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Introductions
What do you want to get out of this session?
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Where are you in your learning?
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Why are we here?
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To follow along with this presentation go to
www.roosevelthighschool.wikispaces.com
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Some Statistics about Digital Natives
On average digital natives spend the following amount
of time doing these activities before they go to college-
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10,000 hours playing video games
Over 200,000 emails and instant messages sent and
received
Over 100,000 hours talking on cell phones
Over 20,000 hours watching T.V.
Over 500,000 commercials seen
At the very most, 5,000 hours of reading books
What is a wiki? What can it do for me?
A wiki is a website that can be edited by others.
What can it do for me?
 Allows you to communicate with parents and
students
 Allows you to post documents
 Allows you to post video
 Allows discussion
 Allows you to embed a calendar to keep students
updated about assignments
 The possibilities are endless!
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Examples of Wikis
www.mrscortes.wikispaces.com
 http://dmea.wikispaces.com
 www.roosevelthighschool.wikispaces.com
 http://mrwager.wikispaces.com
 www.dmps20thcentury.wikispaces.com
 www.dmpshistory.wikispaces.com
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Creating a Wiki
Go to http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
This will allow you to sign up for a wiki that is free of
advertisements.
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•Create a username
and password.
•Enter a valid email
address.
•Create a wiki name. This will be your
website name. For example:
www.roosevelthighschool.wikispaces.com.
•You only need to enter what will come
after www and before wikispaces.com
•Select “protected.” This will allow anyone
to see your website, but only those who
you choose will be able to edit it.
•Check “I certify this is for k-12 education.”
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The Shell of Your Wiki Should Appear
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Creating Your Home Page
•This is your home or
welcome page.
•Do not create a
separate homepage.
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•Click on edit on the right and
delete all of this writing.
•Type whatever welcome
message you want here.
Create a New Page
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Click on New Page
This creates a distinct page from your “home” page and you
can create as many new pages as you want.
• For example, you might want to make a new page for
each unit you teach.
• Note: New pages will not show up on the left side of
your wiki until you enter content within the page.
Create a New Page
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Choose whatever name you would like for your new page
and click on the Create button.
Your New Page
1. Type whatever you want here and click on the Save
button.
• Reminder: If you do not type anything in the text
section of your new page, Wikispaces will not
recognize the new page.
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The Editor Toolbar
This is where you can make what you write Bold, Italic, or Underlined.
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This is where you go to
change the font, size of font,
font color, or alignment of
the font.
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This is where you go to create a numbered or bulleted list.
This is where you go to insert links.
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Uploading a Document
1. To add an image or file (Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc.) place your cursor where you want
the file and click on the insert images and files icon.
2. This page will appear. From here, click the upload
files tab.
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Once you are under the upload file tab, click browse, find
the file you want, select it, hit open and then push upload.
This will upload it to your insert file page, and you will then
need to double-click the file to insert it on your page.
When the file inserts into your page (remember you are
editing this page, it will look a little funny, but once you
save it, the file will look better.
• Visual examples are provide
Click Save
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Double click this file to insert it into your
new page.
Important: Wherever your cursor is on
your new page, that is where the file will
go.
Uploading a Document
This is what the file
will look like until you
click the save button.
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Uploading a Document
This is what the file
looks like after you
click the save button.
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Note: These adds will
disappear in a few
days.
Uploading a Video
To embed a video, click on the
embed widget icon and
select video from the left.
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Uploading a Video
Select which service provider
your video comes from
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Uploading a Video
You will need to open a new
window by clicking the
Internet Explorer icon so that
you can search for the video
you want to upload.
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Uploading a Video
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After clicking on the video you want, find
the embed section to the right of the
video, highlight it (it can be pretty long)
copy it, and then paste it back on the Wiki.
Uploading a Video
Right click in this box and paste the
embedded code here. Then click Save.
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Uploading a Video
The video should appear on your page.
Click Save.
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Uploading a Video
The video now appears on your page.
You can simply click play and it will start.
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Adding a Calendar
Go to Google’s home page, click on the down
arrow next to more and select calendar.
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Adding a Calendar
You must create or sign in to your Google account.
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Adding a Calendar
Once you have signed in, this
is the screen you should see.
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Adding a Calendar
Click on the down arrow
next to available
calendars and select
Calendar Settings.
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Adding a Calendar
Name your calendar and give
it a description and continue
filling out all the necessary
information. Do not click save.
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Adding a Calendar
Click on the share this calendar
tab and check the make this
calendar public box.
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Adding a Calendar
Click back on the calendar details
tab and find the embed this
calendar section.
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Adding a Calendar
Copy the embed code.
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Adding a Calendar
Go back to your Wiki and click the edit
tab. Once in the edit screen, click on
the embed widget icon and select
Calendar. Select the Google calendar.
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Adding a Calendar
Paste the embedded code into the
window and click Save.
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Adding a Calendar
It will look like this
until you click Save.
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Adding a Calendar
Now your calendar is on your page.
Whenever you update your Google
calendar, it will automatically
update on your Wiki.
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How to Manage Your Wiki
Click on Manage Wiki
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Click on Pages to see a
list of your pages and to
Delete, rename, or lock
the page.
Click on Files to see a list
of all of the files you have
uploaded. You can also
delete files here.
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Click on Look and Feel to
change the color or style of
your wiki.
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Wrap-Up
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Questions? Comments?
How do I keep updated on all this stuff?
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Subscribe to the Free Technology for Teachers Blog
www.freetech4teachers.com
Explore the internet
Ask students
See next slides for examples of Web 2.0 websites.
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Web 2.0 Tools and Other Interactive Websites
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Slideshare www.slideshare.net
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Voicethread www.voicethread.com/#home
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Allows the creation of podcasts through your cell phone.
Timerime www.timerime.com
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Allows group conversations around documents, images, etc.
Gabcast www.gabcast.com
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Allows students to upload their PowerPoints online and
share with the world.
Create timelines online that you can add pictures, sound,
and information to.
Ning www.ning.com
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Create a social network for anything.
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Qipit www.qipit.com
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Scribble Maps http://scribblemaps.com
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Create your own online magazine.
Prezi www.prezi.com
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Scribble on maps.
Open Zine www.openzine.com
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Turn pictures from your cell phone into documents.
Create online presentations in an interactive way.
Web 2.0 Tools www.go2web20.net
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Hundreds of websites that are identified as the “secondgeneration” of digital tools.
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Animoto http://animoto.com
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UStream TV www.ustream.tv
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View newspapers online from all over the world.
iCue www.icue.com
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Create online surveys
Online Newspapers www.onlinenewspapers.com
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Create your own live TV show.
Survey Monkey www.surveymonkey.com
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Create short music videos in minutes.
View thousands of video clips from the NBC archives
Mindomo www.mindomo.com
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Create online mind maps