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=Sample Wikis: How Educators are Using Wikis=

Teachers Using Wikis With Students
Mrs. Lee's seventh grade class uses wikis to explore vocabulary words. Jennifer Evans created this wiki to supplement the conversation in her American Lit, Brit Lit, World Cultures, and Novel courses. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School uses [|this wiki] to support technology course work. Carla Beard asks kids to link their connections to poetry. American Lit students at Connersville Highschool are asked to contribute to this wiki after completing independent reading. Kathy Cassidy's class of first grade students ask others to contribute to their learning as in this rituals wiki. Mary Howard and Jillian Schneider are working with sixth grade students to develop individualized wikispaces in response to literature circles [|here.] Neil Winton's choose your own adventure wiki inspires many possibilities. Other examples of educational wikis can be found here.

Teachers, Coaches, Administrators, and Consultants Using Wikis for Professional Purposes
Sheri Barsottelli is a new wiki user who uses her space to share her goals and what she is learning. Her students are also beginning to join in. Crista is a fifth grade teacher who uses her wikispace to organize her resources and maintain access to them. Kate is a curriculum director who uses her wikispace to gather, organize, and share resources with her teachers and her network. Mike is tech integrator who uses wikis in his work with teachers. He shares a FANTASTIC abundance of them with his network here. Wissahickon's e-toolbox is right here. Jennifer Dorman's wiki provides a wealth of resources for any educator striving to understand and integrate new technologies. Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Judy Lee provide information about web-based tools here. Wesley Fryer shares [|these K-12 examples] on [|his blog.] Alec Couros shares his resources on the Open Thinking Wiki. Darren Draper, Robin Ellis, Kelly Dumont and Jamie Gustin provide OpenPD here. Sheryl Nussbaum Beach shares her resources and invites collaboration at 21st Century Collaborative.

Learning More and Starting Your Own
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 * Wikis in Plain English** at [|Common Craft].

[|pbwiki] [|Wikispaces for educators] [|Wetpaint]
 * Favorite Spaces**

[|Wikimatrix]: Compare Them All
 * Decision Making**

How to Use Wikis in Education Wesley Fryer: [|20 Ways to Use a Wiki]
 * Defining a Purpose**

Beyond the Basics
Vicki Davis: [|Wiki Pizzazz] Lenva Shearing: Getting Tricky With Wikis