Wiki+Assignment+Brainstorm

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 * Collaborative Brainstorming Ideas (Paula, Camille and Rob) for Group Project Assignments:**

> 4. Assignment - create a wikispace for use in your classroom - Consider the following resources in planning your design: http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Design and http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Assignments and http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/How+to+Edit+a+Wiki+Page
 * Documentation - Other Ideas (Based on Group Discussion):**
 * 1) Could we have students look for effective examples of wikis that show Clark and Mayer's ideas in the text? They could create a collaborative quilt table that includes links to them with descriptions of how they should concepts. Thoughts?
 * 2) Students research K - 12 school wikis and sort them by content areas (building a page within this wiki) linking the resources under content specific headings. Class could each be assigned a content area and be required to post links to standards). Could we have students find K - 12 school wikis and sort them by content areas (building a page within this wiki) linking the wikis?
 * 3) We could also build a list of them and have students evaluate them based on multimedia theory??
 * 4) We could make a list of higher ed wiki models by content area, or those in education....
 * 5) We could have them come up with wiki rules or do's and don'ts...
 * 6) I would like to use the book: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson as one of the readings for our group project. I think there is a lot of information in it that we could use to start a "group discussion" on. Camille, you had a great research article as well we could use for the required readings: http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/Journal+Articles
 * 7) Create a list or rules for students to follow when creating a classroom wiki.
 * 8) Research wikis that K-12 students are using and build a wiki in wikispaces for a elementary class based on an exemplar you find.
 * 9) A few possible discussion questions:
 * What are the best practices for using wikis in the k-12 environment, give an example of a good use of a classroom wiki and describe why it is effective.
 * Review resources on wikis on this page: http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/What+is+a+Wiki%3F and http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Resources and post three significant things you noticed and learned.
 * How would you make this wiki resource on wikis stronger? See wiki:http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/
 * Choose 3 K-12 wikis from this resource page: http://instructionaltechnologyforeducators.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Sites and create a comparative review of the strengths and weaknesses of each of them.
 * 1) We need to come up with a format for the class:1. Reading2. Discussion Questions3. Wikispaces - explore
 * 1) How can I set up a wiki (this could be our assignment with a class):
 * Today we'll focus on creating a space in [|Wikispaces]
 * You can set up a wiki for yourself, or you can collaborate with others in the workshop to craft a topic themed wiki.
 * Think about and choose a memorable name: e.g. if it is your own personal work wiki, use your name (bsmith@wikispaces.com) or think of a theme named space (socialnetworking.wikispaces.com)
 * Go to Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com
 * click on Pick a Username
 * Set your password
 * enter your email address
 * type in your space name
 * click on join
 * Now click on edit and try adding some content to your page.
 * We'll explore as many of the features of wikis as possible, including:
 * fonts, font size, font colors, numbering, and bullets
 * inserting hyper links
 * uploading and inserting pictures and files
 * embedding widgets (these are the coolest!)
 * space management (look and feel, inviting membership, tracking users, reverting to older versions, etc.)
 * 1) Or to differentiate for yourself, go to the [|Wikispaces tour], "WikiWhileYouWork" (created by Kristen Hoanson) or to Jim Gate's Wikipage for instructions on how to set up your own wiki.
 * 2) Also, you can watch MrSal's video on how to build a wikispaces wiki (add link here?)


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