WIKIS



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=What is a wiki? = A wiki is a web page designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute to or modify its content. =How can you use it in education? =   =What are some online tools? =  [|www.wikispaces.com]
 * Wikis are useful when students are conducting group projects because each member can edit the information whenever he or she wishes. The teacher also has the ability to see who participated and what he or she contributed to the project.
 * Wikis make it easier for students to find information about a topic. It should be used as a research tool.
 * Teachers are able to create wikis about class information, then students have the ability to find the information after class.
 * Wikis can link information together for ongoing research on a topic.
 * A wiki is great for preparing and delivering a teacher's course syllabus. The teacher can change it as the semester progresses without having to email a revised copy to his or her students or print paper copies. Changes are available on the wiki as soon as you make them.

[|http://pbwiki.com]

[|http://www.notemesh.com] =How to wiki: = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> =<span style="color: rgb(0,128,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">Practical Uses of a Wiki: = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> a. List tools needed. b. What a plaster mold is. c. Explain techniques and post a live podcast. d. Post due dates and project objectives. e. Students can post photographs of their projects and the class can critique each others work on individual pages created from the initial wiki.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pick one of the various online wikis and go to their website
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sign up to create a free wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Choose a name for your new wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Create a username and password
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Decide who you are going to invite to be able to edit your wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Add information to your wiki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Make it HOT!]
 * Art Class:** Students can log in and view a new project posted by the instructor. For example, for a plaster mold project, the instructor can:

a. Can be used to setup brainstorming ideas for students to prepare science fair projects. b. Students can post ideas and then smaller groups can be created from the initial brainstorming. c. The teacher can facilitate discussions based off of the ideas of the groups. d. Students can all contribute to their group subject and also comment on other group pages. e. Students could document their progress and post pictures of their final projects.
 * Science Class:** Students can log in and use a wiki as a [|live journal.]

a. Wiki's can also be used as an online portfolio of students' work. b. Peers/teachers can edit, comment, and evaluate. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">c. Students can access their portfolios for as long as they wish. This allows students to use their portfolio as a reference in the future. media type="custom" key="3620677" This video is a step by step guide on how to construct your own Wiki!
 * Student Portfolio:**

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