Wikis 101: 

(wiki workshop agenda)

•   What is a wiki wiki? --  intro videos & webinars
  • What is a wiki? - (pbworks video 1:48)
  • Wikis in plain English (@ YouTube)  - (@ Common Craft video 3:52)
  • Is a pbwiki easy? - (pbworks video 2:06)
  • Blog vs. Wiki (Kennedy vs. Nixon Debate 4:32) Wiki vs. Blog diagram
  • Your Guide to pbwiki Basics -- (24 minute webinar) Other pbwiki "webinars"
  • 7 Things you should know about wikis (Educause "7 Things to Know" series)

•  Wiki Basics (see also how-to videos: Wikis in plain English  -- Getting Started)
  • How to create a wiki
  • How to create a new page on a wiki
  • How to add a link
  • How to add an image
  • How to edit a page on a wiki

(1) Click "EDIT"     (2) Make changes     (3) Click "SAVE"

• Wiki as a teaching tool (wiki workshop agenda)
  • How do you use a wiki? - (pbworks video 2:24) forum discussion
  • Helping Educators Educate - (pbworks video 2:11)
  • Using Wikis for Collaborative Writing (5th & 6th Grade) -- VoiceThread presentation
  • Different ways to use wikis in the classroom (EXAMPLES)
  • Wiki administration - (student safety, ettiquette, and management)
  • Questions to consider when implementing wikis -

•   MWP & Wiki use
  • Cohort wiki & Scribe Notes (easy edit website)
  • Inquiry Wikis
  • Past Years: Book group chapters (collaborative writing)

Examples: ... by teachers (Boy Writers wiki chapter) ... by students ..