Session+3+Wiki

Where do I start with this area. It is an absolute goldmine of information. It is cutting edge educational pedagodgy and it requires a total paradigm shift from encyclopaedic absolute truth to collaborative opinions from everyone.

What is a Wiki? > [|www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc/E-Democracy/Final_Report/Glossary.htm] > [|www.cpsr-peru.org/english_version/privacy_ngo/part4] > [|mobileman.projects.supsi.ch/glossary.html] > [|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIKI] > > One of my best sites for gaining information is the [|Teaching Hacks] site by Quintein d'Souza. It is excellent! A wealth of information and resouces on Wiki's and their use in education. > > A great site to see a Wiki in action from a school that has been using it for a while is Westwood College It certainly shows some of the possibilities of wiki in education. > > Of course what wiki site would be complete withour mentioning [|Wikipedia] > > Homework > 1. Log on to en.wikipedia.org and have a look around. > 2. What do you think about the idea of collaborative knowledge and open editing of information. What advantages does that have for us as educators? What pitfalls? What is the Biblical perspective on this? How should we go about preparing our students for this in their workplaces and socially? > 3. Log on to ICTchallenge/wikispaces.com If you become a member of wikispaces (free for teachers) you mayedit any of the pages. I would love you to share any resources that you may have and share your opinions > Extension > Check out these websites > Teaching Hacks Wiki > Westwood College Wikisite > Wikispaces.com Some basic videos that show you how to use Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction
 * A website or similar online resource which allows users to add and edit content collectively.
 * A collection of websites of hypertext, each of them can be visited and edited by anyone. “Wiki wiki” means "rapidly" in the Hawaiian language.
 * online collaboration model and tool that allows any user to edit some content of webpages through a simple browser.
 * A wiki is a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. Wiki also refers to the collaborative software used to create such a website (see Wiki software).

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How to use a wikispace presentation