Wikis

**I.What is a Wiki?**
II.Free Wiki Web Sites [|Wikispaces] [|PBwiki]
 * A**. "Wiki" ( English pronunciation: [|/wiːkiː/] ) is a [|Hawaiian] word for "fast".
 * B.** A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser. It's so terrifically easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects. [|O Reilly]
 * C.** A wiki is an example of [|Web 2.0] - the read and write web.
 * D.** Use wikis to collaborate with participants of a class, group or project globally or locally.
 * E**. Wikis in Plain English

**III.Sample Wikis**
[|Wikipedia] [|Wikis in the K-12 Classroom] Educational Wikis West Bay Wiki Pre Columbian Era

**IV.It's All About the Content**
[|Pros][|Cons] Special Learners Dance Ms Montour's Wiki Ms Montour's 8th Grade Honors Wiki Mrs. Suprock's Wikispace [|Artsed PBworks] 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story

**V. How to Create a Wiki**
[|Video Tutorials] [|Wikispaces for Educators] Teacher Help at Wikispaces

Adding pages is easy. Click on "Edit Navigation" Then delete " Page List" Type in a name for a new page. Highlight the page name. Click on the Link icon and click "add link".
 * Pictures:** Click on the green icon with the red dot to upload pictures and other files.
 * Widgets:** Click on the blue screen TV icon to add a map like the one pictured below. You can also add video, audio and more.

VI.Assignment for April 26, 2010
Create a wiki for your classroom with the following:
 * 1) Homepage
 * 2) About Me
 * 3) Content Area Resources or Unit/Lesson page which includes 5 Best Practices Educational Links
 * 4) Parent Page ( include a table in this page)
 * 5) Link to your blog in your navigation list
 * 6) 3 appropriate copyright free images
 * 7) 1 uploaded file such as Word or PowerPoint.
 * 8) 1 video
 * 9) 1 map
 * 10) Create a PDF file out of one of your wiki pages, print it and bring it to class.