Presentation at Faculty Development Day January 15, 2010

1. Web 2.0: Wiki’s and BLOGS
Faculty Development Day
Friday, January 15, 2010
Christina Cavage

2. Agenda
• WIKI’s: • BLOG’s:
• What is a WIKI? • What is a BLOG?
• What are the uses in • What are the uses of
education? a blog in education?
• WIKI Hosts • BLOG Hosts
• Sample WIKI • Sample BLOG
• Create a WIKI • Create a BLOG

3. WIKIs
• WIKI: What I Know Is ... the largest WIKI--
Wikipedia
• Collaborative knowledge bank . . everyone can
make deposits
• users of the WIKI can create, edit and
contribute
• these contributions can be texts, photos,
videos and more

4. Uses of WIKIs
• A WIKI can be used for:
• Course syllabus/Course outline/Course
resource center
• A place to define terminology
• A place to complete collaborative projects
• Followup to an in class discussion

5. WIKI Sites
• WIKI Sites:
• http://pbwiki.com
• http://wikispaces.com
• http//www.mediawiki.org (the same format
as Wikipedia)
• www.wikidot.com

6. Sample WIKI
ACCCESLWiki
Rich’s Page
acccwiki

7. Create a WIKI
• Go to pbworks.com
• Click for EDUCATION and SIGN UP NOW
•

8. Creating a WIKI
• Choose BASIC plan (it’s free!)
• Choose your address
• use class name and section#

9. Creating a WIKI
• Input account
information
• Set Securities

10. Creating a WIKI
• After your WIKI is set
up, you can get started.
• Choose EDIT from
your WIKI page to add
content to your main
page.
• Be sure to click SAVE

11. Creating a WIKI
• Adding pages . . .
• It is best to add new
pages for new
content . . the page
heading will appear on
your main page

12. Creating a WIKI
• You can also add
media . . . a youtube
video, a teachertube
video or a powerpoint.
• You need to copy the
embedded and paste it
in the INSERT PLUG
IN.

13. Creating a WIKI
• When you are ready,
SHARE THE
WORKSPACE

14. BLOGs
• A BLOG is a weblog
A place for students to respond to a prompt
Prompts can be reflective, comprehensive
Students can respond to one another, the
teacher

15. Uses of BLOGS
• Reading journal
• followup of a class discussion

16. Free BLOG Sites
Free Sites
www.blogger.com
www.blogspot.com
www.wordpress.com

17. Sample BLOGs
• Judith’s Blog
• faculty development day blog

18. Creating a BLOG
• go to wordpress.com
• input your information;
give your site a URL
name

19. Creating a BLOG
• Use the drop down
menu on the upper left
hand corner to begin
creating and
customizing your blog.

20. Creating a BLOG
• When you are ready,
invite your students!