Technology Advocacy Presentation

Wikispaces

Robin SkelleySpring 2014FRIT 7232

Currently blocked by firewall

Appeal to have access to this site

www.wikispaces.com

A web 2.0 technology

a website that allows anyone to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser◦ Dictionary.com

What is a Wiki?

“Students must develop the ability to think critically, problem solve and seek out information…Wikis allow these literacy skills to develop (295).”

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Creating/Developing/Using a Wiki Study Guide: Effects on Student Achievement

For Students

“… there was an increase in engagement, motivation, and interest in learning social studies (296).”

“The students who created the wiki had greater content retention (296)”

Creating/Developing/Using a Wiki Study Guide: Effects on Student Achievement

“Perhaps the most effective use of the data generated … comes from the ability of students to use their own writing for reflection and self-assessment (26).”

From Socrates to Wikis

“Students also were more polite in the forums than when they interact with one another in the relative privacy of a classroom (26).”

ISTE Student Standard 5b-Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

From Socrates to Wikis

“What this confirms is that wikis foster collaborative learning, interaction and inquisition with and of peers.”

ISTE Standards 2a:Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a

variety of digital environments and media

1. Creativity and innovation

a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes

b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

ISTE Standard- Students

“This promotes ongoing continuous improvement from all members of the PLC by creating a blank page that everyone can contribute to, regardless of where they are located (21). ”

ISTE Teacher Standard 3b- Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation

For Teachers

WIKI TECHNOLOGY and the return to rigor

Allows students to practice and teachers to model digital citizenship

Copyrights and documentation

Digital Etiquette

Digital Citizenship

Free for teacher and students

Social newsfeed

Real-time assessment

Mobile

Wikispaces Classroom

Cabiness, Catherine, Loretta Donovan, and Tim Green. "Integrating Wikis In The Support And Practice Of Historical Analysis Skills."Techtrends: Linking Research & Practice To Improve Learning 57.6 (2013): 38. Publisher Provided Full Text Searching File. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.

"From Socrates To Wikis." Phi Delta Kappan 92.4 (2010): 24-27.MasterFILE Elite. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

Biography

O'Bannon, Blanche W., and Virginia G. Britt."Creating/Developing/Using A Wiki Study Guide: Effects On Student Achievement." Journal Of Research On Technology In Education 44.4 (2012): 293-312. Business Source Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

Roe, Michael John. "WIKI TECHNOLOGY And The Return To Rigor." Leadership 39.3 (2010): 20-22. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 26 Feb. 2014