Wikispace+Workshop

=Welcome to the Wikispace Workshop =


 * What we will cover this morning: **

 ü Q & A
Workshop handout click [|here]

Where did the word wiki come from?
==== "Wiki" means quick in Hawaiian. The Wiki Wiki Bus is Honolulu International Airport's shuttle and has shuttled people between the Main Terminal and Domestic/International Terminals since the mid 1960s. ====



· Collaboratively authored class texts · Writing projects · Group projects · Sharing resources · Grade level teams · Subject area teams · Professional development · Professional Learning Communities (PLC) · E - Portfolios · Clubs, PTAs, and events · Mapping of concepts, brainstorming · Presentation tools
 * Why use a Wiki? **

** How Can a Wiki be Useful in your classroom? **  · Use for student projects where group member need to contribute at different time and from different geographically diverse locations · Use for collaborating on ideas and organizing documents and resources from individuals and groups of students · Use as a presentation tool where those who attend a workshop can contribute to future versions of the workshop · As a group research projects for a specific idea · Manage school and classroom documents · Use as a collaborative handout for students · Writing student created books and journaling (ie. Wikibooks) · As a classroom discussion and debate area · Choose a topic break the topic into facts, students verify the facts using their information literacy skills and make changes accordingly (citing resources)


 * How I use my Wikispace in my classroom: **

Ø Weekly assignments/due dates/things of interest Ø Videos Ø Articles Ø Send messages to my students

My Wikispace: [|www.tstern.wikispaces.com]
Create an educational wikispace [] You can find answers to some common questions on our teachers help page Or just shoot the Wikispace team an email any time at help@wikispaces.com Getting Tricky with Wikis
 * Resources **

** Learn more **

Take a look at the educational wikis wiki to see what some of your peers are doing. It's a wiki, too, so you can contribute your own examples and ideas. You may also want to check out the [|Wiki Walk-Through] from TeachersFirst.