Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool
This text provides different varieties of tried-and-true wikis that will help any educator accomplish the multitude of teaching tasks imperative to their students' success.

Wikis can be one of the most effective learning tools for today's teachers—if they're used correctly and appropriately. In many cases, educators have not been using this powerful Web 2.0-based tool to its complete potential. In today's demanding, fast-paced education environment, educators need to take full advantage of the technology resources at their disposal to keep pace with tech-savvy students and meet assessment standards.

In Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool, the author shares her vast knowledge to unlock the capabilities of wikis for every educator. Educational wiki use can be categorized into three major types: the library wiki, the reciprocal wiki, and student-produced wiki. This book gives real examples of all three uses, as well as straightforward instructions on how to set up, dress up, and lock down a wiki for optimal practicality, attractiveness, ease of use, and security. Student and content-specific examples are included.

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Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool
This text provides different varieties of tried-and-true wikis that will help any educator accomplish the multitude of teaching tasks imperative to their students' success.

Wikis can be one of the most effective learning tools for today's teachers—if they're used correctly and appropriately. In many cases, educators have not been using this powerful Web 2.0-based tool to its complete potential. In today's demanding, fast-paced education environment, educators need to take full advantage of the technology resources at their disposal to keep pace with tech-savvy students and meet assessment standards.

In Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool, the author shares her vast knowledge to unlock the capabilities of wikis for every educator. Educational wiki use can be categorized into three major types: the library wiki, the reciprocal wiki, and student-produced wiki. This book gives real examples of all three uses, as well as straightforward instructions on how to set up, dress up, and lock down a wiki for optimal practicality, attractiveness, ease of use, and security. Student and content-specific examples are included.

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Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool

Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool

by Kay Teehan
Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool

Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool

by Kay Teehan

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Overview

This text provides different varieties of tried-and-true wikis that will help any educator accomplish the multitude of teaching tasks imperative to their students' success.

Wikis can be one of the most effective learning tools for today's teachers—if they're used correctly and appropriately. In many cases, educators have not been using this powerful Web 2.0-based tool to its complete potential. In today's demanding, fast-paced education environment, educators need to take full advantage of the technology resources at their disposal to keep pace with tech-savvy students and meet assessment standards.

In Wikis: The Educator's Power Tool, the author shares her vast knowledge to unlock the capabilities of wikis for every educator. Educational wiki use can be categorized into three major types: the library wiki, the reciprocal wiki, and student-produced wiki. This book gives real examples of all three uses, as well as straightforward instructions on how to set up, dress up, and lock down a wiki for optimal practicality, attractiveness, ease of use, and security. Student and content-specific examples are included.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781586835309
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 09/16/2010
Pages: 78
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kay Teehan is a media specialist in Bartow, FL.

Table of Contents

Figures ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 What Is a Wiki? 1

21st-century Learning Standards 3

The Library Wiki 5

The Reciprocal Wiki 5

The Student-Produced Wiki 6

Examples of Educational Wikis 6

Chapter 2 What Is Collaboration? 9

My Personal Experience 10

Collaboration Today 11

Chapter 3 The ABCs of Producing a Wiki 15

Envision Your Wiki 15

Choosing a Host Site for Your Wiki 16

Setting Up a Wiki 16

Assigning User Roles 18

Adding and Formatting Content 18

Changing Wiki Settings 19

Uploading Files 20

Adding Images 20

Creating Hyperlinks 21

Inserting a Table 21

Adding and Managing Pages 22

Organizing Wiki Site Files 23

Revisions 23

Extending Wikis with Plug-ins 23

Sharing a Wiki 24

Adding Tags 24

Chapter 4 Dressing Up and Buttoning Down Your Wiki 27

Making Wikis More Engaging 27

Adding Widgets, Gadgets, and Tools 28

Securing Your Wiki 33

Chapter 5 The Library Wiki 35

Collecting Resources for Library Wikis 38

Organization of the Library Wiki 39

Chapter 6 The Reciprocal Wiki 43

Organization of the Reciprocal Wiki 45

Chapter 7 The Student-Produced Wiki 49

Setting Up Student Guidelines 50

Setting Up a Student-Produced Wiki 51

Building a Learning Community 53

Chapter 8 Implementing Activities 55

Parent Involvement 58

Teacher-To-Teacher 60

Administrative Wikis 60

Assessing Wikis 60

Chapter 9 Special Uses for Wikis 63

Wikis and the Exceptional Student 63

Wikis and the ESOL Student 65

Teaching Foreign Languages Using Wikis 66

Wikis and the Gifted Student 68

Chapter 10 The Bottom Line 69

Copyright Considerations 69

Protecting Students Online 71

The Parent Connection 72

The Good News and the Bad News 72

Works Cited 75

Index 77

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