Center+School+District-+WIKI+Practice

1. What is a WIKI? A [|wiki] (the Hawaiian word for “quick”) is a type of website that allows anyone on the Internet to edit the content published on it. Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit web page content using any web browser.

Why use a WIKI? Allow everyday users to decide effects and encourages democratic use of the web and promote content, keep notes and share ideas.

Educational Uses and Examples: For instance, my class can set up thier own tournament by clicking on: http://hometeamsonline.com/sportswebsites/?scheduler or have interest in mind and body content:http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ Kevin Jones Haskin Elementary

1. What is a WIKI? > [|www.tvb.org/multiplatform/Multiplatform_Glossary.asp] > [|www2.plymouth.ac.uk/distancelearning/course/glossary.doc] > [|iws.cit.cornell.edu/iws2/technology/techinfo.cfm]
 * 1. A website or similar online resource which allows users to add and edit content collectively.
 * A collection of websites in hypertext, each of them can be visited and edited by anyone. “Wiki wiki” means "rapidly" in the Hawaiian language
 * A collection of web pages that can be edited by a group. Wiki defined in wikipedia [top of page]

2. Why use a WIKI? - information you will reuse i. class review - event coordination - parking lot items - tracking - integrate information - collaboration

3. Educational uses & Examples - class content review - share class material with teachers - newsletter, radio scripts, etc. collaborative writing

Katrina Ruggles and Becky Reed Center Schools _ What is a wiki? A wiki is similar to a blog and allows anyone to edit, delete or modify content. It is a collaborative web site.

Why use a wiki? A wiki allows online collaboration rather than playing e-mail tag or having things buried in an inbox. No one misses the memos. More efficient on paper. Getting the right information to the right people at the right time. Information is safe-can’t lose information. There is an unbroken repository of knowledge evolves with growing organizations.

Some educational use of wikis: Student collaboration on projects

Specific applications in language arts: Poetry/lyrics/research/novels –student responses/student created items In class assignments or homework details Webquest activities School newspaper Karen Shepherd MS Language Arts

__ What is a Wiki? The simplest online database that could possibly work. Create and edit web page content using any web browser

Why use a wiki? Collaborative work

Educational uses? Allows students to work together List different websites Put activity/game links

Specific applications in my area….. Type notes Show solutions to different problems Show different geometric shapes and give the different attributes

Linda Donaldson MS Math

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