Tips+and+Tricks

= = = Important Practices for using wikis in education..... = = = //One of the strongest reasons for using a wiki is to enable collaboration. If any part of your class involves collaboration or a collaborative project, a wiki can be a valuable tool. But students won’t naturally use a wiki without some planning on your part // = = ust because you build a wiki, doesn’t mean they will come. You must have plan to it.

= = (a) that much experience with collaborative projects and/or  (b) the collaborative projects they have been involved in left them with negative memories. One person maybe did all the  work and there might not have been a justifiable reason for the collaboration in the first place. It’s difficult to design a  great collaborative project. = = = = **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tips and Tricks to make your wiki effective..... ** =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Include detailed wiki instructions and provide time and force for practice: ** =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Most students have never used a wiki before and will need instructions and practice on how to actually use the software. By providing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> time and instructions for how to use the wiki, students will feel more comfortable in this environment and be more willing to contribute. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Make sure you stress that they can’t mess anything up. . . wikis have page versions that save everything! You might provide a sandbox <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or a practice wiki before your students actually use the real wiki. You might create individual student pages and ask them to answer 5 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> questions about themselves and insert a picture. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The main point here is: Have them practice and get good at using a wiki. Then, they <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> will be ready to work on the collaborative project without stressing over learning the technology! =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2-Post wiki conventions and require participants to abide by them: ** =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Conventions are a huge part of a wiki’s success. If all students abide by the rules, the wiki community is strong and vibrant. If some <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> are not abiding by the rules, it can become a disruptive and less attractive learning environment. Tell students up front what the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> expectations are for the wiki and put it on the home page. You may want them to acknowledge and sign a web form, for instance. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3-Be patient with students and realize they may require technical assistance as they learn how to participate in a wiki environment =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember, not all students are technologically savvy and may need some initial help with the wiki. However, once they get going and see how easy and quick a wiki is, they should start feeling more comfortable and eager to use the wiki for its powerful collaborative features. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4-Create a culture of trust within the wiki =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You will need to help your students feel comfortable within the wiki, by creating a culture of trust among all participants. You may want to include some icebreaker activities, to get students to know each other better before they start their “real” activities. You may want to more closely monitor activity at first to engage shy students and to intervene when needed if potentially explosive or harmful interactions occur. In other words, you need to set up and continue to maintain a culture of trust so that students feel safe in the environment while also encouraging them to experiment and take risks. This is not entirely easy to do, but your attitude and leadership can play a huge role in how students perceive their roles and responsibilities toward each other. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You might look at some of the People Anti-Patterns on the wikipatterns.com site ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|http://wikipatterns.com] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">) to see if any of your contributors fit these patterns and think of ways you might resolve these anti-patterns. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5-Provide clear and explicit course expectations =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, this is an essential part of good pedagogy, but is an important part of working within a wiki. Students should have a clear understanding of course expectations and how they are to use the wiki to achieve the course goals. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6-Assign meaningful, authentic activities =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, this relates to problem-based learning and should really be a part of any learning experience. Through a wiki, you can facilitate and drive authentic, relevant learning. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7-Include a common goal for collaborative activities =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Usually wikis work best in a problem-solving environment or something that requires common goals and collaboration. This will help motivate students to work together on completing the goal/tasks/project. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8-Define and identify student roles, activities, and assessments =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is important for any collaborative activity. Defining roles and clearly defining the activity, along with assessments are crucial to the success of collaborative learning. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9-Remind students of course deadlines and schedules =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The very nature of a wiki allows and encourages a lot of freedom and self-direction. However, sometimes students need to be reminded of course requirements and deadlines. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10-Model examples of collaborative activities =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Since many students have never worked in a collaborative environment before, you will need to model these behaviors and show them what they look like. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 23px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12 ways to get students involved in your wiki == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none font-size: 21px; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the reasons for the lackluster student enthusiasm toward any type of new technology tool is that they need to learn it. It's not correct saying that students are lazy . . . it’s just that the internal question, “what’s in it for me?” probably needs to be answered.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none font-size: 21px; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students really have not had :

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Individual pages- Ask each student to create a wiki page, posting information about their interests and what they hope to learn from the class. Be sure to comment on the pages, and engage them by referencing their personal interests in discussions. Use this as an easy icebreaker to have students get to know each other. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Self Selection - List your weekly discussion topics on your wiki, have students select topic and to lead the discussion. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group brainstorming - Have your students brainstorm possible discussion topics on the wiki and lead one discussion per week. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Easy poll/ survey - Embed an <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|online poll] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> to create an easy online poll in your wiki. Use the poll to make class decisions or share opinions anonymously. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Community problem solving - Ask your students to answer a homework question on the wiki, providing only part of the solution. Have each student respond and grade the final answer. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asynchronous open-ended discussions - Have a guest speaker in the class, ask your students to prepare a list of questions for the speaker. Use the gabbly chat plugin to talk with everyone on the wiki page, or embedd a <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|meebo chat] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> to communicate one on one with your students. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class notes - Each week assign one student to write up the class notes, including important points and class discussion. Be sure to comment on the notes, and add additional insight from the lesson. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wiki-pairs - Ask your students to partner with another student in class. These partners should comment on each others work, brainstorm new ideas, and generally help each other out. Private wiki pages make it easy to create private pages that only two students can edit. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wiki group work - Create a page that only members of a group can access and monitor their progress on a research task over time. You can give feedback immediately and see who is pulling their weight! =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Publicize good work - Post student work online as an example or archive to show course expectations. You can easily create public wiki pages in a private PBwiki (this is a free feature of 2.0 wikis). =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Individual observations: Students record specific examples their internship and reflect how these experiences relate to current course material. This can be private or include wiki-pair or teacher feedback. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Web research - Students work on research project, summarizing their finding on a wiki page and list their web sources, articles, etc. on the wiki. Peers can comment or add to the page =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 23px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">tudent Wiki Assessment- How can you assess a student wiki? == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Collaboration: One of the key ideas of a wiki is to create a space where people can collaborate and shareinformation. How have your students used the wiki to createconversation? Do they invite criticism? Are they polite and respectful when they agree or disagree with another person? == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Questions: Most places in our society, let alone in education, involve giving (dumping) information. Has the student asked about the reader? There is a world of opportuntiy in a wiki to think about others, to ask all sorts of questions and to get immediate answers. (And, if there are too many answers, hooray, hooray, then you or the reader can create an entire new page just for that question or topic.) "That was easy." Now, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|what do you think] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> about that??? == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Design: A successful wiki has a clean, crisp design. This means legible fonts, good color choice (no yellow text on a green background!), and a nice, structured layout == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Navigation: Are the students making it easy for people to use the wiki? Have they created links to other wiki pages, outside sources, or created a table of contents? Was it easy to find information on their wiki == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Using Tools: A wiki allows a student to present information in a variety of formats. How are they taking advantage of these tools? Are they using video, pictures, chat programs, or tables? == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why a Wiki: What about this student's wiki presentation makes it more successful than sharing the information in another format? How has this student's wiki portrayed information better than a paper, essay, or speech? == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creativity: Have the students attacked this project in a particularly creative way? Did the shoot a video, upload it on YouTube, and then link to it on the wiki? Did they recreate Hamlet in Yack Pack using texting language? We're all about creativity at PBwiki, and we love to see how others think outside the box. == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

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=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Check out these websites for great wiki grading rubrics: == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Rubrics == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">http://smichaluk.wikispaces.com/Final+Wiki+Rubric == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[PDF] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|k12online.wm.edu/WikiGradingRubric.pdf] == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 23px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Protect your students online == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What measures do you take to protect your students on line? =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a private wiki /blog - this is open only to the class -- eliminating the possibility to interact with a broader spectrum of people. Possible mentors and contributors can be invited if you want to include more people. This is great for younger grades who need a more protected environment. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not disclose personal information - Encourage your students to use only their first names, and not to upload personal photos. Students who blog publicly use only first names and avators in place of photos. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Linking - To dissuade access to the broader internet, encourage younger students to only link to internal wiki pages/blog posts. For older students linking is a great way to teach information literacy and determine what sites are credible and what aren't. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use RSS feeds / notification emails - so you know exactly what students are blogging/ editing =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Filter out the JUNK - Whenever possible, show students how to turn on content filtering. Search engines such as Google.com and Ask.com give you the option to turn on filters. This eliminates some of the unwanted content out there, especially inappropriate images. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn about the security tools that are available to you - PBworks has many <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|security controls] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> to make your wiki as open or closed as you want. Make sure you understand the tools before you implement them in your class. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Have parents sign a permission form - This is a good example from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|Wes Freyers Blog] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[|ParentPermissionForm.doc] =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invite Parents to join: share the invite key - Encourage parents to participate - have them subscribe via RSS feeds or PBwiki notifications =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Remind the parents and publicize your efforts in your school newsletter. Show off your students sucessses while reminding parents what their children are working on. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Find partner teachers: Locate volunteers to read student pages /posts and comment on them. This expands your classroom discussion, and let's the students know they're heard. Include your principal! =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On public computers =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; 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color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 23px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wiki Etiquette for Students - How to act on a wiki. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(linked from PBworks.com) == =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep safe. Never post your personal information or information about someone else. Keep things like ages, addresses, phone numbers, names of towns, or even places we work off the Internet. Remember that information on the internet, especially embarrassing information, may still be around after you've deleted it. Be careful not to post things that may come back to haunt you later. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Be truthful. Write things you know to be correct using facts from research <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">from reliable, credible sources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ask first, then give credit. Ask an artist's permission to post their photos, pictures or pieces of writing. Never use first and last names of people that could identify them in a photo or video. You must also ask permission when using an idea from a friend, a family member, or even from an acquaintance. After you have his/her permission, then you must ask if you can post his/her name to give him/her credit. If you know anyone who is breaking any part of this rule, it is very important to tell someone who can help immediately. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Be nice. The most important thing to remember is sarcasm hurts. Be overly friendly and be positive. Remember ... treat others as you would like to be treated. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Read, re-read, and proof-read before you click ENTER. Don't rush to make that final. Once you press that button, you can't bring it back. Look everything over and use your spell check to be sure everything is accurate. When you are certain that the editing is complete, then <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">save <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> to publish. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Information please. The Internet is a great source of information but information is only useful when it is accurate. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Be brief, to the point and logical. Use breaks in your text and formatting elements to make the page easy to read and understand. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Follow Directions. Be sure to follow the directions that are given for the assignment -- be creative, but within the parameters set forth on the page. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not delete the work of others deliberately. Unless it is part of the editing process. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep it on topic - classroom oriented. This isn't the place to discuss afterschool plans. =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> =
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none font-size: 17px; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't save login information
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none font-size: 17px; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure to exit your email before you leave
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; none font-size: 17px; vertical-align: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use tools ---> Clear Private data to erase your history