Teaching Arabic Literacy Using Internet : The Example of “Wikispaces” Programme

NURKHAMIMI ZAINUDDIN

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC

UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

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Why use wikis?

Collective Intelligence

Negotiation

Distributed Cognition

Networking

Appropriation

Performance

Judgement

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Signing In

www.wikispaces.com

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Sign In To Wikispaces

Sign In To Wikispaces

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Editing Pages

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Click Edit This Page

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The Editing Toolbar Will Appear

How to Start Editing

Basic Editing Functions

1. Bold

2. Italicize

3. Underline

4. Font Size

5. Numbered List

6. Bulleted List

7. Insert Horizontal Line

8. Insert Hyperlink (URL)

9. Remove Hyperlink (URL)

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Inserting Images and Documents

1. Click on the Tree icon

2. Click Browse to locate your document and Upload to add it to the wiki server

3. Select if you want the document to be inserted as a file icon or as a hyperlink

4. Place your mouse on the page where you want your document to appear

5. Double click on the document’s icon on the menu

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Inserting Dynamic HTML - Widgets

Click on the TV icon

Select the icon that corresponds to the widget type you are inserting.

If you do not see your widget vendor list, click Other. If you cannot find an appropriate icon, select Other HTML.

Paste the Embed HTML code from your widget into the text field and click Save. (see next slide for image)

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Insert Hyperlink

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History

To Know Recent Post

To Compare One

Post With Others’

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Case sample

- 25 Laws students

- Divided into 4 groups

- Lower elementary level

- No Arabic Background

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History

History

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History

Red colour for

“erased words”Green colour for

“new words”

Discussion Board

Reading, Creating,

and Replying to

Discussion Topics

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Open the Discussion Tab

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Students’ Development

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االختبار المجموعة

األول

االختبار

الثاني

االختبار

الثالث

االختبار

الرابع

االختبار

الخامس

الفراشة(1

الباذنجان(2

اآلسيويالنمر(3

الكرام(4

مقبول

مقبول

مقبول

مقبول

مقبول

جيد

مقبول

مقبول

جيد

جيد

جيد

جيد

جيد

جيد

جيد جدا

جيد

جيد جدا

جيد جدا

ممتاز

جيد جدا

جدول نتائج االختبارات الكتابية اخلمسة

Congratulations! Now you are ready to get started with

Wikispaces.

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