Chapter Four Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All Christina Brannon and Alexandra Larson

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

What is a wiki? php?viewkey=51aeb480ecbd988cd8cc ( video) php?viewkey=51aeb480ecbd988cd8cc (tutorial) Collaborative website, edited by anyone Used by individuals and groups

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

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

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

Examples wikipedia.org and simple.wikipedia.org wikipedia.orgsimple.wikipedia.org (see how an elementary student can contribute to a wiki) (website that illustrates great use of a wiki in an older classroom) hp?id=hannalee (wiki created by some of my former students about a book they read) hp?id=hannalee

Creating a Wiki! (free wiki site) (free wiki site) (free wiki site for educators) (Google sites)

Wiki Resources (Grading Wikipedia by Michael Booth) wiki/ (helps teachers understand a wiki) wiki/

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

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