Tech+Activities+Creating+a+Wiki

=Developing a Student Collaboration Tool: WIKI=

A wiki is a special webpage posted to an online community that enables multiple users to contribute and edit content. Wiki entries can be used to support and publish student writing as well as plan class projects or communicate with an audience beyond the school. By design, a wiki encourages collaborative learning and tracks all contributions so participants can see what has been created and changed. In this project you will develop a wiki to support communication and collaboration among students in a grade level and subject you plan to teach.

NETS-S 2. Communication and Collaboration a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

Review the Evaluating Wikis Rubric[1]. This will be your guide as you create the wiki for this assignment. Decide on the purpose and users of the wiki. For example, this wiki may be for a seventh grade class that is studying Native Americans during the 1800’s. You may plan to divide the class into six teams. Each team of four students will be exploring a tribe from a different region of the country. In addition to the home page you plan to create a page on the wiki for each team to collaborate on the assignments.
 * Step One**
 * Step Two**


 * Step Three.**
 * § Choose a wiki website, e.g., http://www.wikispaces.com or [|http://pbwiki.com].
 * § Sign up to create an account if you do not have one, or log in if you already have an account. Both wikispaces and pbwiki have extensive help menus. You can also follow the directions below.
 * § Create a name for the wiki.
 * § Select the privacy settings: If you have younger students or students who are unfamiliar with wikis and online communication etiquette, keep the website private. Only persons whom you invite to the site, e.g., students, parents, and/or administrators may view or edit the wiki postings. If your students are older and wiki savvy, you may want to make the site protected, which means the public can view the wiki, but only members may edit it.
 * § Decide if you want to upgrade the account or keep it as a free account. Wikispaces allows educators to upgrade to an ad-free account at no cost.
 * § Choose the look and feel of the site. In wikspaces, you can choose themes, colors, and the stylesheet. In pbwiki there are five different styles.

a. In wikispaces you do this by:
 * § Edit the front page so that users know the purpose of the wiki. A picture or graphic related to the wiki’s purpose or theme adds interest to the front page.
 * § Follow the directions to add pages and links to those pages. You may have a new page for each major assignment. Or you may divide your class into teams, and each team has its own page for a project.
 * 1) 1. From the home page click on “New Page” in the sidebar. Type the page name into the box. (You don’t need to add Tags).
 * 2) 2. Click “Create”.
 * 3) 3. When the new page opens, add content to the page, and click “Save.” To create a link to this new page, click “edit navigation” on the side bar.
 * 4) 4. Click the link button on the editing toolbar. In the Link Text box, type in the link name as you want it to appear on the navigation bar. In the Page Name box, select the page from the drop down list or type in the full name of the new page.
 * 5) 5. Click “Add Link” and save.

b. In pbwiki you
 * 1) 1. Click on the sidebar tab and edit it by listing new pages.
 * 2) 2. Next click on “create new page” and add content to that page. Provide links to the new pages on the side bar.
 * 3) 3. T\Reopen the sidebar for editing.
 * 4) 4. Highlight the text and click on “link”. Choose the wiki page as the link type and find the wiki page in the drop down menu.
 * 5) 5. Repeat this process for all the pages in your wiki.

To add links to a website in wikispaces, The process is similar in pbwiki.
 * 1) 1. Click “Edit this Page”. Put the cursor where you want the link to appear on the page.
 * 2) 2. Click the link tab on the editing toolbar. Choose “external link” and then type the link text in the box.
 * 3) 3. Copy and paste the URL of the website into the address box.
 * 4) 4. Click “Add Link” and Save.

Review your wiki to make sure you have selected a wiki name and theme, created at least three pages with relevant content, added a photo or graphic, sound file, and/or video file on each page, and provided at least three links to high quality sites.
 * Step Four.**

Finally you are ready to share the wiki. a. In Wikispaces,
 * Step Five.**
 * 1) 1. Click on “Manage Wiki” in the sidebar.
 * 2) 2. Click on People and then click on “invite people” who have email addresses. FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, add my email address. thiemag@pdx.edu
 * 3) 3. If your students don’t have email addresses, click on “User Creator” and create a list of user names and passwords for your class.

b. In pbwiki,
 * 1) 1. Click on “Share Wiki”.
 * 2) 2. Type in email addresses of your students, and choose either “Full Access” or “Just a Link”. FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, add my email address thiemag@pdx.edu
 * 3) 3. Click Share

= = Using the Evaluating Wikis Rubric, review your wiki one more time. After saving any final changes, add the URL of your wiki as a link on this page BELOW THE RUBRIC.
 * Step Six**
 * § Click to edit the page
 * § Click on the icon to add a link.
 * § Click on External Link.
 * § In the box that says “Link Text” type Last Name First Initial_Wiki
 * § In the box that says Address, type or copy the URL of your wiki
 * § Click “Add Link”
 * Click Save

Evaluating Wikis Rubric
 * Criteria || 3 Exemplary || 2 Satisfactory || 1 Needs Improvement ||
 * Purpose and Theme || The wiki has a well stated clear purpose and theme. Every page on the wiki clearly relates to the purpose. || The purpose and theme of the wiki are somewhat vague. A few pages do not relate well to the theme. || The wiki lacks a clear purpose and theme. Pages are unrelated to the theme ||
 * Organization || The information is well organized into relevant pages which are listed on the sidebar with working links to all pages || The information is organized into pages; a few pages may be missing from the sidebar or the page links do not work || The wiki is unorganized. The sidebar does not list pages or the page links do not work ||
 * Content || The wiki content thoroughly addresses the topic, and the content is accurate and balanced || The wiki content adequately addresses the topic. There are a few inaccuracies or one-sided information || The wiki has very little information and/or the information is inaccurate and one-sided ||
 * Higher Order Thinking || Information is interpreted and analyzed with original conclusions that are clearly based on the information || Information is usually interpreted; a few conclusions are not clearly related to the information || No attempt was made to interpret or analyze information or draw conclusions ||
 * Multimedia || The wiki includes high quality graphics, sound, and video that relate to the theme and enhance reader interest or understanding || The graphics, sound, or video are of average quality and relate to the theme but do not enhance reader interest or understanding || No multimedia are used or they are of poor quality, do not relate to the theme and distract the reader. ||
 * Sources || The wiki includes a rich variety of high quality, credible sources that are correctly cited || The wiki includes a variety of sources, although a few are not high quality or are not cited correctly || The wiki includes only a few sources which are poor quality and not cited. ||
 * Links || All links connect correctly to age-appropriate, high quality sites related to the theme audience || Most of the links connect to age-appropriate, high quality sites related to the theme || The wiki has no links or the links are age-inappropriate or unrelated to the theme ||
 * Conventions || The wiki has no misspellings or grammatical errors || The wiki has a few misspellings or grammatical errors that do not interfere with the reader’s comprehension. || The wiki has many spelling and grammatical errors that interfere with the reader’s comprehension ||
 * Collaboration || The wiki is designed to promote communication and collaboration by every student on the team || The intent of the wiki is to promote communication and collaboration but it is unclear how this will happen || The wiki is not designed to promote student collaboration and communication ||

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