1. Introductions
2. Discussion - Previous experiences with class web pages
3. Objectives
4. Is a Wiki different than a regular web page?
5. Video: Wikis in Plain English -
6. Let's get started -
   
1. http://www.wikispaces.com/ - Created for teachers from the beginning.
1. sign-up
2. join wiki
   
3. Edit This Page
4. Discussion Tab
5. History Tab
6. Notify Me Tab
   
7. Adding a page
8. Toolbar
9. Group upload of users -Creating Accounts in Bulk
10. Adding pictures http://s.wikispaces.com/i/little_logo.gif
11. Widgets
1. download Youtube video - http://vixy.net/
   
2. Embed
1. copy embed code
   
2. Widget button
3. Wikispaces link
4. Other link
5. paste the embed code into the box

1. Explore
2. Embedding RSS feeds - Video: RSS in Plain English
1. iGoogle - RSS reader
   
3. Embed codes
1. Feedjit - Click here to see an example on my blog (scroll down on the right side)
   
• maps and live traffic
  
2. Voki - Click here to see an example on my class web page
   

1. Class page template
2. Explore widgets
3. Support for education - Wikis in Education - Wetpaint is a very educator friendly wiki. It has nice features like spreasheets, templates, and no ads.
4. Work on class web page
   
5. Break
   
   

1. Brainstorm - How can your class use their wiki web page?
2. Wiki Examples

• :Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/ - The largest encyclopedia in the world.
• Citizendium - http://www.citizendium.org/ The answer to criticisms of Wikipedia - articles here are read by editors like a traditional encyclopedia.
• Viki Davis' project wikis
• Her class wiki - http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
• Her Award-winning worldwide collaborative project based upon the book The World is Flat. http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
• Her worldwide collaborative project is a trip to the future where we envision, create, and discuss what this future will look like with classrooms around the world.-http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
• Wikibooks-Famous inventors - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Famous_Inventors Wikijunior book my class is writing about famous inventors.
• Our class wikispace - http://siglersite.wikispaces.com/
• Kimzey Wiki - http://kimzeywiki.wetpaint.com/ - great example of a classroom wiki
  

3. Teaching Approaches and Strategies

• Blooms revised Taxonomy
• 21st Century Literacy Skills
• PjBL - Project Based Learning - Advocated by the George Lucas Foundation's magazine, Edutopia
• PBL - Problem Based Learning

4. Closing

• Debriefing and reflection
• What is one thing you learned today that you will take back to your classroom?

5.Extension resources for later

• Questions or comments after the workshop.
  

• This wiki will always be available.
• This workshop will be posted as a podcast on my blog What is School 2.0? http://school20.siglersite.com/
• You can also see how I use my class web page Our Global Refrigerator Door http://siglersite.com/blog/

• Other Wiki Sources:
• PbWiki - http://pbwiki.com/ As easy as a peanut butter sandwich. It takes pride in being the easiest to use.
• Tutorials

• Wiki While You Work: An Introduction to Wikis in Education - Excellent video on wikis
• K12 Online conference 2008 - The best ed tech conference - all videos are recorded free.