Collaborative+Wikis+in+the+Classroom

=Collaborative Wikis in the Classroom = **Classroom 2.0 Conference** September 19, 2008 Capital Area Intermediate Unit  Dave Mendell 

=__Goals for this session__=  - Give you strategies for using tools that you may already use (or have learned about). - Show some new tools and strategies to engage students in the learning process

=__Essential Questions__= - As a teacher, what do you wish your kids did better /more of /could do? - How can technology help? - How do we connect digital learners with the teaching of traditional subjects? - Why do I want to/need to create an online presence for my classroom? - Where do I start?

 
 * // My Goal... is to get you thinking... about the possibilities //**

=Some Backgroung Info...=

Source: [|www.apple.com/au/education/digitalkids/disconnect/landscape.html]  || || 
 * **The differences between digital native learners and digital immigrant teachers. **
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Digital Native Learners **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Digital Immigrant Teachers **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer receiving information quickly from multiple multimedia sources. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer slow and controlled release of information from limited sources. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer parallel processing and multitasking. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer singular processing and single or limited tasking. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer processing pictures, sounds and video before text. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer to provide text before pictures, sounds and video. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer to provide information linearly, logically and sequentially. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer to interact/network simultaneously with many others. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer students to work independently rather than network and interact. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer to learn “just-in-time.” <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer to teach “just-in-case” (it’s on the exam). <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer instant gratification and instant rewards. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer deferred gratification and deferred rewards. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer learning that is relevant, instantly useful and fun. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Prefer to teach to the curriculum guide and standardized tests. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> ||

= GENERAL CONCEPT -  = - My overarching goal is to find new ways to engage students in their learning. - The collaborative nature of my wikis has evolved over time. - I add and develop projects as the need arises.**
 * I use 2 overlapping, infinitely intertwined wikis, along with individual student wikis in my classroom...

= GROSS OVERSTATEMENT -  = ** =__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; COLOR: #f62323; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> **KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS -** __=
 * - Widgets are the coolest way to promote collaboration using wikis!

- Commit to using it regularly** - **Wikis are fluid and constantly changing; therefore you don't have to have it __finished__ before you start to use it!**
 * - Don't overplan...keep it simple

=4 Tools that I use for collaboration:= - Classroom Wiki - Classroom Student Wiki - Individual Student Wikis - Class blog

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=**__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Classroom Wiki __**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> =
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- teacher controlled - I use wikispaces, but it can be anything... **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

- __Content Area resource pages - Static__ -
 * __Uses:__**

**Colonial Pennsylvania Project** **-** This group project utilized wikis along with [|**BUBBL**] to share information with the class **Social Studies** - Constitution project - we are going to start using [|**xtimeline**] to build a timeline and organize events... **Language Arts** **-**

**Bookshare Projects** Students worked collaboratively to learn how I wanted them to do their book reports.

**Bookshare Guidelines**

**Spelling Guidelines** -

**Math** - There are so many math pages, this is a great way to get kids to focus on the ones YOU like!


 * Post HW** - I recommend waiting to do this


 * Writing** - see students' individual wikis...

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> =**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> Classroom Student Wiki **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> =

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Students have editorial permissions for this site - Collaborative projects - - Chat - CBox is an embedded chat box. - I have it on a PRIVATE page so only my students, who are members of the wiki, can access it.

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**__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Past Project Samples - __**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">**- Colonial PA - Mr. Henshaw

- Cookie Campaign ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - my is hosted privately, but can be done via edublogs. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * -** [|**Reading Response Blog**]

**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">__Future Project Ideas -__ **
[|**Blabberize**] This is a lot of fun! I use this to give directions to my kids... media type="custom" key="2045640"

[|**Voicethread**] - Voicethread allows for multiple format comments to digital presentations... <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">– This is my sample idea... media type="custom" key="1981176"

[|**Photostory**]<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - In the past I have used Photostory to create visual writing prompts... - Students can also use this in a manner similar to Voicethread...narrate their writing, etc... - Sorry Mac folks...this is Microsoft!

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> =**__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Indvidual Student Wikis __****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> - **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> =

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Full control/access - (set up thru wikispaces) - Manage content - use to collaborate - www.wesconnor.wikispaces.com - www.weslili.wikispaces.com **
 * - [|www.wessamantha.wikispaces.com]

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> =**__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Resources __****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> – **= <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> [|Bubbl] - online, collaborative concept mapping tool [|Blabberize] - A fun way to make pictures talk [|Voicethread] - audio/video discussion threads [|C Box] - embeddable chat box [|Xtimeline] - timelines online [|Photostory] - Use to narrate slideshows and create video writing prompts Wikispaces - Sign up for your free K-12 wiki! [|PB Wiki] - [|Edublogs] - free blogs for teachers


 * __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dave ’s Websites, Wikis and other Resources __**<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

Email - <span style="COLOR: #0038ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">dmendell [at] wssd.org <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Wiki – [|www.mendell.wikispaces.com] Student Wiki – [|www.mendellstudentwikis.wikispaces.com] Class Blog – [|http://davemendell.edublogs.org/] Reading Response Blog - __ [|http://srsteachers.org/blogs/dmendell/] __

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