Andrew Wheelock

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Wikis, Blogs and Podcasting

• Andrew Wheelock
• CSLO Model Schools
• AWheelock_at_e1b.org

PowerPoint Presentation developed by Mary Jagiello
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Wikis?

• What are they?
• Lets begin with Wikipedia!
• Go to www.wikipedia.org
• Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that everyone
  can use.
  

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What is a wiki?

• The term "wiki" comes from a
• Hawaiian word meaning "quick."
• A wiki is an online resource that is easily
  editable by any user from any Internet browser.
  
• Wikis allow for cross-referencing outside links
  or other pages in the same wiki.
  
• Anyone can edit anyone else's work in a wiki.
• Wikis can be reverted back to previous edits.
• Wikis were created by Ward Cunningham for the
  Portland Pattern Repository in 1995.
  
• Web-based wikis can be created with free
  server-based software such as MediaWiki.
  

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Lets try it

• Please go to wheelockwiki
• Your job is to edit/ add information about
  several topics to our Wiki.
  
• Have fun!

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How do I create a Wiki?

• Seedwiki - http//www.seedwiki.com/
• BluWiki - http//www.bluwiki.org/go/Main_Page
• Wikispaces - http//www.wikispaces.com/
• pbwiki - http//pbwiki.com/

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Issues Surrounding Wikis

• Andy Carvin Presentation Wiki Revolution
• WikipediaExternal peer review
• Wikipedia and Britannica  - The Kids All Right
  (And Sos the Old Man)

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Activity Discovering Wikipedia

• To become more familiar with the Wikipedia
  editor, visit the Wikipedia Sandbox at
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikipediaSandbox.
  Click on the "edit this page" tab to use the
  Wikipedia editor. There is also a Sandbox for the
  Erie 1 Wiki
•  
• After you are done testing the editor, go to the
  Wikipedia Main Page at http//www.wikipedia.org/.
  
  
•  
• 1. Enter your hometown (e.g. Smethport, PA ) in
  the Search box and click the box.
  
•  
• If no page is found with that title look in the
  Results area in the lower area to see if there
  might be a listing that uses a different format
  for the same information.
• 2. Read the information and if you find any
  inaccurate information, click the edit this
  page tab, correct the errors and then click the
  Save page button.

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Discovering Wikipedia - Continued

•  3. Click the edit this page tab and add some
  information based on your experience growing up
  there. For example, you might add a section
  called notable businesses to identify a
  business where your parents may have worked. You
  could also add a section dealing with sports
  teams and identify some information about the
  performance of a team you were involved with. If
  you want to edit an existing section of the page,
  click on the edit hyperlink just above that
  section. Save the page.
•  
• Click the history tab to see the reference to
  your change. Click on (last) on the line for
  your entry to view your changes compared to what
  it was prior to your change.
• 5. Click the Globe in the upper left corner of
  the page to go to the Main Page of WIKIPEDIA. On
  the first line is a hyperlink anyone can edit.
  Open the link and read the Introduction.
•  6. Click the button Learn more about
  editing. Read the Five Pillars section. At
  the bottom of the page is a See also section
  with Wikipedias principles. You may want to
  read the Simplified Ruleset, List of
  policies, and Statement of principles articles
  from this section.

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Discovering Wikipedia - Continued

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• Scroll to the very bottom of the page, click the
  hyperlink About Wikipedia, and read the entry
  for background information about Wikipedia.
  
• The third line contains a link Wikimedia
  Foundation. Click on it to read about the
  organization and history of the site. Click the
  Globe in the upper left corner of the page to go
  to the Main Page.
• On the left side of the page under toolbox is a
  link on how to Cite this article.
  
• 10. Scroll to the very bottom of the page again
  and click on the Privacy Policy link. This page
  is within the Wikimedia Foundation site.

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Types of Wikis Examples of Each

• Encyclopedias
• Online Text Books
• Online Dictionaries
• How-To Guides
• Best Practice Resources
• Online Libraries
• News Wikis
• Other Wikis

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Encyclopedias

• Example Wikipedia http//en.wikipedia.org

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Online Text Books

• Wikibooks - http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
  
  
• Wikiversity - http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikiver
  sity
  
• Wikijunior - http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijuni
  or
  

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Online Dictionaries

• Example Wiktionary - http//www.wiktionary.org

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How-to Guides

•  Wikihow - http//wiki.ehow.com/Main-Page
• Wikihow - Be an Elementary School Teacher -
  http//wiki.ehow.com/Be-an-Elementary-School-Teach
  er
  
• Wikibooks - Garage Band Quick Tutorial -
  http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Garageband_Quick_Tuto
  rial 
  
• University of Calgary Podcasting -
  http//wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Podcasting
  

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Best Practice Resources

• Library Success - http//www.libsuccess.org/index.
  php?titleMain_Page
  
• Blended Learning in K-12 - http//en.wikibooks.org
  /wiki/Blended_Learning_in_K-12/Introduction
  
• Monroe 1 Model Schools Wiki - http//wiki.monroe.e
  du/

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Online Libraries

• Example Wikisource - http//en.wikisource.org/wik
  i/Main_PageEnglish 

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News Wikis

• Example Wikinews - http//en.wikinews.org/wiki/Ma
  in_Page

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Other Wikis

• Qwika (wiki search engine) - http//www.qwika.com/
  
  
• Wikiquote - http//en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
    
  
• Staples High Wiki - http//wiki.stapleshigh.net/wi
  ki/Main_Page
  
• Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki -
  http//arborheights.wikispaces.com/
  
• Teen Poetry Wiki - http//www.ipl.org/div/teenpoet
  /