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- 1. Professional Development Fall 2009
- 2. Wiki’s are easy to use. Web 2.0 Companies such as Microsoft, Adobe and the FBI use wiki’s to collaborate on projects. Wikipedia is a common wiki that most people know with over 13 million articles. The name Wiki comes from the Wiki Wiki airport shuttle in Honolulu. Wiki means quick.
- 3. Allow for the easy creation and editing of web pages No extra software required Promotes meaningful topic associations Meant to involve visitors Collaboration tool Businesses and universities use wiki’s as a place to collaborate on various projects.
- 4. So Many! Where to start? " WYSIWYG " ("What You See Is What You Get") Ease of use Linking Security (Public or Private) Controlling the changes made on our pages. Searchable Free
- 6. Making Edits to a page is similar to using a word processor.
- 7. It is easy to make links using Wiki’s Copy and Paste Link Button Click on Internal Links
- 8. Wiki’s allow us to create the home page for our classrooms. This gives us a place for our students to start that we control and can change to meet our needs.
- 9. Wiki’s can be public or private. Private Wiki’s require a password to see content. Public Wiki’s are open to the public to see, but not edit. Usernames and passwords can be created for our students. PBWiki does not require e-mail addresses for passwords
- 10. A main feature of wikis is the ability to undo changes made to a page.
- 11. Wiki’s are searchable. There is a search field on each wiki page that will allow you and your students to search the entire wiki as you would search the web.
- 12. An opportunity for our students to collaborate on projects. This means our students can create pages within our site. Increase our student’s knowledge of technology as well as our own. A tool for assessing our students understanding of a topic. A means to use links in the curriculum in our classrooms.
- 13. Free? Many features are free. Additional features cost $.
- 14. Wiki’s allow our students to collaborate and to see what other students create in a controlled environment. Students are interested in seeing other student work.
- 15. Our students will be competing in the future for jobs that require them to use technology. Increase problem solving skills. Motivation Self-Esteem Wiki’s give them the ability to become familiar with web technologies.
- 16. Wiki’s give us another tool for assessing our students understanding of a topic. Online Quizzes Creating web pages of topics discussed. Seeing where our students find their information. How did they use the information?
- 17. Wiki’s will easily allow us to use the links from the curriculum and other web pages.
- 18. www.pbwiki.com