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Wikis

=Our plan:=
 * 1) How we use wikis in our classes
 * 2) How to create and edit a wiki
 * 3) Getting your own wikispace account
 * 4) Join this wiki
 * 5) Creating and editing your own page!

=Our Wikis=
 * 1) Physics
 * 2) English:
 * Teacher-posted information: handouts, movie clips, links
 * Student-posted information: presentation materials, group-work, discussion

Advantages:

 * Students do not need to remember memory sticks.
 * When students present, you do not have to wait for multiple log-ins, etc.
 * I make fewer copies--I can post hand-outs on the wiki.
 * I put the wiki link in the Netclassroom "Announcments" and kids have no problem getting to the site all year.

Disadvantages

 * You can't have multiple people simultaneously inputing info when doing groupwork.

Resources to Get You Started
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 * View the slideshow called Basics of Creating and Editing a Wikispaces Wiki
 * Gregg Miller provided a tutorial for my students last year--look to the left and find the "Gregg's tutorial" page
 * Here is a neat little movie that gives an introduction to wikis:

Resources to Explore Technology More Deeply
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 * A fabulous site for all sorts of technology information: Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com