Wikis in the Classroom

Brian Grenier
Technical Site Coordinator
El Paso ISD

brgrenie@episd.org
http://bumpontheblog.etowns.net
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 Why Wiki
Are our children developing the skills they need to be
competitive in the 21st Century?

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 21st Century Skills
Innovativeness
Problem Solving
Global Citizenship
Information Literacy Critical Thinking

Effective Collaboration

Self-Directed Learning
Self-Motivated Learning

Global Awareness
Effective Communication

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Traditional Web Page

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Wiki Page

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Examples
5th Grade Writing Project wiki
Flat Classroom Project
Holocaust Wiki Project
Studying Societies at JHK
Thousand and One Flat World Tales Project

Westwood School Wiki

wikiHow
Wikipedia

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 Standard Features of Wikis
•Collaborative in nature
•Different levels of accessibility to suit the needs of the
user(s).
•Ability for anyone to contribute, edit, and delete.
•History of changes allows users to revert to previously
saved versions.
•Discussion and comment capabilities allow for
member discussion and collaboration.
•Ability to embed information and media from a variety
of sources (audio, video, RSS, etc.)

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Issues
Student Privacy

•Create a pseudonym
•Use initials only
•Use first name followed by
last initial

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Issues
Simultaneous Editing

• Make small edits

• Communicate with your
partner(s)
• Know how to use the
history function
• Know how to discuss
• Before you edit, click
refresh

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Issues
Vandalism

• Know how to use the history

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 Concept Introduction and

Classroom Uses Exploratory Projects

Collaboration of Notes
Lesson Summaries

Sharing of initial
thoughts about, and Student portfolios
knowledge of a new
topic

Individual assessment
Location to aggregate projects
web resources

Creation of a simple website

Dissemination of important classroom Collaboration among teachers

information beyond the classroom

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Available Wiki Engines

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http://www.pbwiki.com

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When I Become a Teacher
by Marco Torres

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