Wikis

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A wiki is a webpage with an edit button, which can be updated by multiple users.
 * What is a wiki? **

Watch this short video [|Wikis In Plain English]

· Students work collaboratively on group projects online · Students are motivated to write for a real audience (Parents can be invited see what the students have been working on in the previous week) · Conference with students on their drafts - all revisions to a page are tracked in the history · Discussion forums - initiate online discussions in online forums with your students · Use it as a website for your class / year level / school that you can easily update yourself · Make your wiki public (anyone can access) or private (only members can access with a username and password) · <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Post topic-specific weblinks for your students to access, to save them time in typing out URLs or Google searching <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Put handouts and newsletters online for students / parents to access from school or from home <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Showcase student work online in the form of digital images (can be photos of student work), Word documents, Powerpoint presentations, digital movies or digital audio recordings - a great motivator <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Invite another class to join your wiki and work collaboratively with you - at your school, a nearby school or a sister school overseas!
 * How can I use a wiki in my classroom?**
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">A great place to gain ideas is [] **


 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">How can I get started? **
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sign up for your own wiki (free for educators)
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Written instructions
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[|Tutorial Movies]
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[|Discussion Forum]
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">E-mail Support ||