Wikis


 * "Online collaboration model and tool that allows any user to edit some content of webpages through a simple browser."** http://mobileman.projects.supsi.ch/glossary.html


 * **Samples of what practicum students can already do**
 * http://edshifts003.wikispaces.com/The+Reggio+Emilio+Approach+to+Early+Childhood+Education> >> -- instead of a research paper, a wiki site was created by this EDU 101 student
 * http://survivorpracticum.wikispaces.com/ -- an EDU 221 team presentation on using wikis in the classroom
 * http://bottingevan.wikispaces.com/ -- an EDU 221 student put his entire unit and associated lessons and resources online by using a wiki
 * http://sp07class.wikispaces.com/block2teacherroles -- an EDU 221 collective wiki page of definitions of teacher roles
 * http://rogerct.wikispaces.com/NCTM -- an EDU 101 individual project from last semester that will be turned into a collaborative project this upcoming semester
 * http://sp07class.wikispaces.com/ -- a public wiki site for students to post their artifacts or links to their artifacts; this makes it easy for the instructor to grade and for students to view each other's work (can also be used for samples for future semesters)
 * http://smed.wikispaces.com/-- More samples of wikis from the tools retreat held on 1/16.08.


 * **Ways to allow your students to continue to integrate these tools into their learning**
 * http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education -- education using wikis
 * http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/texthonlyhome -- wiki resourses by Wes Fryer

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 * **How to begin to use these tools**
 * [|http://www.wikispace.com/] Create a wiki account.
 * http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/For%20Teachers%20New%20to%20Wikis.html -- explanation of wikis for teachers -- what they are, how to use them in the classroom, benefits of using them, possible obstacles, etc.
 * http://teachingwiki.org/ -- a community/support system for college-level faculty, particularly faculty teaching rhetoric and composition, though all are invited
 * [|Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson] (ISBN-13: 978-1412927673) -- web tools for the classroom
 * [|Wiki in Plain English] - Video
 * Wikis in Education - Great resource for educators. Answers question about wikispaces and provides some great links to examples of wikis in education.
 * "Wikis trace their ancestry all the way back to 1995. The inventor, Ward Cunningham, named them Wiki-Wiki (Hawaiian for ‘quick’) to avoid calling the concept ‘quick-web’".** http://www.qiconcepts.co.uk/pdf/Can%20Wikis%20be%20useful%20for%20learning.pdf

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