Wikis

Working live with Adam Frey. Vicki Davis is showing some tips:

[math] {history} teacher teams

Vicki adds Meebome widget onto wiki - http://www.meebome.com/. It's like a chat room on a wiki or blog. Copy code and use imbed icon to add meebo onto widget.= "back channel" to use in class without letting students pull you off track. Why Wikis by Vicki Davis. All available at http://coolcatteacher.wikispaces.com

wikis are for facts; blogs are for opinions

How to move all students up a notch - Awards wikis - http://westwoodwikispaces.com

Big 5: Classroom considerations: Not necessary to use email accounts to set up student accounts. currently email list of student users Private vs public structure vs free flow wikis more suitable for a free-form project. Allow your students to contribute to the way content is stuctured. http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com - sharing best practices Space limit - 205 gigabytes -
 * Small edits
 * Communicate
 * use the history- you can make sure that everyone has participated. You can really nail those who do phoney editing. Use the notify me tab to send changes to your RSS feeder. You have 100% management. Don't use this tool for group work. Bottom feeders will have to contribute.
 * discuss
 * Refresh before writing

Instructions? http://k12onlineconference - Look for Vicki's video - coolcatteacher.wikispaces - download workbook first.

Check bloggers' lounge - Wikis allow us to connect students from around the world in ways we're just beginning to understand. Flat Classroom Project - Proof that you can establish these professional relationships. Horizon Project - Check out rubric! - Looks at trends in colleges.

elluminate - communitcation tool http://elluminate.com

Checkout NETS Standards: Effective Web 2.0 classroom: Engaged teacher; peers, experts, real audiences Tools - 2nd Life with teachers

Besides Meebo, embed also: http://www.toondo.com Embedding slides: http://www.slidshare.net Netvibes, Pageflakes, Bloglines - require students to have aggregator VoiceThread.com

Checkout Steve Dembo, discovery educators: google maps, meebo room, bubbl.us (like kidspiration - you can embed in your wiki.)