Wiki – It doesn’t have to be a 4 letter word! DeVaughn Resczenski Sharyland ISD.
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Wiki – It doesn’t have to be a 4 letter word!
DeVaughn Resczenski
Sharyland ISD
What’s a wiki?
Collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
- Wikipedia
What does wiki Mean?
Wiki is Hawaiian word for “fast” Backronym of W.I.K.I. is
What I Know Is
History and Background
WikiWikiWeb (a.k.a WardsWiki) 1st true wiki Ward Cunningham developed in 1994
WikiWiki is name of shuttle bus line at Honolulu International Airport
Cunningham thought that WikiWikiWeb sounded better than FastWeb
Why should I wiki?
Collaborate with friends/family Classroom projects that require collaboration Easy to use! (WYSIWYG)
What You See Is What You Get Common Craft Video
“There is only so much new information that a learner can ingest at one time. Learning proceeds more efficiently if students receive information in small chunks that are processed immediately.”
- Robert J. Marzano“The Art and Science of Teaching”
Q. How many Wiki people does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. One, but anyone can change it back.
-langreiter.com
Different wiki Providers
PBwiki (www.pbwiki.com)
MindTouch wik.is (www.wik.is) Deki Wiki
WikiSpaces (www.wikispaces.com)
Google Sites (sites.google.com)
Other Alternatives – Install It Myself!
Deki Wiki (wiki.mindtouch.com/Deki_Wiki2)
Tiki Wiki (www.tikiwiki.org)
Moodle Wiki (www.moodle.org) Based on Erfurt Wiki (WikiWikiWeb)
MediaWiki (www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki) Wikipedia is powered by MediaWiki
OK, looks good…how do I start?
Self-Host or use provider?
Can I access the provider through my school’s firewall? If not, can I make a case to have IT open up
the site? SISD has wik.is and pbwiki.com opened up
because of our Intel PT trainings
Step 1 – Reserve the wiki
On the main page (www.wik.is), type in the name of your wiki to see if it is available and click Create
SPI – South Padre Island TRAIN – training WIKI – wiki
spitrainwiki
Step 2 – Fill in Required Info
If your site name is available, wik.is will let you know.
Fill in your e-mail address and name
Step 3 – Verify Your Humanity
To prevent “bots” from creating wikis, most sites will have a verification like this one.
Enter the code and click Create my Deki Wiki
(Deki Wiki is the name of the software that MindTouch uses)
YOU DID IT!!!!
Step 4 – Check Your E-Mail
wik.is will send you a confirmation e-mail with the login information for your Admin account.
You cannot log in without that information.
Step 5 - Login
Type in the passwordfor your Admin acct.that you were e-mailed.
Click Login
OK…So how do I add content?
To edit the page that you are viewing, click EDIT PAGE
To create a sub-page, click NEW PAGE
To print your page, click PRINT PAGE
For other options, pull-down MORE
Considerations for student use
Even with a protected site, you must still follow your district’s guidelines for internet and privacy issues (like do not photograph)
If your students do not have e-mail accounts, you can use Google tags to create a “class” e-mail account and “sub” accounts [email protected] (entire class) [email protected] [email protected]
How do I set up my students?
In wik.is Go to the Control Panel and select User
Management Enter the user information for each of your
students. Set the role to Contributor if you want them to
be able to edit and add pages Set the role to Viewer if you want them to only
be able to read your pages Use the multiple user tool to make adding your
class easier
How do I use this with my class?
Project ideas: Vocabulary lists
Create a page of words, and assign each to a student to find the definition and create a page with the definition.
Historical research Start with the home page, defining the project
and all of the different areas to research (like the presidents)
Assign each student an area to research Allow students to link their pages to each other
Ideas
“Choose Your Ending” story Create a short story on the main page, and
have each student create a sub page with their own idea of the ending.
Collaborative story Have each student use their home page to
create the beginning of a story After a set time limit, have the students rotate
to the next person’s page and continue the story……
Ideas
Write out a Math word problem on the main page, and link pages to each of the important points of the problem. Give an explanation on the page as to why the point is important.
Moodle wikis
Include a class wiki in your Moodle course
The editor is different from PBwiki and wik.is
To create a new page Wrap the target word in brackets []
[link] When you save the page, a ? will appear, linking to the
new page. Click the ? and the new page will open in edit mode.
Public or Private wiki?
Many wikis allow you to make your wiki private Only registered users can view your pages Protects your student pages If you are on a wiki that allows anonymous
users to edit pages, you should make the wiki private
If not, anyone could post ANYTHING to your wiki
Public or Private wiki?
Privacy has it’s disadvantages You have to create an account for EVERY
user that you want to view your page Parents cannot view student work unless you
create an account for them
The “middle-ground” Restrict anonymous access to view only
