MACUL+Visitors

=MACUL Visitors=

Welcome to Mr. Bruce's History. This is the wiki that was demonstrated in the session. Feel free to browse the site and explore how our wiki works for us as a collaborative platform, and not just a site for me.

__**What Can Wikis DO For Your Classroom?, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Room: D3-18**__ As more and more teachers turn to an online presence for their classroom, too many choose tools out of simplicity. Too often, simplicity doesn't cut it. Allowing purpose to drive the design of the online presence puts the web site to work. A wiki serves all the purposes a classroom teacher seeks, with more hidden treasures than most know about. It’s all in your design and purpose. Let me show you.

Essentially this session will be comprised of demonstrating how I have employed Wikispaces in my classroom to incorporate a class calendar and student portfolios. Designing wikis around purpose will be a major element in the session as well.

Live Notes

For those of you who attended, I hope you were able to gain a better understanding of what wikis can //DO// for your classroom. I have created this page for you and any that may have been unable to attend, but took time to visit. Below are varying versions of the presentation (embedded as well), accompanied by links to handouts and assisting web resources. As always, please feel free to email me or contact me here (wiki message). All contact information is below. See the PDF handout [|here].


 * ~ Link Title ||~ Description ||
 * [|Making Wikis WORK.ppt] || Given at MACUL 2011. ||
 * [|Making Wikis WORK.key] ||^ ||

=Resources= Wiki Walk-Through - Provides a thorough description of wikis, a compare and contrast to different forms of web publishing (blogs vs. wikis), and offers excellent examples classroom applications.

EduWikis - A resource for anyone considering or are already incorporating wikis in classroom instruction at any level. Includes a comprehensive list of classroom wikis for examples.

Wikispaces for Educators - Wikispaces has been offering free "Plus" wikis for K-12 educators for a few years, and they don't intend on quitting. They offer this page for any educator considering starting out. **NEW** Wikispaces has extended their free "Plus" Wikis for university students and educators! See [|Free Wikis!] blog post for details.

Wikispaces Features - Another page by the Wikispaces team describing the many features that they offer and why they're the best wiki provider on the web.

=Getting Started=
 * 1) Create an account -- [|www.wikispaces.com]
 * 2) Create a New Wiki -- [|www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers] - Example from Presentation: [|msuhistory.wikispaces.com]
 * 3) Design it
 * This is the most important step
 * Thoughtfully consider the purpose or function of your site
 * Examples: @Curriculum, Calendar, Portfolio, Reading Assignments
 * 1) Add collaborators -- Manage WIki>Invite People

=Basics= It's a web page with an edit button! Add content, upload files, embed media, and create pages as visually appealing as you desire! Never be afraid to visit help.wikispaces.com. Create new pages on the fly by simply creating a link to a new page while editing. Once you save the page you're working on, just click your new link and edit your new page.

=Advanced Features=
 * Templates -- http://mrbruceshistory-2013.wikispaces.com/08-09+Inaugural+Addresses
 * Images as links -- http://mrbruceshistory.wikispaces.com/Calendar
 * Wikitext -- I recommend getting to know it...
 * Wikispaces created a [|help page just for teachers]

=Examples= Publishing Student Projects - New Deal Presentations Facilitating Student Projects - The Big Kahuna Use a Template for Student Work - Inaugural Address Project Class Calendar - This Day in History Curriculum Guide - Curriculum Portfolio - Student Pages Assigned Readings - Need to Reed