October+21



**Part 1--Create a Wiki**

**What is a Wiki & How Do I Create One?**
> We will be adding to the Wiki in the upcoming weeks. This week we're just going to get started! > **//Note//**: The download is free or you have the option of purchasing a hard copy of the book. This e-book is a great reference for working with a variety of Web 2.0 tools. > **//Pages 62-->69 will walk you through creating an account//** and setting up a Wiki. > If you all ready have a Wikispace, you can log on with the same user name, and then create a new Wiki. > Between January 2006 and September 2008 Wikispaces set up 100,000 wikis for K-12 classrooms. Now they've announced they're giving away "another 250,000 ad-free, private K-12 Plus wikis! All the features and benefits that normally cost $50/year - for free. No fine print, no usage limits, no advertising, no catches." > • Introduce the Wiki by delineating its purpose. > • Add a relevant graphic //**Remember**//: Before adding a graphic to a Wiki, you must save the graphic to your desktop.
 * 1) Select a curriculum topic or a topic of interest to parents, students or colleagues and begin to create a Wiki to share information
 * 1) Download and review a PowerPoint document created by Wikispaces, [|Wikispaces for Teachers, A Guide to Using Them in Your Classroom]
 * 2) Download a copy of [|21st Century Technology Tools] by [|Liz B. Davis], former WPS teacher and Technology Specialist
 * 1) [|Wikispaces for Teachers]--Use this link to access the page for setting up a free teacher account
 * 1) Edit the Home page, the first page.
 * 1) **Wikispaces Help with Setting Up Student Accounts //**Note**//: //Students do not have to have an email account.//
 * 2) Post a link to your Wiki in the [|Forum of the class Ning]

Wikis in the Classroom
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 * Part 2--Explore Web 2.0 Presentation Tools**

A Sampling of Web 2.0 Presentation Tools
These tools which were created primarily for the "home market", present a creative challenge for educators! Imagine the possibilities!!! In my humble opinion, many Web 2.0 tools are have tremendous potential in learning environments for educators to ignore them! Let's co-opt some of these exciting tools! We are only limited by our creativity and imagination!

All these tools are **free** and offer easy-to-use features. Most require a sign-up process.


 * Some things to consider**
 * How could you use this tool?
 * Would you teach it to your students?
 * What are some kinds of grade-level appropriate assignments?
 * What can you create for your classroom, handouts, web site..etc.???

||  **Brief Description** || **Example of Product** || audio captions, video captions and share your work || [|The Puritans] || Presentation Links Glog || [|Europe Travelogue] [|Primary Source Example] || Ancient Rome-Gladiators || > * Read directions on the site > * Many of the skills you've learned when working with the Wiki are transferable--see if you can figure out the features > * Email me, if you get stuck! **//Don't wait until you're frustrated!//**
 *  **Tool**
 * [|Show Beyond] || "a multimedia slidecast creator, online publishing platform" || [|Colonial Williamsburg] ||
 * [|Bubble Share] || Upload photos and frame them with any of 20+ themes, and add clipart,
 * [|FlowGram] || Create an interactive, guided presentation by combining Web pages, photos, and PowerPoints and add narration || [|English Featured Web Sites] ||
 * [|TrailFire] || Create a trail, a collection of web pages, by assembling and annotating a series of Web pages || [|Basic Nutrition Lesson Resources] ||
 * [|Scrapblog] || A tool for combining text, images audio and videos to create multimedia scrabpooks || [|Land of the Incas] ||
 * [|Glogster] || Create a "glog" (interactive poster) by combining images, videos, audios and links
 * ==**Two more to √ out!**== ||
 * [|Animoto] || Upload images, add music, a with a click of a button, a video is created || [|A Visit to Pompeii]
 * [|SlideShare] || Upload and then embed PowerPoints, PDFs, and Keynote docs || [|Engaging Students Through Technology] ||
 * 1) Explore some of these tools, and the links to examples of an educational uses
 * 2) Select one of the first 6 tools and learn how to use it!
 * 1) Create a sample, school-related product which would be of use to your students, parents, or colleague or create a sample of a product you would have students create
 * 2) Embed the product in the Wiki that you created (Directions for embedding media into a Wiki)
 * 3) In the [|Forum of our class Ning], briefly share the name of tool you used and your thoughts on that tool's potential for educators.