Wikis in Education

1
Wikis in Education

• CSLO/Model Schools
• WNYRIC/Erie 1 BOCES
• http//www.wnyric.org/cslo

2
Wikis created for WNYRIC CSLO/Model Schools

• Erie 1 Online Wiki
• Users can add/edit pages for CSLO/Model Schools,
  including instructional resources, technology
  tool help, and lesson ideas.
• Wikis in Education page
• CSLO Files Wiki Workshop cslofiles.pbwiki.com
  (get password from presenter)

3
Wikis in Education Overview

• Main Page - What is a Wiki?
• Wiki Information
• Issues Surrounding Wikis
• Activity Discovering Wikipedia
• Types of Wikis Examples of Each
• Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration
• Free Wiki Hosting

4
What is a wiki?

• The term "wiki" comes from a
• Hawaiian word meaning "quick."
• A wiki is an online resource that is easily
  editable by any user from any Internet browser.
• Wikis allow for cross-referencing outside links
  or other pages in the same wiki.
• Anyone can edit anyone else's work in a wiki.
• Wikis can be reverted back to previous edits.
• Wikis were created by Ward Cunningham for the
  Portland Pattern Repository in 1995.
• Web-based wikis can be created with free
  server-based software such as MediaWiki.

5
Wikis vs. Blogs

• A wiki can be a blog,
• but
• a blog cant be a wiki!

6
Walk Through Wikis, Step by Step!

• TeacherFirst Wiki Walk-Through -
  http//www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
• This resource includes basic information about
  wikis, as well as curriculum integration ideas.
  Implementation issues are also addressed.
• Wikispaces - Educational Wikis -
  http//educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

7
Wiki Information

• Wired, March 2005 The Book Stops Here -
  http//www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.03/wiki.html
   
• eSchool News Online, January 25, 2006 -
  http//www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?Arti
  cleID6069 
• Weblogg-ed Links Wikis - http//webloggedlinks.pb
  wiki.com/Wikis
• Encyclopedia of Educational Technology -
  http//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/wikiwiki/index.ht
  m

8
Issues Surrounding Wikis

• Andy Carvin Presentation Wiki Revolution
• Internet encyclopaedias go head to head -
  Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of
  the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature
  investigation finds.
• WikipediaExternal peer review
• Wikipedia and Britannica  - The Kids All Right
  (And Sos the Old Man)
• eSchoolNews on Citizendium - 2/22/07
• Where Flattery, Insult Lives Side by Side
  (Buffalo News, 3/12/2006) access through
  Infotrac (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC
  School Library System Catalog or by NYS library
  card
• The Latest on Virginia Tech, From Wikipedia (New
  York Times, 4/23/2007) - access through Infotrac
  (New York State Newspapers) on WNYRIC School
  Library System Catalog or by NYS library card

9
Activity Discovering Wikipedia

• To become more familiar with the Wikipedia
  editor, visit the Sandbox for the Erie 1 Wiki.
  This wiki uses the same editor as Wikipedia.
•  
• After you are done testing the editor, go to the
  Wikipedia Main Page at http//www.wikipedia.org/.
  
•  
• 1. Enter your hometown (e.g. Smethport, PA ) in
  the Search box and click the box.
•  
• If no page is found with that title look in the
  Results area in the lower area to see if there
  might be a listing that uses a different format
  for the same information.
• 2. Read the information and if you find any
  inaccurate information, click the edit this
  page tab, correct the errors and then click the
  Save page button.

10
Discovering Wikipedia - Continued

•  3. Click the edit this page tab and add some
  information based on your experience growing up
  there. For example, you might add a section
  called notable businesses to identify a
  business where your parents may have worked. You
  could also add a section dealing with sports
  teams and identify some information about the
  performance of a team you were involved with. If
  you want to edit an existing section of the page,
  click on the edit hyperlink just above that
  section. Save the page.
•  
• Click the history tab to see the reference to
  your change. Click on (last) on the line for
  your entry to view your changes compared to what
  it was prior to your change.
• 5. Click the Globe in the upper left corner of
  the page to go to the Main Page of WIKIPEDIA. On
  the first line is a hyperlink anyone can edit.
  Open the link and read the Introduction.
•  6. Click the button Learn more about editing.
  Read the Five Pillars section. At the bottom
  of the page is a See also section with
  Wikipedias principles. You may want to read
  the Simplified Ruleset, List of policies, and
  Statement of principles articles from this
  section.

11
ErieWiki Test Drive

• Open your Internet browser and go to
  e1online.wnyric.org/wiki
• Request an account. Click on log in/create
  account once you receive your login.
• After logging in, go back to the main page by
  clicking on the Erie 1 BOCES/WNYRIC logo in the
  upper left-hand corner of any page.
• ErieWiki runs on the same software as Wikipedia
  (MediaWiki). Use the same techniques to edit this
  wiki.
• To create a new page, put the new page title in
  double brackets - e.g. Lancaster Central School
  District

12
Types of Wikis Examples of Each

• Encyclopedias
• Online Text Books
• Online Dictionaries
• How-To Guides
• Best Practice Resources
• Online Libraries
• News Wikis
• Fan Wikis
• Other Wikis

13
Encyclopedias

• Example Wikipedia http//en.wikipedia.org
• Beta Citizendium - http//www.citizendium.org/

14
Online Text Books

• Wikibooks - http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
  
• Wikiversity - http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikiver
  sity
• Wikijunior - http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijuni
  or

15
Online Dictionaries

• Example Wiktionary - http//www.wiktionary.org

16
How-to Guides

•  Wikihow - http//wiki.ehow.com/Main-Page
• Wikibooks - Garage Band Quick Tutorial -
  http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Garageband_Quick_Tuto
  rial 
• University of Calgary Podcasting -
  http//wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Podcasting

17
Best Practice Resources

• Curriki - http//www.curriki.org/
• Library Success - http//www.libsuccess.org/index.
  php?titleMain_Page
• Blended Learning in K-12 - http//en.wikibooks.org
  /wiki/Blended_Learning_in_K-12/Introduction
• Monroe 1 Model Schools Wiki - http//wiki.monroe.e
  du/
• Sweet Home Admin Wiki - http//sweethomeadminwiki.
  pbwiki.com/FrontPage

18
Online Libraries

• Example Wikisource - http//en.wikisource.org/wik
  i/Main_PageEnglish 
• Video Library - http//www.vidipedia.org/Main_Page
  
• Music Example Choral Public Domain Library -
  http//cpdl.org

19
News Wikis

• Example Wikinews - http//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Ma
  in_Page

20
Fan Wikis

• LostPedia - http//www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Main_Pag
  e
• Heroes Wiki - http//heroeswiki.com/Main_Page
• This Might Be a Wiki - http//www.tmbw.net/wiki/in
  dex.php/Main_Page
• Last.fm - Artist Wiki Pages - http//www.last.fm/d
  ashboard/

21
Other Wikis

• Qwika (wiki search engine) - http//www.qwika.com/
  
• Wikiquote - http//en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
    
• Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki -
  http//arborheights.wikispaces.com/
• Teen Poetry Wiki - http//www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet
  /

22
Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration

•   ENGLISH
• Book reviews and comments
• Socratic Seminars
• Literature Circles
• Free writing
• Writing samples
• Bibliography
• Revisions
• Collaborative writing
• Example High School Online Collaborative Writing
  - http//schools.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
• Example Teen Poetry Wiki - http//www.ipl.org/div
  /teenpoet/
• Create and post a story or book idea and have
  feedback and
• changes made for creative writing class
• Essential questions or chapter questions for a
  novel
• Vocabulary activity
• Current events news
• Updated information for subjects

23
Wiki Lesson Ideas and Curriculum Integration -
Continued

•    SOCIAL STUDIES
• Socratic Seminars
• Debates
• Current events news
• Research Example Studying Societies at JHK -
  http//studyingsocietiesatjhk.pbwiki.com/
•   SCIENCE
• Species research
• Class review
•   ELEMENTARY
• Wikijunior/Wikibooks - http//en.wikibooks.org/wi
  ki/Wikijunior
• Wikispaces Another 250,000 Wikis in the
  Classroom Project - http//www.wikispaces.com/site
  /for/teachers100K

24
Wiki Lesson Ideas - Continued

• Wikis Embedded into Webquests
• AP Bio WikiWebQuest - http//scook.cuip.net/spere
  tz/wikiwebquest/webquest.htm
• APBIO wiki link http//www.seedwiki.com/wiki/apb
  iowiki/apbiowiki?wpid148951searchresult148951
• Social Security A New Challenge for the 21st
  Century - http//www.lifestreamcenter.net/DrB/Less
  ons/soc_sec/
• India and Pakistan WebQuest Example -
  http//www.guhsd.net/mcdowell/wq/peace/

25
Free Wiki Hosting

• Wikispaces (recommended) - http//www.wikispaces.c
  om/
• Free Wikis for Teachers and Schools full
  privileges (premium - no advertisements, secure)
• pbwiki (recommended) - http//pbwiki.com/
• Example http//mrlindsay.pbwiki.com/
• Zoho Wiki - http//wiki.zoho.com
• Wetpaint - http//www.wetpaint.com/
• Seedwiki - http//www.seedwiki.com/
• BluWiki - http//www.bluwiki.org/go/Main_Page

26
More wiki hosting .

• Compare the wiki hosts of your choice with
  WikiMatrix
• http//www.wikimatrix.org/index.php