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Examples and Resources

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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.

 

 

For Teachers New to Wikis - This site has loads of resources for teachers new to the idea of using wikis in the classroom.

 

 

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.

 

 

Weblogg-Ed Presentation Links - A wiki used by Will Richardson as a place to post virtual handouts for his ed tech presentations.

 

 

Weblogg-Ed at Wikispaces - Another wiki used by Will Richardson to accompany his presentations.

 

 

We-Mo-Co Technology Integration Group - This is the beginning of a sort of wiki "sandbox" for a group to begin playing with.

 

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.

 

 

Improving Professional Development the Wiki Way - Wiki used as a guide and virtual handout for a presentation at the NYSCATE 2006 Educational Technology Conference.

 

 

Using Wiki in Education - A blog about educational uses of wikis.

 

 

Collaborative Learning - A good resource on collaborative learning and collaborative learning tools.

 

 

Best Practices - Links to information about best practices and additional examples of educational wikis.

 

 

Getting Others to Contribute - Tips for sharing your wiki and best practices for getting others to contribute to your wiki.

 

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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