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 =Table of Contents = Introduction Learners Objectives Key Players

Components of the Wiki Presentation
Bulleted Talking Points Wikis:What They Are Why Use Wikis Links and Resources Activities Assessments Giving the Presentation



Introduction
This wiki is a self-contained professional development presentation that will help you describe and explore the role of wikis in K-8 education. It was originally developed by Mark Wagner, Ph.D., President & CEO of EdTechTeam, Inc., for the K12Online Conference 2006. It is intended to be given as a webinar, directly from the wiki itself. It has been adapted and Revised by Caleb Abraham for use at St. Peter Lutheran School in Hemlock, Michigan.

*Before teaching this workshop, read through the learner analysis, objectives, the key players, and all other materials on the Instructor Resources page, as well as those on the Learner Resources page.



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learners
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click to learn about the learners that you will be teaching. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Objectives
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click to learn about the objectives that will be taught throughout this workshop <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Key Players
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click to learn about your role and the role of the other members in this design

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=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Components of the Wiki Presentation =

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bulleted talking points
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use these as your speaking notes as you give this presentation. To get an idea of what this can look like, explore the original Wiki While You Work wiki. Mark and Chris Bell have hosted this presentation and modified versions of this presentation from that wiki for multiple events, and you can find histories and recordings of the live webinars. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Read-Only Web
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Powerful resource for educators and students, but…
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information moves from publishers to consumers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information cannot be edited
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The One-Way Web (Web 1.0)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Read/Write Web <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top of Page
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is now as easy to create as it is to consume
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyone can publish, share, and change information
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two-Way Web (Web 2.0)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is changing our world!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wikis- What they are
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wikis
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A wiki is a website that anyone can edit.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visitors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visitors can discuss the page in a threaded forum.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wikipedia
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Online encyclopedia
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaboratively authored and edited
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over 1 million users worldwide
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over 1 million articles in English
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Great resource, but…
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use with caution

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educational Wikis <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top of Page <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaboratively authored class texts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing projects
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Group projects
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sharing resources
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade level teams
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject area teams
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Professional development
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ePortfolios
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clubs, PTAs, and events
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mapping of concepts, brainstorming
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presentation tools

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why Use Wikis?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Benefits
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Engagement and motivation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Context-embedded learning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inquiry-driven learning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaborative learning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reflection and metacognition
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">21st-century skills

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Concerns
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information literacy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inappropriate content
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inappropriate sharing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Threats and cyber-bullying
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intellectual property
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fraud and identity theft
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stalkers and predators
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lack of understanding

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Links and references
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The people attending your presentation will be able to follow these links to do research and complete the activities you will be assigning through the course of the presentation. Go through these links before you deliver the presentation to make sure you feel comfortable with the wikis and other resources being presented, and to add your own favorite references and links. You can update the examples by following the Examples link in the left navigation bar. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Activities
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These activities were designed to give the people attending your presentation a sense of what can be accomplished with wikis, let them see how wikis might help them achieve their own goals, give them a hands-on introduction to the basic functions of a wiki, and create an implementation plan for their own classroom. Each activity is on its own page (accessed in the left toolbar), and includes instructions for how the activity should be completed. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessments
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After each of the first three activities, there are assessments for learners to complete. The first two assessments are done by answering questions on Survey Monkey. The results of the surveys may be seen by logging into Survey Monkey using admin rights (please message Instructional Designer to get credentials). After reading the results, intervene or answer questions if necessary. The third one is a self-assessment to see if learners have the basic skills necessary to create a wiki, edit it, and set it up for classroom use.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure that learners complete the Course Evaluation surveys after completion of the workshop.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top of Page <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Giving the Presentation =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The session begins with a discussion of the “old” read-only Web v. the read/write Web, and the implications that has for the role of the Internet in education.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once your attendees are comfortable with the concept of the read/write Web, you will introduce them to the idea of wikis, using the most famous wiki, Wikipedia, as a familiar example. You will discuss the potential applications of wikis in education, and take a look at some active education wikis. Use the bulleted talking points above to help. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This leads into Activity 1, in which your attendees will do some online research to evaluate existing education wikis and share the results of their research by participating in a wiki discussion. (Please note that the Examples section here is editable independently from the rest of the Presentation page. You can also edit the examples by clicking the Examples link in the left navigation bar.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that you’ve given everyone a firm grounding in the idea of wikis, you will give them a chance to get hands-on. In Activity 2, your attendees will take turns editing a page on the presentation wiki. In Activity 3, you will show them how they can start free Wikispaces wikis for their classrooms and walk them through some of the basic highlights and features of those wikis. You will give an introduction to creating multimedia wikis using the Embed Widget tool. Then, time permitting, you can show your attendees some of the more advanced editing tips, tricks, and wiki features available on Wikispaces.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In Activity 4, your attendees will develop an implementation plan for their classroom. Encourage them to start small, maybe with one class or one project. This will allow them to share ideas of uses. This should also include a discussion on some of the problems that may arise and how to avoid them.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Encourage them to log back in later and complete Activity 5, to share the work they’ve done in their own wikis. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top of Page