Examples and Resources
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Examples of Wikis Used with Students
Westwood Schools (K-12), Camilla, Georgia - School-wide wiki is a wonderful collaborative space for students. They have wiki books they are creating, a wiki project Hall of Fame and more.
Mr. Lindsay's Class Wiki - This wiki for Mr. Lindsay's 6th grade class serves as a classroom website that allows students and parents to add and/or edit content.
Village Elementary School Wiki - This is a new and developing site where students, K-6, at the Village Elementary School will begin to create their own online resources for the research projects they do.
WikiRoma - A wiki being used by students to archive and share historical events of the Roman Republic and Empire.
School Handbook- for the Ecole Van Walleghem School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Study Guide - This is a student created study guide for a college course on educational research.
Wikibooks - a collection of free content textbooks that you can edit.
Wikijunior - The aim of this project is to produce a series of full-color booklets for children aged 8 to 11. There are currently three book series in development. Within these series there are nine approved booklets and hundreds of articles.
Examples of Wikis Used for Professional Development and Other Professional Tasks
Village Action Team Wiki - Created for use by teachers as they meet to discuss grade level and/or content goals and progress. This is being used by the Village Action Team (School Improvement Team) to coordinate and monitor school-wide work.
Ed Tech Resources - Created by Lori Burch for her team of Instructional Technology Specialists at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES to use to share professional development resources.
Web 2.0 Resources - This wiki was created by members of the Communications and Technology Services Group at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES to share resources and information on a variety of Web 2.0 resources. This is a private wiki so a password is required. Contact Lori Burch if you would like to see this wiki.
Additional Resources
What's a Wiki - Chris Sessums' excellent discussion on educational uses for wikis includes many examples, additional resources, and even a video of a presentation on wikis.
Best Practices - Links to information about best practices and additional examples of educational wikis.
Comments (1)
Anonymous said
at 8:50 pm on Jun 23, 2008
I found a good wiki for Social Studies that contains links to resources and lesson plans on a variety of topics such as Economics, Global Issues, and World Cultures. The website can be accessed at: http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/index.phptitle=Social_Studies&redirect=no
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