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Web 2.0- Wiki

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 * 1) A wiki is a website that allows people to be interdependent as they work together to produce, revise, or remove content from a page (s) in a fast way.
 * 2) Teachers use the wikis to teach social studies in the classroom for all ages.

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
 * 1) One website that lists all educational wikis is listed below:


 * 1) In the elementary grades teachers are using it to teach the Westward expansion or to create Time line for Presidents

http://gowest.wikispaces.com/ http://timelineofpresidents.wikispaces.com/


 * 1) In the middle school grades teacher are using it for school news, history of the Declaration of Independence, or to gather information on Romeo and Juliet

http://adamsnews.wikispaces.com/

http://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/Declaration+of+Independence+Immersion

http://k-js-romeo-and-juliet-space.wikispaces.com/


 * 1) In the upper grades teachers are using to teach political cartoons and commercials

Political cartoons and commercials:

http://105.wikispaces.com/09s1_PC_Analysis

http://105.wikispaces.com/Commercials_s109


 * 1) Research articles about Wikis

· Collaborative Learning the Wiki Way by Mary Engstrom and Dusty Jewett

Summary: A project called Under Control: The Damming of the Missouri River for 11 middle school classrooms was used to promote critical inquiry and collaborative problem solving. The students had to investigate a real world geographic issue. They had to investigate the long term environmental, economic and cultural impacts of the construction of six dams on the Missouri River during the mid-1900s.

Lessons learned: Teachers technology skills and knowledge increased but it was difficult. They noted that if one chooses to use the Wiki for inquiry based learning then he or she needs to model for students how to use the strategy. Since students haven’t really done inquiry based learning, the edits were surface level thinking. In addition, students didn’t respond to other students edits. Some students didn’t have access to a computer. Some were locked out of the Wiki when everyone was trying to edit the page at the same time.

· A Wiki for Classroom Writing by Brian Morgan and Richard D. Smith

Summary: Wikis engage students. The most famous Wiki is Wikipedia. Currently, teachers and students are beginning to use it. Brian Morgan and Rich Smith worked together to explore the use of classroom Wikis in school-college partnership. Students had to research a topic of choice and create a multimedia report using Wiki technology to enhance collaboration between students, the teacher, and college students.

Types of Wikis: classroom, report, and school Wiki sites. Results: The writing process was more visual to students and teachers. As a result the collaboration helped students engage in the text as readers and writers. They also participated more frequently and freely due to its easy access. In using it as a collaborative writing community students were more engaged.

· Building a Network Environment in Wikis: The Evolving Phases of Collaborative Learning in a Wikibook Project by Hong Lin and Kathleen D. Kelsey

Summary: Graduate students at a university in the mid south were assigned to edit or write 5 articles using the Wiki as the writing and presentational tool for the Fall 2006 and 2007 semesters.

Results: After interviewing and reading journals, the researchers came to several conclusions. First, students feared editing peers work. Second, they felt that they shouldn’t have to edit peers work especially if they did their own research. Third, teachers should instruct students in how to use Wikis. Fourth, teachers should show students how to work collaboratively when implementing the Wikis.

References Engstrom, M. E., & Jewett, D. (2005). Collaborative learning the wiki way. //TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 49//, 12-16. Retrieved from @http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ737697&site=ehost-live; @http://www.aect.org/Intranet/Publications/techtrends/4906.asp Lin, H., & Kelsey, K. D. (2009). Building a networked environment in wikis: The evolving phases of collaborative learning in a wikibook project. //Journal of Educational Computing Research, 40//(2), 145-169. Retrieved from @http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ848276&site=ehost-live; @http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=0327PH1V4G2Q1566 Morgan, B., & Smith, R. D. (2008). A wiki for classroom writing. //Reading Teacher, 62//(1), 80-82. Retrieved from @http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ817096&site=ehost-live; @http://dx.doi.org/10.1598/RT.62.1.10