Use this page to access links to examples and to record your team's thoughts and questions about each topic.
Working with Wikis
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1. As an online space for committees to work collaboratively. For example, this wiki is used by the Travis Unified School District for revising the district's technology plan.
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| 2. As a place for students to work collaboratively. For example, this wiki is used by Canadian AP Calculus students. |
| 3. For online projects such as flatplanet. |
| 4. As a collaborative teaching and learning tool such as Wikids. |
| 5. pbwiki: Tool used to build this wiki. |
Discuss the ideas that have been presented about wikis. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.
Questions:
1. How can wikis be used to enrich academic content? (Type answer here.) People can contribute knowledge and their input. The quality of the academic conversation is higher because there is an opportunity for greater input.
2. How can wikis be used to engage staff and students? (Type answer here.) The editing feature is interactive and makes the learning process more dynamic. In the long run you get a better product. In the wiki it is a collaborative product that the students create.
3. What social, legal, or ethical issues might arise with use of wikis? (Type answer here.) Who has ownership of the wiki? Who owns the copyright to that answer? What is the authenticy of the information provided?
Additional examples--Learn More!
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| 6. For collaborative committee work. Click on this link to watch an online presentation that demonstrates this idea. |
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7. Wiki in a K-12 Classroom: Resources for educators interested in learning more about this tool.
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| 8. In place of a classroom website. For example, 5th grade Bellingham teacher Elise Mueller's classroom wiki. |
| 9. Here are additional classroom examples from primary grades through high school: Examples of educational wikis. |
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10. wikipedia (Link to online encyclopedia created by users) and wikibooks (Link to online books created by users).
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Educational Blogs
Discuss the ideas that have been presented about blogs. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.
Questions:
1. How can blogs be used to enrich academic content? (Type answer here.) Students are reflecting on others' responses and given more opportunity for increased academic interaction.
2. How can blogs be used to engage staff and students? (Type answer here.) Everyone has an opinion they can express.
3. What social, legal, or ethical issues might arise with use of blogs? (Type answer here.) Inappropriate content and comments.
Webtop Applications: Online word processing and spreadsheets
Discuss the ideas that have been presented about web-top applications. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.
Questions:
1. How can webtop applications be used to enrich academic contect? (Type answer here.) They can be motivating and attractive to the students who are digital natives. The applications use eye catching visuals and recordings which enhance academic learning through different modalities.
2. How can webtop applications be used to engage staff and students? (Type answer here.) Students can use a variety of technology tools to complete a final product. They are allowed to be creative and learn technology skills.
3. What social, legal, or ethical issues might arise with use of webtop applications? (Type answer here.) Inappropriae comments and content and the possibility of slander of others.
Webtop Applications: Sharing presentations
Workshop Examples
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1. slideshare: upload PowerPoint files
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2. VoiceThread: upload variety of file types and add voice or textcomments
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3. animoto: create free 30-second video clips using photos and public domain music
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Discuss the ideas that have been presented about web-top applications. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.
Questions:
1. How can online presentations be used to enrich academic content? (Type answer here.)
2. How can online presentations be used to engage staff and students? (Type answer here.)
3. What social, legal, or ethical issues might arise with use of online presentations? (Type answer here.)
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