How to create a wiki for a history assignment - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T12:09:00Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/how-to-create-a-wiki-for-a?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks so much for all of you…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-02:649749:Comment:2827142009-02-02T03:46:32.881ZKorihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Kori
Thanks so much for all of your replies and imput! It helped tremendously!! I'll share how it goes!
Thanks so much for all of your replies and imput! It helped tremendously!! I'll share how it goes! Our 8th grade team created wi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-30:649749:Comment:2775232009-01-30T02:21:57.749ZRick Bichehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/rbiche
Our 8th grade team created wikis around the Amistad incident and the Industrial Revolution. You can see the wikis starting at <a href="http://kmsamistad5.wikispaces.com/">kmsamistad5.wikispaces.com</a>. There were four in total and you can find the others linked to the above. I wrote about <a href="http://ateachersthoughts.com/technology-integration/reflection-on-students-first-wiki-experience/">a few things that helped make the project work</a> on my blog.<br />
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Definitely follow the advice above…
Our 8th grade team created wikis around the Amistad incident and the Industrial Revolution. You can see the wikis starting at <a href="http://kmsamistad5.wikispaces.com/">kmsamistad5.wikispaces.com</a>. There were four in total and you can find the others linked to the above. I wrote about <a href="http://ateachersthoughts.com/technology-integration/reflection-on-students-first-wiki-experience/">a few things that helped make the project work</a> on my blog.<br />
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Definitely follow the advice above to set up a wiki and play first. Wikispaces is pretty easy to use and they make it easy to manage student accounts. Check <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers">here</a> and <a href="http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/">here</a> for more info. Then I would suggest setting up a "sandbox" wiki. This is a place you can take the kids in to show them how to edit and they can just get the hang of editing, making new pages... I start it by putting some silly content on the homepage and pre-making enough links for everyone to have their own pages to start on. Let's see, we wrote about Goldilocks, bio's on the three bears, english muffins, how to ollie... you get the picture. They usually need only a day on that then they are ready to go.<br />
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We started the above wikis by having a couple of kids begin early and create the first page with links. Students then choose topics (most already linked) and began researching and editing.<br />
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From the classroom perspective it is valuable to stop now and then and let the kids get the big picture- put them in "read-only" mode for a bit and teach them to look for the holes. I created the wiki with some…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-29:649749:Comment:2773462009-01-29T22:58:08.436ZCollin Voigthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CollinVoigt
I created the wiki with some tables with spaces for questions and spaces for answers. Or spaces for topics. Then I made a rubric that assigned each group different topics/questions to fill in. This made student completion and grading a snap!
I created the wiki with some tables with spaces for questions and spaces for answers. Or spaces for topics. Then I made a rubric that assigned each group different topics/questions to fill in. This made student completion and grading a snap! I agree with starting from a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-29:649749:Comment:2773112009-01-29T22:06:15.119ZSteve O'Connorhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveOConnor
I agree with starting from a teacher created main page containing links to other pages. Each group could have a page off the main page. You could sign up for a wikispaces account to play around yourself. If there is interest, I could even set up a MediaWiki installation if anyone wants to play with the same software used by the Wikipedia.<br />
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If your school has a webserver available, there are many open source wiki engines available for free.
I agree with starting from a teacher created main page containing links to other pages. Each group could have a page off the main page. You could sign up for a wikispaces account to play around yourself. If there is interest, I could even set up a MediaWiki installation if anyone wants to play with the same software used by the Wikipedia.<br />
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If your school has a webserver available, there are many open source wiki engines available for free. What I've done is start a mai…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-29:649749:Comment:2771802009-01-29T18:44:57.590ZSean Hansonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SeanHanson
What I've done is start a main page for the class and then all other pages would stem from that. It would make showing them how to edit easier. <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com">Wikispaces</a> lets you sign up your students without using an email address for them.<br />
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Sean Hanson<br />
The Vanguard School<br />
Paoli, PA
What I've done is start a main page for the class and then all other pages would stem from that. It would make showing them how to edit easier. <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com">Wikispaces</a> lets you sign up your students without using an email address for them.<br />
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Sean Hanson<br />
The Vanguard School<br />
Paoli, PA