1. Chapter Four Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All Christina Brannon and Alexandra Larson 10-17-08

2. History Wiki-wiki is Hawaiian for quick Ward Cunningham, 1995 Wikipedia

3. What is a wiki? http://www.teachertube.com/view_video. php?viewkey=51aeb480ecbd988cd8cc ( video)http://www.teachertube.com/view_video. php?viewkey=51aeb480ecbd988cd8cc http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki (tutorial)http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki Collaborative website, edited by anyone Used by individuals and groups

4. Facts Wikis with incorrect information are quickly edited Experts agree that wikis have accurate information 2 million separate entries on the English Wikipedia, over 200 languages 400,000 edits daily Password protection available

5. Pros Promoted by major news outlets and experts Promotes collaboration and negotiation skills Password protected wikis are available Create neutral view points Edit, save, link and history buttons Promotes critical thinking Used at any age Sense of responsibility and ownership

6. Cons Move away from independent work The need to check for accuracy Reporting on a wiki vs. contributing Chance of work being edited (confidence in work) Demise of textbooks advantages/ disadvantages

7. Examples wikipedia.org and simple.wikipedia.org wikipedia.orgsimple.wikipedia.org http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Bugs (see how an elementary student can contribute to a wiki)http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Bugs http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/ (website that illustrates great use of a wiki in an older classroom)http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/ http://wiki.woodward.edu/hannalee/doku.p hp?id=hannalee (wiki created by some of my former students about a book they read)http://wiki.woodward.edu/hannalee/doku.p hp?id=hannalee

8. Creating a Wiki! http://www.wetpaint.com/ (free wiki site)http://www.wetpaint.com/ http://pbwiki.com/ (free wiki site)http://pbwiki.com/ http://www.wikispaces.com/ (free wiki site for educators)http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.jot.com/ (Google sites)http://www.jot.com/

9. Wiki Resources http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_ 5786064 (Grading Wikipedia by Michael Booth)http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_ 5786064 http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/ wiki/ (helps teachers understand a wiki)http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/ wiki/

10. Wiki Prayer * Please, grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit, * The courage to edit the pages I can, * And the wisdom to know the difference. By: Brian Lamb

11. References Richardson, W. (2009). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Websites listed in this presentation