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Welcome to your wiki library!
You can get started and add content to this page by clicking Edit at the top of this page, or you can learn more about wiki libraries by clicking How To Use This Wiki Library.

What is a wiki library?

Wikiwiki means quick in Hawaiian. A wiki library is a document library in which users can easily edit any page. The library grows organically by linking existing pages together or by creating links to new pages. If a user finds a link to an uncreated page, he or she can follow the link and create the page.

In business environments, a wiki library provides a low-maintenance way to record knowledge. Information that is usually traded in e-mail messages, gleaned from hallway conversations, or written on paper can instead be recorded in a wiki library, in context with similar knowledge.

Other example uses of wiki libraries include brainstorming ideas, collaborating on designs, creating an instruction guide, gathering data from the field, tracking call center knowledge, and building an encyclopedia of knowledge.
 

Examples of Wikis and Podcasts

Add information that you would like to share with the group.

http://caldwell.wikispaces.com/ An English teacher's wiki that has some cool tools that could be used on your own wiki: Live traffic feed (where people who view the page are located and when they looked, Visitor map (a world map showing the location of the people that looked at the wiki, and the other links that she has set up.

http://msit.wikispaces.com - Information Technology Wiki - For Business, we can look at online safety, netiquette, and even create their own wiki with rubric!

Podcasts and Wikis!! Very useful!!!


The Classic Tales Podcast delivers professional performances of unabridged classics. Enjoy classic short fiction from Poe, Dickens, Hardy, and others. ...
www.podbean.com/search?k=tag&v=literature [Found on Google, Yahoo! Search] Can be used in class to promote grade level reading and story elements.


http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/EpisodeList.aspx--Grammar Girl podcasts relate information regarding Grammar and how to be a better writer.


Booktalking With you--Wiki: Booktalking With You
Teacher/Librarian: Carol VanHook (21st C Literacy Ave Blog)
School: Southeast Polk Senior High School
Description: Resources for promoting reading
Topic: book reviews and podcasts, reading, literacy

Wiki: Eat Me!
Teacher: Sally Tippett
School: Staffordshire, UK
Description: Using this as a starting point, wiki for collaborative story writing.

cranbrookcomposers.com/podcast-excellent examples of student compositions using ACID Music Studio software

While I have been creating and utilizing podcasts as a part of my instructional methods, and have had students create a variety of projects that utilize the skills, and hardware and software tools that are needed to create podcasts;  I had not considered the possibilities that wikis could open up as both an instructional and presentation tool. 

 

http://kcassidy.wikispaces.com/traditions    FACS - Family Relationships unit

 

http://fitness.wikia.com    PE - Fitness and Diet information!!

 

Math Wiki:
http://math.wikia.com/wiki/main_page    A math wiki which is set up similarly to wikipedia. Most of the information is presented at a higher level (read "math major") than would be useful for middle or high school students.

 

Dan's Math Cast:
www.dansmath.com/pages/podpage.html    A math podcast which includes a variety of different topics. This would probably be more useful if there were an index of topics covered.

 

Podcast: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=100839&title=Geometric_Concepts_ASU_students

Description:  This podcast would allow students to see geometric figures and concepts in the real world.

I would like to create my own wiki to have students share "Have you SEEN any good math lately" . . . where they upload pictures and/or descriptions of math concepts witnessed in their everyday world. This would enable a healthy discussion on the implementation and natural occurances of math in our world. 

Wiki:  http://www.webmath.com/index.html

This link takes you to a Discovery page known as WebMath.  It allows for teacher modeling with various math strands and you students can participate in one on one practice to enhance or remediate thier learning.

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Podcast located on iTunes.

Unit/Lesson:  Hooked on Phonics (free and completely available in August 2009)

Description:  Allows for individualized enrichment OR intro/summary in phonetics.  Can be used for RtI purposes, also.

Requires use of iTunes, computer, and headphones.

Could use Dibels to acquire the students' response to the instruction data that corresponds with the Podcast.

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Podcast:  http://autismpodcast.org  Teachers or parents are able to search this website for podcasts for information for students with autism.  Authors, parents, and medical professionals provide a range of information available.

Podcast- http://pbskids.org/superwhy/parentsteachers/videos/index.html.- This podcast can also be found in itunes under SuperWhy. This podcast helps students with reading comprehension, reading and spelling strategies, and rhyming through familiar interactive storybook adventures, such as The Three Little Pigs.

Teacher friendly wiki to utilize!!!

Free-Reading This site allows teachers of primary students  access to lessons that are appropriate to the student's developmental levels. All 5 elements of reading are addressed. Teachers can join and become a member for free to add their own lessons to the site.

Wiki:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_intervention

This directs you to a page that describes Response to Intervention (RTI) in detail and summarizes the aspects, including school-wide screening, tiered service delivery, and fidelity of implementation.  It also explains the classifcation of RTI and the relationship between IDEA and RTI.  Articles and websites are given.

Last modified at 6/22/2009 11:05 AM  by 88SHAREPOINT\wiki