Posts filed under ‘Wikis’
An interesting wiki
BOSCO (Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach) is an effort to bring Internet connectivity, VoIP phone service and Web 2.0 collaboration training to (now former) Internally Displaced Persons camps in Northern Uganda, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Gulu.
Wikis in Education
From Stewart Mader at Fture Changes – http://www.ikiw.org/2005/12/04/4-practical-wiki-uses/
Roland Elementary School Wiki - http://rolandelementaryschool.pbworks.com/
Cool Cat Teacher ideas for using wikis - http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2005/12/wiki-wiki-teaching-art-of-using-wiki.html
Web 2.0 for the Classroom
This site has been collated by Sue Summerford and includes Web 2.0 Tools for use K – 12
Blogging for Learning
An excellent site from Edtechlife – Blog if you love learning: An Introduction to Weblogs in Education.
The site itself is a wiki - http://blogifyoulovelearning.wikispaces.com/
Wikis in the classroom
A great site with ideas for using wikis in the classroom – http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm
The home page explains how they have changed the wiki and many additional links to explore
Google and all that you can do with a Google account
Thanks to a post on Drape’s Takes from Darren Draper in the US – this list is a very comprehensive list of ‘free stuff’ from Google – http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2007/06/why-every-teacher-should-have-google.html
Wikis in Education
Here are some great examples of how Wikis are being used in schools and classes for teaching and learning. Make sure you investigate all of the links available.
The first is from Wedderburn in Victoria - http://wedderburnp12.wikispaces.com/
This one is from USQ - http://knowledgegarden.usq.edu.au/tiki-index.php
