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Understanding Wikis: Definition, Uses, and Impact on Education

Discover the fascinating world of wikis, digital platforms that allow collaboration and content creation. This resource discusses the significance of Wikipedia, revealing statistics on its extensive articles in multiple languages, including over 2.9 million in English. Learn about the origins of the term "wiki," Hawaiian for "quick," its applications in educational settings, and how educators can effectively utilize wikis for assignments, collaboration, and professional development. Engage with this innovative approach that encourages critical thinking and digital literacy in students.

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Understanding Wikis: Definition, Uses, and Impact on Education

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  1. What in the world is a Wiki?

  2. What does the link show us? • http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.htm • A mashup, mixing Google Maps with Wikipedia data • Shows the impact of Wikipedia

  3. How many articles on Wikipedia? • In English • 2 928 547 articles • 17 272 985 pages • 9 994 564 registered users • In French • 822 371 articles • 3 246 588 pages • 627 513 registered users From: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia

  4. More Wikipedia Trivia • Started in 2002 • Translated in more than 250 languages • 10 million articles => total • 684 million visitors in 2008

  5. So should your students use Wikipedia? • Absolutely! • Students should evaluate ALL websites used in research • Develops critical thinking • Should be used as a starting point for further research

  6. Where does the word Wiki come from? • Quick Quick in Hawaiian • Does not mean What IKnow Is

  7. What is a wiki? • Web site from template • No experience necessary • Up in running in few minutes • Can be collaborative or private • Can store thousands of MB of files • CMS => Content Management System • Easy to add pages • Can link to other sites or embed files

  8. Who are some of the big (public) players?

  9. What are some of the teacher uses of a wiki? • Learning Management System • Group Work • Exemplars • Extended Storage Space • Post homework • Newsletter to parents • Professional Learning Community • Blogging/ Creative Writing

  10. Wiki basics Font colour, size and style Create a chart Link to other page in the wiki or external link Insert a special character Insert an image or link to other file (ie. .pdf or .doc) Embed a video, audio or other file

  11. Wiki basics

  12. Google Sites and Wikispaces • Wikis => most popular IT workshop @OCDSB • Used Wikispaces: • No publicity (teacher accounts) • Not age restricted • Works with IE6 • Ease of use • Can load all students with an account • GS ties in nicely with Google Docs & Apps

  13. Our wiki • http://otf21stcenturyclassroom.wikispaces.com

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