Wikis

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I. Wikis (Wikispaces)
- A wiki is a platform for teachers to create webpages that contain content and projects for their students. - It can also be used as a platform for students to be content creators and work collaboratively.

II. Learning Objectives
At the end of this session you should be able to:
 * Sign up for Wikispaces and login. @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers
 * Identify the parts of a wiki
 * Be able to create basic edits and embed objects

Part A
First your instructor will identify the major components of a wiki. Make sure you have signed into the wiki. Margit-W, EricM-W, Leslie-W, Robert-W, Meredith-W, Rick-W, Donna-W, Troy-W, EricG-W, Wendy-W, Martina-W, Joselyn-W, Anthony-W, Dima-W, Simon-W, Kevin-W, EricH-W
 * Open your "sandbox" page below IN A SEPARATE TAB. You will use this page to learn to make edits, add objects, etc.
 * Practice the following skills using your "sandbox" page

> (SAVE)
 * 1) (BEGIN EDITING) Type in your name (Heading 1), school (Heading 2), and the classes that you teach (Heading 3).
 * 2) Change the font color of one of the words on the page. (SAVE)
 * 3) Now create a numerical list of ways that you might incorporate a wiki into your classroom in the current unit that you are teaching.
 * 4) Take a word in your numerical list and link it to a page on the Internet that relates to this term.
 * 5) Add an image that might represent what you are studying in your classroom. [|wiki_add_image.JPG], [|wiki_add_image2.JPG] (SAVE)
 * 6) (BEGIN EDITING) Embed a YouTube Video related to your area of study [|wiki_widget.JPG]
 * 7) Now add a Google Map to your page relating to to you have added to the page.
 * 8) Start a discussion on your page using the "Discussion" feature[| wiki_discussion_history.JPG]
 * 1) Look at the "History" of your wiki, revert to a former version.[|wiki_discussion_history.JPG]
 * 2) Add an RSS feed from a blog (Go to: @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/itt, [|wiki_RSS_Feed.JPG] , [|wiki_RSS_Feed_2.JPG] (SAVE)

Part B
Keep going and exploring... Possibilities:


 * 1) Look at the backend code. Make an edit in the wikitext editor. Switch back to the visual editor and look to see how your change is reflected on the page. [|wiki_editor.JPG]
 * 2) Create a new wiki
 * 3) Manage the permissions on your wiki
 * 4) Manage the members in your wiki (Organizers vs. Members)
 * 5) Learn how to manage your pages- lock, unlock, delete, and search for wikipages
 * 6) Add a tag to your page and then search for it, please use the tag "firstname_w"
 * 7) Discuss how you might organize the use of a wiki for your students
 * 8) Create accounts for your students
 * 9) Create a template and use it for a new page
 * 10) How could you use the wiki for project based work for your students? Discuss and create a structure for this.
 * 11) How could you use the platform for collaboration among students? Between your students and others in the community at large?

//** IV. Check your skills. Can you: **//

 * 1) //** Complete the skills in Part A? **//
 * 2) //** Complete the skills in Part B? **//

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