Wikis

= Wikis =

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[|Wiki]  A wiki is a powerful tool that allows users to easily add, remove and edit online content collaboratively in real time.



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Create your own wiki, here are two places you might begin. Wikispaces or [|PBWikis] 

Once you have followed the link above toyour wiki service, you are ready to create your wiki! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1. Create your wiki account. Write down your username and password. 2. Name your wiki. Remember that the whole web world can see your wiki title and wiki address. You probably don’t want to use your real name. Consider creating a wiki name that’s anonymous, yet uniquely you. The URL for your wiki will look like these examples –   Choose Your Own Adventure Wiki  or ** [|Book Study Wiki] ** <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">or <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|German Class Wiki] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> (these are real wikis so of course you need to give your own wiki its own unique name.) Please remember your URL address, bookmark it, or keep a notebook with your URLs, passwords, and special notes. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Choose a template. Have fun making your wiki look pleasing to the eye by choosing a template. 4. A good resource to use for "dressing up" your wiki is: http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/

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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Take notes after reading the articles. What knowledge have you gained that will help you develop a classroom blog successfully?

Look at examples of instructional wikis. Keep in mind, you want to think about how successful is the wiki for instruction and how you can use this information to create your own wiki. Go to <span style="background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|How Do You Wiki?] or <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Student Created Wikis] or <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|2008 Edublog Awards]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Choose 2-3 wikis to view. After viewing the wikis, take notes on what you could use to help you develop your award-winning wiki and bookmark or add them as favorites.

Create an instructional wiki for classroom instruction based on what you have learned about best practices in wikis. Submit the link and invite your course facilitaor to join your participate in your wiki.