using WIKIs in education

Randolph Township Schools

Debbie Iosso, PrincipalJennifer Fano, VP/Tech Coordinator

NJPSA/ FEA / NJASCDSUMMER CONVENTIONWildwood, NJJULY 16, 2008

Randolph Township Schools

Location: Northern NJ

DFG: I

(K-12) Population: 5500

The 7 Wonders of the WIKI

DebateOrganize ContributeCollaborate

Communicate Develop Curriculum

Post Research & Projects

“Raise your hand if…”

“The term Web 2.0 became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference

in 2004.”

WIKIs as a tool for education

• What is a wiki?

• Where does

the term wiki come from?

Teacher Tube

WIKIs in Plain English

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=51aeb480ecbd988cd8cc

“The fact is that even if you are the most engaging, old style

teacher in the world, you are not going to capture most of our

students attention the old way.”

Engage me or Enrage me – What today’s learners demand.

By Marc Prensky

“ …students have changed radically…Today’s students are no longer the students

our educational system was designed to teach.”

Digital Natives, Digital ImmigrantsBy Marc Prensky

video clip

Wiki Applications for Educators

Debat e

Dif f erent iat ed I nst ruct ion

High S chool Biology

Organize

Support Staff

Meeting Agendas

Working with an ExpertLesson Sharing

Book Share

Cont ribut eC

CCollaborat e

http://jmoen.pbwki.com

Professional Development

Committee Notes

Jigsaw Strategy

Communicat e

Sha r i ng wi t h t he Communi t y

Resources

Develop Curriculum

Randolph High School

Curriculum Sharing

CSpec i es Gr oup Pr oj ec t s

Language Arts

Post Research Project s

Student Input “Design is a high

concept aptitude that is difficult to outsource or automate-and that increasingly confers a competitive advantage in business.”

A whole new mind (p. 86) By Daniel H. Pink

What you need t o know …ITS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!

INVITES" Public vs. Private" Email with or without a direct link

HISTORY" Revert back to prior versions" Notification

SAFETY" AUP" 8.1 Technology Literacy Standards

Map of the World 2.0

http://www.appappeal.com/web-2-0-application-world-mosaic/

“Today’s young people are authorities on the digital

revolution that is changing every institution in society”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xBYSdMK1LU

Wikinomics p. 47

By Tapscott and Williams

TECHNOLOGY

education

What about me?

The 7 Wonders of the WIKI

DebateOrganize ContributeCollaborate

Communicate Develop Curriculum

Post Research & Projects

DebateChichen Itza, Yucatan Mexico

OrganizeChrist Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

ContributeColosseum, Rome, Italy

CollaborateMachu Picchu, Peru

CommunicateTaj Mahal, Agra, IndiaDevelop Curriculum

Petra, JordanPost Research Projects

Great Wall, China

Our WIKI

You are invited to join us as we continue to WIKIfy education

http://wikifyeducation.wikispaces.com

Starting Your Own WIKI

www.pbwiki.com

www.wetpaint.com

www.wikispaces.com

using WIKIs in education

Randolph Township Schools

Debbie Iosso, PrincipalJennifer Fano, VP/Tech Coordinator

NJPSA/ FEA / NJASCDSUMMER CONVENTIONWildwood, NJJULY 16, 2008