Wiki

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Wiki It doesnt have to be a 4 letter word!

• DeVaughn Resczenski
• Sharyland ISD

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Whats a wiki?

• Collection of web pages designed to enable anyone
  who accesses it to contribute or modify content
  using a simplified markup language. Wikis are
  often used to create collaborative websites and
  to power community websites.
• - Wikipedia

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What does wiki Mean?

• Wiki is Hawaiian word for fast
• Backronym of W.I.K.I. is
• What I Know Is

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History and Background

• WikiWikiWeb (a.k.a WardsWiki)
• 1st true wiki
• Ward Cunningham developed in 1994
• WikiWiki is name of shuttle bus line at Honolulu
  International Airport
• Cunningham thought that WikiWikiWeb sounded
  better than FastWeb

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Why should I wiki?

• Collaborate with friends/family
• Classroom projects that require collaboration
• Easy to use! (WYSIWYG)
• What You See Is What You Get
• Common Craft Video

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• There is only so much new information that a
  learner can ingest at one time. Learning
  proceeds more efficiently if students receive
  information in small chunks that are processed
  immediately.

- Robert J. Marzano The Art and Science of
Teaching
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• Q. How many Wiki people does it take to change a
  lightbulb?
• A. One, but anyone can change it back.

-langreiter.com
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Different wiki Providers

• PBwiki (www.pbwiki.com)
• MindTouch wik.is (www.wik.is)
• Deki Wiki
• WikiSpaces (www.wikispaces.com)
• Google Sites (sites.google.com)

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Other Alternatives Install It Myself!

• Deki Wiki (wiki.mindtouch.com/Deki_Wiki2)
• Tiki Wiki (www.tikiwiki.org)
• Moodle Wiki (www.moodle.org)
• Based on Erfurt Wiki (WikiWikiWeb)
• MediaWiki (www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki)
• Wikipedia is powered by MediaWiki

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OK, looks goodhow do I start?

• Self-Host or use provider?
• Can I access the provider through my schools
  firewall?
• If not, can I make a case to have IT open up the
  site?
• SISD has wik.is and pbwiki.com opened up because
  of our Intel PT trainings

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Step 1 Reserve the wiki

• On the main page (www.wik.is), type in the name
  of your wiki to see if it is available and click
  Create
• SPI South Padre Island
• TRAIN training
• WIKI wiki
• spitrainwiki

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Step 2 Fill in Required Info

• If your site name is available, wik.is will let
  you know.
• Fill in your e-mail address and name

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Step 3 Verify Your Humanity

• To prevent bots from creating wikis, most sites
  will have a verification like this one.
• Enter the code and click Create my Deki Wiki
• (Deki Wiki is the name of the software that
  MindTouch uses)

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YOU DID IT!!!!
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Step 4 Check Your E-Mail

• wik.is will send you a confirmation e-mail with
  the login information for your Admin account.
• You cannot log in without that information.

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Step 5 - Login

• Type in the passwordfor your Admin acct.that
  you were e-mailed.
• Click Login

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OKSo how do I add content?

• To edit the page that you are viewing, click EDIT
  PAGE
• To create a sub-page, click NEW PAGE
• To print your page, click PRINT PAGE
• For other options, pull-down MORE

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Considerations for student use

• Even with a protected site, you must still follow
  your districts guidelines for internet and
  privacy issues (like do not photograph)
• If your students do not have e-mail accounts, you
  can use Google tags to create a class e-mail
  account and sub accounts
• myclass_at_gmail.com (entire class)
• myclassjohn_at_gmail.com
• myclassjane_at_gmail.com

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How do I set up my students?

• In wik.is
• Go to the Control Panel and select User
  Management
• Enter the user information for each of your
  students.
• Set the role to Contributor if you want them to
  be able to edit and add pages
• Set the role to Viewer if you want them to only
  be able to read your pages
• Use the multiple user tool to make adding your
  class easier

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How do I use this with my class?

• Project ideas
• Vocabulary lists
• Create a page of words, and assign each to a
  student to find the definition and create a page
  with the definition.
• Historical research
• Start with the home page, defining the project
  and all of the different areas to research (like
  the presidents)
• Assign each student an area to research
• Allow students to link their pages to each other

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Ideas

• Choose Your Ending story
• Create a short story on the main page, and have
  each student create a sub page with their own
  idea of the ending.
• Collaborative story
• Have each student use their home page to create
  the beginning of a story
• After a set time limit, have the students rotate
  to the next persons page and continue the story

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Ideas

• Write out a Math word problem on the main page,
  and link pages to each of the important points of
  the problem. Give an explanation on the page as
  to why the point is important.

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Moodle wikis

• Include a class wiki in your Moodle course
• The editor is different from PBwiki and wik.is
• To create a new page
• Wrap the target word in brackets
• link
• When you save the page, a ? will appear, linking
  to the new page.
• Click the ? and the new page will open in edit
  mode.

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Public or Private wiki?

• Many wikis allow you to make your wiki private
• Only registered users can view your pages
• Protects your student pages
• If you are on a wiki that allows anonymous users
  to edit pages, you should make the wiki private
• If not, anyone could post ANYTHING to your wiki

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Public or Private wiki?

• Privacy has its disadvantages
• You have to create an account for EVERY user that
  you want to view your page
• Parents cannot view student work unless you
  create an account for them
• The middle-ground
• Restrict anonymous access to view only

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Contact Information

• DeVaughn Resczenski
• Sharyland ISD
• dresczenski_at_sharylandisd.org