Wiki+How+To's

Free Wikis for K–12 Educators

 * Any time you want to create a new K–12 wiki, go to [].

=**Wikis**=
 * Websites anyone can edit.
 * //If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki!//
 * Visitors & authors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions.
 * Visitors can discuss the page in a threaded forum.
 * Editors can bring in content from around the web through embedding.


 * Learn more**
 * If you're not clear on what a wiki is, this excellent [|video] from Common Craft explains it in simple terms.
 * Take a look at the educational wikis wiki to see what some of your peers are doing. It's a wiki, too, so you can contribute your own examples and ideas. You may also want to check out the [|Wiki Walk-Through] from TeachersFirst.

=**Educational Uses of Wikis**=
 * Collaboratively Authored Class Texts
 * Writing Projects
 * Group Projects
 * Sharing Resources
 * Grade Level Teams
 * Subject Area Teams
 * Professional Development
 * Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
 * Accreditation self-studies
 * ePortfolios
 * Clubs, PTAs, and events
 * Student research projects
 * Publish course resources
 * Knowledge base
 * Mapping of concepts, brainstorming
 * Presentation tools

Examples of Wikis
 * The Wikipedia - [|http://www.wikipedia.org]
 * Dave Conlay's Aristotle Experiment - http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com
 * A Moby Dick example - http://mdt-p4.wikispaces.com/Race%2C+Ethnicity%2C+and+Diversity+in+Moby+Dick
 * Eva Wagner's Houghton-Mifflin Tech Resources Wiki - http://hmtech.wikispaces.com
 * Eva Wagner's Technology Integration Projects for Grades K-3 - http://techtips.wikispaces.com
 * Other examples from my PLN (Personal Learning Network) on Twitter (and Facebook):
 * Leigh Murrel's wikis for Spanish class - http://lm3.wikispaces.com/ & http://lm4.wikispaces.com/
 * A 5th Grade project wiki from Karen Kliegman - https://survivormd.wikispaces.com/
 * A PE wiki recommended by Jeannettee Campos - []
 * A wiki for an architecture class recommended by Stephanie Cheney - []
 * Wikis for Social Change recommended by Dan Rezac - http://global-poverty.wikispaces.com/ & http://theglobalwarmingproject.wikispaces.com/d

High School Wikis
 * Bergmann Science http://bergmannscience.wikispaces.com/
 * Computer Science w/Mrs. Davis http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
 * Mills High School http://milliswiki.wikispaces.com/
 * Mrs. Carpinello's Wikispace http://misswargoenglish.wikispaces.com/
 * Ms. Dunn's AP English Literature & Composition http://dunnapenglish12.wikispaces.com/
 * Teaching with Technology http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/

Projects & Professional Development Wikis
 * Flat Classroom Project []
 * Flip Video in Education http://flipvideo.wikispaces.com/
 * Twitter4PD http://twitter4pd.wikispaces.com/
 * Screencasting in Education http://eduscreencasting.wikispaces.com/

More On Educational Wikis
 * [|Why Wiki?]
 * [|The Infinite Wiki Machine]
 * [|Wiki While You Work] (Long Video)
 * [|Wikis in Plain English] (Short Video)
 * See another great workshop about wikis (from CTAP IV): []