PowerPoint Presentation by Lesa Heschke & Beth Lietz

Technology Integration & Instruction for the 21st Century Learner Conference, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA

June 21-23, 2010

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Wikispaces for StudentsA Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom and Community

WELCOME---THE BIG PICTURESession structure---Part I/Part IIWiki Part I--- Preview

---What---Why---Research---4 E’s---Uses---Etiquette---How

Wiki Part II--- Plan ---Your Wiki

What is a Wiki?

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• A webpage with an Edit button• Easy to use• Perfect for collaborative learning

What Adult Wiki Users Are Saying"Since I set up a Wikispace for my classes I have received nothing but positive feedback from parents, students and other faculty members. I have found a new resource that is easily accessible by students and parents. It allows parents to find out what their son or daughter is doing in my courses. Thank you.”

- Blair Simms, teacher

At my job, for each case we do (say Company A vs. Company B) we create a new Wiki. Only the people who are supposed to be working on that case get the password for the Wiki, which is important because some of the people at my job may have worked for A or B and are thus legally forbidden to take part in this lawsuit. This Wiki contains links to all the legal documents we have relating to the case, information about which people are in charge of directing the case, and a page for tasks which need to be completed. Furthermore, because Wikis can contain virtually any electronic document, we are able to update them with whatever information comes along (specifications for some piece of equipment, background information on the case, articles published regarding the case, etc...). My job would not be possible without the use of Wikis.

At another job, a Wiki might be used for each new project, perhaps with a master page linking to each project. This allows everyone who works on the project to stay up to date. If the product is electronic data, the Wiki can even link to the project itself!

-Derek Lietz, Alta Alum/Harvard Alum Computer Scientist for Elysium Digital

What Young Adult Wiki Users Are Saying“Doing my work on the Wikispace saves paper.”

---8th grader, Olivia“I don’t have to worry about losing and then

finding the papers teachers give me.” ---8th grader, Mitchel

“We get to share what we are thinking about what we are reading.” ---7th grader, Andrea

“Using computers makes my learning better.”---7th grader, Jenna

Why Should Students Use Wikis?

Allows for creativity and innovationEncourages participation of all studentsPromotes communication and

collaboration among students, teachers, and parents

Provides a new, interesting way to learn in our information society/ digital global age

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• Research by David Warlick..... A consultant for The Landmark Project asks educators to consider :

-----What do kids need to learn in today’s classrooms in order to be ready for an unpredictable future?----• Michael Cox, a chief economist for the Federal

Reserve Bank, predicts that students will have at least five jobs after they graduate, four of which haven't even been invented yet.

What Does the Research Say About Students’ Future?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCnqF132l1c

Cont. What the Research says?

The 3R's have changed to the 4E's when defining literacy in the 21st Century.

The 4 E’s….

Reading = Exposing Knowledge (finding, decoding, evaluating, organizing information)

Arithmetic= Employing information (basic math skills, computer-aided processing numbers, processing media)

Cont. The 4 E’s…Writing= Expressing ideas compellingly (writing effectively and communicating with the use of multimedia) 

Ethics: Right and Wrong on the information highway (Information reliability, property, and infrastructure) 

Creating a Wiki for What Uses?General categories---- Specific categories---

Manage school and extra-curricular activity documents

Design simple websitesCollaborate with other

students, teachers, community members, an international classroom, etc.

View classroom assignments Create and Review/ Edit peers’ or

group’s written work, projects, etc. Participate in book clubs, essential

question discussions, etc. Peruse reading lists Access online novels or e-books Create and/or access virtual

museums – art, ancient civilizations, etc.

WIKI Etiquette AgreementNo cursing. No slang. No text typing.No name calling.Write in complete sentences. Use

capitalization and punctuation. Spell correctly.

Do not write in ALL CAPS. It is considered shouting.

No altering of published works or editing the Wiki without permission of the author.

Alta Community Schools User Etiquette Agreement.doc

How? Getting Started…

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Wiki Terms

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Page 1 Page 2

Space 1

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

Space 2

Page 1 Page 2

Space 3

User Account

• User Account: Your identity on Wikispaces, consisting of username, password, and e-mail address

• Space: A wiki on which you can collaborate• Page: Each space can consist of multiple pages

Wiki Terms ContinuedWikispaces has different permissions settings for

your spacePublic: Anyone can view or edit your WikispaceProtected: Anyone can view your space but only members

can editPrivate: Only members can view or edit your space

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Editing Your WikiClick the Edit This Page button at the top of your wiki.Write the text you would like on your page.You can format it with bold, underline, italics, headings, and

more.Once you are done editing, click Save.

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Adding Links on Your Wiki Click Edit This Page. Highlight the text you would like to link and click on the earth icon in the

toolbar. Another window will appear allowing you to create a link to another page in

your space or another website. Click Ok.

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Adding Images to Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.• Click the icon that looks like a tree.• Browse your computer for the image you would like and click Open.• Upload the chosen picture or file.• Place your cursor where you would like the image on the page.• Double click the image or file to place it on the page.

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Adding Media to Your Wiki• Click Edit This Page.• Go to the icon of the TV in the toolbar.• Choose the type of object you’d like to embed.• Follow the instructions for embedding each object.• Click Save.

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Need Help?

Visit us:http://www.wikispaces.comhttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour

Email us:help@wikispaces.com

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Time for an Activity

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ActivityLet’s take a few minutes to experience the Alta Challenge Team Wiki.

AltaChallengeTeam – home

http://altachallengeteam.wikispaces.com/

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Wikispaces Plus Plan for Teachers

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Plus Plan isFREE

for Educators!

Wikis for Your School District

Private Label Benefits:Self-contained wiki

environmentUnlimited spaces and

user accountsSafe and secureAdministrative controlWikispaces support

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Learn more about Wikispaces Private Label at www.wikispaces.com/site/privatelabel