal contributors– Asynchronous– Geographical limitations

• Problem based learning– Means of Collaboration– Means of Product


Advantages of wikis

• Digital Native: creators as well as consumers

• Future literacy and collaborative skills

• Writing skills

• Community of practice

• On-demand learning


Disadvantages of wikis

• Privacy/security needs of minors

• Competition for page access

• Personal attachment to content and peer editing

• Unstructured nature

• Collaborative skills- norming a community ethos

• Content cloning


Wiki Tools and Navigation


Wiki page editing


Wiki folders and files


Wiki Settings


Wiki Users


Wiki security


Wiki Accountability


Wiki Security


Wiki sample


Wiki pages


Student Wiki products

Student work Peer reviews


Wiki logistics

• For most wikis, only one computer has editing rights on a given page

• Internet connection

• Clearly communicate group “norms”


Wiki Feedback

My students felt:• Wikis were new and unfamiliar

• The learning curve was steep

• They liked the ability to share

• They found comments and feedback useful, although they were challenging to write


Wiki Options

http://pbworks.com/

“Its as easy as a peanut butter sandwich”

http://www.wikimatrix.org/

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