1. Fordham University's RETC & New York City Department of Education The 'wiki' T HE O NLINE C OMPONENT OF THE R2DII E XTENSION:

2. The what...? * wikis have been around since 1995 * A website or similar online resource which allows users to add and edit content collectively. - Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, Victorian Electronic Democracy, Final Report, May 2005 A wiki is a collaborative website which can be directly edited by anyone with access to it. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIKI Wiki Wiki is a reduplication of wiki, a Hawaiian-language word for fast. The word "wiki" is a shorter form of wiki wiki. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIKI

3. Why a wiki? Easy-to-use, Online, collaborative  No flash drives, no emailing  No “My Dog Ate It” (accidental deletion)‏ wikispaces.com  Created by an educator  Offers a free wiki site 2 for 1 special: get a free 'blog!

4. EDIT THIS PAGE Discussion Board History! Title of Page Navigation

5. Standard Editing Toolbar Save / Preview / Cancel Demonstration http://bronxleaders.wikispaces.com/

6. “Most people, when they first learn about the wiki concept, assume that a website that can be edited by anybody would soon be rendered useless by destructive input. It sounds like offering free spray cans next to a grey concrete wall.... Still, it seems to work very well.” - Lars Aronsson, a data systems specialist

7. Trustworthiness Critics of open-source wiki systems argue that these systems could be easily tampered with; while proponents argue that the community of users can catch malicious content and correct it. - wikipedia.com

8. Instead of solely using word processing and presentations, email and Instant Messaging, students are creating an evolving web site, working together to ensure the accuracy and validity of their work under the scrutiny of peer review. The information is out there already - we just have to show them where to go, how to evaluate it, and bring it all together. -Kraig DeMatteis

9. Limitations It's not Word (though you can copy/paste from Word)‏ Organize, organize, organize! Vandalism (but that's minor)‏ Permissions and Management No iMacs | No IE 4 [OS 8 & 9, Windows 95/98]

10. Interesting wiki's http://21stcenturycurriculum.wikispaces.com/ http://123techs4me.wikispaces.com http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Introduction Zombies

11. Questions?

14. Do Now 1)Create an account on wikispaces.com 2)Create a site for your classroom remember: this is a draft 3)Post a welcome message on the Home Page 4)Visit our site 5)Click on Edit Navigation

15. Homework Yes… homework - Visit our site: name.wikispaces.com -Click the page “Roster” -Edit the page -Put in your name and link to your site -Save the page – you are now part of the navigation!