Wikis+Communities+in+Creation

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=="Wikipedia is the poster child for collaborative construction of knowledge and truth that the new, interactive Web facilitates....Every Every day thousands of people who have no connection to one another engage in the purposeful work of negotiating and creating the truth." ==

- Will Richardson
==Teachers sometimes view Wikipedia with suspicion, as a less than credible source, because of it collaborative content. Yet, Steve Jobs of Apple, called it " the most accurate encyclopedia in the world" (tinyurl.com/33uqlh)in part becuse there are so many contributors can check, recheck and monitor inaccuracies in the information posted. The rub comes in the very concept of Wikipedia and wikis in classroom. Traditionally, teaching has existed to disseminate a defined body of knowledge. Teachers have been the source of that knowledge and students the recipients. The premise of a wiki is completely different though. Understanding grows through the "Three Cs" - connection, collaboration, and creation. Learning is less controlled, less linear, but more relevant, and quite possibly more challenging because students need to take an active role. ==

to show, visually how your wiki work is proceeding.
UbD & Technoolgy Planning Process [|Grant Wiggins' UbD Overview Template] [|UbD templates for Digital Literacy] http://www1.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/tech/proj_plan.html ==2.Consult the link above to help you " begin at the end", using the backwards design model to define your thinking about how collaboration will create meaning and motivation for students. ==

Sample Units Using UbD to Plan Integrated Technology
•http://ajharmer.wikispaces.com/Integratin g+Technology+Using+UbD+Model

Watch the video below for ideas for using wiki in the classroom.
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==2. Accesss Wikispaces ( link below) and take the tutorial on the homepage. www.wikispaces.com <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use the link below to see a video that walks you through the building process. ==

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Create your wiki.
==<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As you create, keep in mind the motivational power posssible by offering students opportunities for thinking that is ==

<span style="color: #2786d3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Creative.
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy ANother View of Bloom's