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=**Welcome to our wikinewbies wiki.**=

It is strongly recommended that you view the excellent short video (//Wikis in Plain English//) listed under Resources below.
 * [[image:parentsfacebook_jpg.jpg width="208" height="210" caption="The world of web 2"]] || This is your chance to dip your toes into the ocean of web2 technology. The aim of this wiki is to introduce you to one of the web 2 tools you may not be familiar or comfortable with. As you scroll down this page you will see the goals, tasks and resources associated with this wiki including examples of wikis used in the classroom.

If you would like a very brief introduction to blogs and wikis and comments from a DET teacher who has used a wiki with her Year 3 class, the following Powerpoint might be useful. It also provides link to other wiki related resources ||



Goals for this session:

 * 1) To be introduced to the concept of wikis.
 * 2) To participate in editing a wiki page.
 * 3) To learn how to create your own wiki.
 * 4) To think about how wikis could enhance teaching and learning.

Task 1

 * 1) If you have not done so already sign in as a new user by clicking on the sign in icon at the top right of this page.
 * 2) Fill in the required text boxes.
 * 3) You will be been given permission to join this wiki space and be able to edit pages.

Task 2
Face to face or live (synchronis)
 * 1) Introduce yourself to your group members.
 * 2) Explore this home page to familiarise yourself with the layout of the wiki.

Online at your own pace (asynchronis)
 * 1) Find your own group page in the left hand menu. Click on it - these instructions will appear again.
 * 2) Click the 'edit this page' icon. The Editor toolbar will appear.
 * 3) Locate the 'Insert images and file', 'table' and 'hyperlink' icons in the Editor bar.
 * 4) Leave the Editor bar open and move onto task 3.

Task 3

 * 1) Decide on a group name - enter it onto your page. Explore the formatting options e.g. bold, font colour.
 * 2) Brainstorm a few words about you have learned about wikis and blogs so far today an write them onto your page.
 * 3) Make a table 2 columns by 6 rows.
 * 4) Head up the columns with headings - blogs - wikis
 * 5) Enter under each heading 3 examples of how you can use blogs and/or wikis in the classroom.
 * 6) Explain how the use each of these examples supports good teaching and learning.
 * 7) Delete these instructions for Tasks 1, 2 and 3 from your page. (they are on the home page if you need them)
 * 8) Save your page.

To Create Your Own Wiki:
1. Go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K 2. Find a unique user name. 3. Enter password and email address. 4. Create a wiki name - reflects the theme of your wiki - don't use spaces. 5. Select space visibility according to needs. 6. Tick educational use. 7. and JOIN us online.

Resources
Still not sure what a wiki is - have a another look at this link to the video //Wikis in Plain English// [|Commoncraft-wikis in plain English] This video is also available on TeacherTube at []

For a series of 4 step through guides on creating wikis using wikispaces go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

You will find links to many of the websites I have referred to, on my delicious page [|delicious.com/lilythebud]

Teachers are using wikis for a range of purposes as you'll see in the examples below. http://class3e.wikispaces.com/ http://communityrights.wikispaces.com/ http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/ http://tpl-belmoresouth.wikispaces.com/