Showing posts with label wikis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wikis. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Wiki Basics
I am posting a quick resource for you to get a Wiki started on your own! Please see me if you need help. http://leydenlibraries.wikispaces.com/file/view/Exploring+Wikis.pdf
What is a wiki?
Wikis are web pages that students can use to write, edit, and add elements, such as images and video, to create collaborative projects.
The most well know example of a wiki is Wikipedia. (Solomon, 136)
Source: Solomon, Gwen, and Lynne Schrum. Web 2.0 : how-to for educators. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 2010. Print.
The most well know example of a wiki is Wikipedia. (Solomon, 136)
Source: Solomon, Gwen, and Lynne Schrum. Web 2.0 : how-to for educators. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 2010. Print.
Ten Ways Wikis Support Learning
1. Supports planning, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
2. Facilitates inquiry.
3. Encourages personal accountability.
4. Provides practice in peer editing and reviewing.
5. Empowers through shared authorship.
6. Encourages responsible writing.
7. Deters plagiarism by showing process.
8. Engages and motivates students.
9. Supports constructivist learning.
10. Provides practice in validating information. (Berger, 99)
Source: Berger, Pam, and Sally Trexler. Choosing Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching in a digital world. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2010. Print.
2. Facilitates inquiry.
3. Encourages personal accountability.
4. Provides practice in peer editing and reviewing.
5. Empowers through shared authorship.
6. Encourages responsible writing.
7. Deters plagiarism by showing process.
8. Engages and motivates students.
9. Supports constructivist learning.
10. Provides practice in validating information. (Berger, 99)
Source: Berger, Pam, and Sally Trexler. Choosing Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching in a digital world. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2010. Print.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Classroom Examples of Wikis
Wikis for Social Studies: Students make notes about the different units they are reading to help consolidate their knowledge around the concepts they are learning.
http://studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbworks.com/w/page/18798605/FrontPage
Wiki ideas in Science: A student glossary of scientific terms with illustrations and definitions added by the class(using original digital photos or those from other online Creative Commons sources, such as Flickr). Linking to separate pages with detailed information allows the main glossary list to remain reasonably short.
A taxonomy of living things with information about each branch in the study of Biology over a full year.
Designs of experiments (and resulting lab reports) for a chemistry class.
Observations from field sites, such as water testing in local streams, weather observations from across a state, or bird counts during migratory season. This activity would also work well as a collaboration with other schools in different states.
Detailed and illustrated descriptions of scientific processes: how mountains form, etc.
(Crane, 67)
Source: Crane, Beverley E. Using Web 2.0 tools in the K-12 classroom. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. Print.
http://studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbworks.com/w/page/18798605/FrontPage
Wiki ideas in Science: A student glossary of scientific terms with illustrations and definitions added by the class(using original digital photos or those from other online Creative Commons sources, such as Flickr). Linking to separate pages with detailed information allows the main glossary list to remain reasonably short.
A taxonomy of living things with information about each branch in the study of Biology over a full year.
Designs of experiments (and resulting lab reports) for a chemistry class.
Observations from field sites, such as water testing in local streams, weather observations from across a state, or bird counts during migratory season. This activity would also work well as a collaboration with other schools in different states.
Detailed and illustrated descriptions of scientific processes: how mountains form, etc.
(Crane, 67)
Source: Crane, Beverley E. Using Web 2.0 tools in the K-12 classroom. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. Print.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
How Internet Public Library is using Technology
"Introductions to 15 of Internet Public Library's favorite online
technologies; includes, for each of the 15, background information, best
practices, related readings, examples of how the IPL is using the
technology, and hands-on exercises."
Source: "IPL 15 Things." Internet Public Library. 17 March 2010. Web. 30 April 2011.http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/index.php/IPL_15_Things
technologies; includes, for each of the 15, background information, best
practices, related readings, examples of how the IPL is using the
technology, and hands-on exercises."
Source: "IPL 15 Things." Internet Public Library. 17 March 2010. Web. 30 April 2011.http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/index.php/IPL_15_Things
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Self-Evaluation with Rubrics
Having a PLN (personal learning network) beyond the classroom and school brick and mortar can help us as educators "think out loud" in blogs or on educational Wikis as demonstrated in this blog between an seasoned tech-savy mentor and a Spanish teacher. In this blog they share ideas and concerns about how to improve students' self-assessment. One suggestion includes considering using a Wiki, facilitated by the teacher, to allow for a group or the class to collaborate on creating a self-assement tool.
See "On Self-Evaluation." More Spanish: Lesson Plans and Technology for the Spanish Classroom. 2 Feb. 2009. Web. 26 April 2011. http://ochoamores.typepad.com/morespanish/2009/02/on-selfevaluation-with-rubrics.html
See "On Self-Evaluation." More Spanish: Lesson Plans and Technology for the Spanish Classroom. 2 Feb. 2009. Web. 26 April 2011. http://ochoamores.typepad.com/morespanish/2009/02/on-selfevaluation-with-rubrics.html
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Fourteen Tips for Using Wikis
1. Create a culture of trust in the class.
2. Establish goals for the project.
3. Post clear instructions.
4. Establish guidelines for all processes.
5. Set deadlines(interim and final).
6. Create and display assessment rubrics.
7. Make sure project activities are meaningful.
8. Define roles for team members and work with teams to assign them.
9. Keep instructions simple for both the assignment and for the wiki page.
10. Provide examples and suggestions.
11. Decide if the wikis should be open to the public or limited to the class.
12. Remind students of copyright and licensing issues.
13. Check work regularly.
14. Provide encouragement.(Solomon, 147)
Solomon, Gwen, and Lynne Schrum. Web 2.0 : how-to for educators. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 2010. Print.
2. Establish goals for the project.
3. Post clear instructions.
4. Establish guidelines for all processes.
5. Set deadlines(interim and final).
6. Create and display assessment rubrics.
7. Make sure project activities are meaningful.
8. Define roles for team members and work with teams to assign them.
9. Keep instructions simple for both the assignment and for the wiki page.
10. Provide examples and suggestions.
11. Decide if the wikis should be open to the public or limited to the class.
12. Remind students of copyright and licensing issues.
13. Check work regularly.
14. Provide encouragement.(Solomon, 147)
Solomon, Gwen, and Lynne Schrum. Web 2.0 : how-to for educators. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 2010. Print.
Why use wikis in the classsroom?
1. Enable team members to work on an assignment at any time, from any location with an Internet connection.
2. Encourage student involvement
3. Offer a powerful yet flexible collaborative communication tool for developing content-specific Web sites.
4. Provide a central place for groups to form around specific topics
5. Provide students with direct(and immediate)access to a site's content,which is crucial in group editing or other collaborative project activities
6. Show the evolution of thought processes as students interact with the site and its contents
7. Promote pride of authorship and ownership in a team's activities
8. Showcase student work
9. Encourage collaboration on notes
10. Promote concept introduction and exploration
Taken from: Crane, Beverley E. Using Web 2.0 tools in the K-12 classroom. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. Print.
2. Encourage student involvement
3. Offer a powerful yet flexible collaborative communication tool for developing content-specific Web sites.
4. Provide a central place for groups to form around specific topics
5. Provide students with direct(and immediate)access to a site's content,which is crucial in group editing or other collaborative project activities
6. Show the evolution of thought processes as students interact with the site and its contents
7. Promote pride of authorship and ownership in a team's activities
8. Showcase student work
9. Encourage collaboration on notes
10. Promote concept introduction and exploration
Taken from: Crane, Beverley E. Using Web 2.0 tools in the K-12 classroom. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. Print.
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