Agenda

Things worth considering….
 * What is a Wiki? How is Wikispaces different from Google Sites?
 * A Wiki is a **collaborative** site where many people contribute to/edit/revise the same pages.
 * Google sites is better suited for pages created by a single person or small group of people.
 * How can we use a Wiki in the classroom?
 * Resource //by// and //for// students: my student's Wiki
 * [[file:Wiki_Project_R.pdf]]
 * Guiding Principle: make a contribution that benefits future students
 * Learning through teaching
 * Ultimately designed to replace our textbook with a resources that perfectly matches my own classroom/curriculum.
 * Particular Project: i.e students make several pages related to a certain topic
 * Moodle type site for downloading/uploading files, calendars, classroom organization etc.
 * Other?
 * How do you use a Wiki?
 * Creating a new Wiki
 * Creating pages
 * Editing pages
 * Adding links
 * Images
 * Widgets
 * Youtube
 * Anchors
 * Polls
 * Slideshow
 * Poster
 * Much, much more……
 * Navigation toolbar
 * New: classroom Wiki set up?
 * How can you improve Wiki’s?
 * Evolving pages – with many authors over a long time
 * Comments
 * History page
 * How can we assess a student’s contribution to a Wiki?
 * Searching [|recent changes]
 * What are practical challenges?
 * What about sabotage?
 * Creating usernames
 * Logging in
 * Copyright
 * Picture naming convention
 * Uploading video to the site directly
 * Keeping things organized.
 * Other notes
 * [|Statistics]
 * [|Privacy settings]
 * [|Membership levels]
 * [|Deleting pages & files]
 * [|Look & feel]
 * Talent Survey & Google Forms
 * [[file:Talent Survey (Responses) - Form Responses.pdf]]
 * 50% Showing Physics Understanding Rule
 * Future plan: continue to build/edit/refine Wiki
 * Questions? Thoughts?
 * Let’s experiment!

Favorite pages from my student's Wiki
 * Displacement explained using gummy bears
 * Graphs and Tracks Screencast
 * The Physics of Football
 * Scientific Reasoning Page
 * Magnetism
 * Electric Charge Demos
 * Roller coaster Physics

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