Intro+to+Wikis

1. Introduction
Wikis In Plain English

Examples of Wikis in Education

Kindergarten ESL Videos Elementary Science Wiki with Indiv. Student Pages Elementary PYP Portfolios SHS Support Staff Collaboration SMS Theater Tech Wiki SHS Geometry Lesson SMS Lesson on Inference Staff Training SHS ELA Collaborative Research

2. Setting Up Your Account
WikiSpaces - be sure to select the option for educators and students Video Tutorial

3. Setting Up Your Wiki
- editing pages - adding pages - permissions - adding members

4. Linking vs. embedding
examples Adding Widgets

**5. Customize your wiki for your purposes - Time to Play!**
Video Tours - How to do anything from customize the look of your wiki to uploading files and video Wikispaces Help - Information on managing your wiki

- Interactivity - Today's Meet (back channel), Wall Wisher, VoiceThread - Video - You Tube, Vimeo - Voice - Vocaroo - Images -Flickr, Animoto, Google Docs - Documents - Scribd, Flipsnack, Google Docs - Presentations - Google Docs, Keynote - Snack Tools - a wide range of embeddable tools
 * Tools to Use With Your Wiki**

6. Other Examples of Wikis in Education
Wikis in Education Around the World with 80 Schools K12 Learning Tools Wiki Lots of examples Awesome Math Example for Elementary and Middle School Cool Tools Web 2.0 Tools for Schools Wikipedia Westwood High School Wiki Flat classroom Incredible Collaborative Project Toni Theisen World Languages and 21st. Century Skills Mr. M's 4th Grade Wiki Edwikius More great examples of everything wiki

More Resources
Blogs, Wikis, or Docs - Which one is right for your lesson?