Thing 10: My Own Wiki

    Blogs and wikis can easily be used to set up a web presence for you, your family, and your students. The options are limitless. Take a look at some of the resources and cook up some ideas of how you might use a wiki (with/without/for your students).

    Discovery Resources

  1. describing the why and how of wikis in education.
  2. some links to research on wikis in education
  3. a collaborative wiki on using wikis in education
  4. a blog post about common struggles teachers have when introducing wikis
  5. List of examples of educational wikis:
  6. Hints for creating a really positive experience for your students on your wiki
  7. What are you going to do with your wiki? Here are a couple ideas
  8. A wiki example from Westwood High School:
  9. A literature wiki example
  10. A math wiki example

    11. Discovery Exercise:

  11. Explore 3-5 (or more!) of the resources above and let your mind simmer with ideas.
  12. Blog about ideas you or others might be able to use for wikis (or add them here, on our wiki)!
  13. Create your own wiki for personal, class, or educational use through either wikispaces or pbwiki.
  14. Blog about the experience of setting it up as well as what your wiki is (if you don't mind sharing-we'd love to come and visit!) and what you're wiki-ing about!

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Discovery is so much fun!

Have you ever thought, ”Gosh, I wish I had time to learn more about blogs, wikis, or (enter your Web 2.0 tool here)?” Well, this is your chance to take the time to focus on your personal and professional development around Web 2.0 tools. It’s fun to explore these tools and figure out ways to use them in school, with your personal Web sites, or in other ways.

SWC's 23 Things is a twist on the Library Learning 2.0 program developed by Helene Blowers at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenberg County and adopted or adapted by many other libraries (including Minnesota Libraries with 23 Things on a Stick) and organizations since then.Learning 2.0 is online learning program that encourages staff to learn more about emerging technologies on the web that are changing the way people, society and schools access information and communicate with each other.

Over the course of the next nine weeks, this website will highlight “23 Things” and discovery exercises to help staff become familiar with blogging, RSS news feeds, tagging, wikis, podcasting, online applications, and video and image hosting sites.To familiarize yourself with this project, be sure to read the About page. The FAQs should answer most of your questions about this program. If not, then please add your question to the FAQ page as a comment.So fasten your seat belts, grab your mouse and get ready for a discovery adventure… and remember, it's OK to play with technology and have fun!