Resources

=Wiki Resources = toc

How do I create my own educational wiki?
1. Go to [|Wikispaces for Educators]. 2. Create a Space Name. 3. Select '**Private**' for wikis that will be used with students. 4. Check **Educational Use**. 5. Select **Create** and then you've got your wiki! "We're giving away 100,000 wikis to K-12 educators," click to [|find out more]


 * Other wiki hosting services:**
 * Peanut Butter Wiki: [|pbwiki.com]
 * Wetpaint: [|wetpaint.com]

How do I create wikispaces accounts for my students?

 * __There are three ways to create wikispaces account for students:__**

1. Create your class wiki and then have students go to [|www.wikispaces.com] and create a wikispaces account. (NOTE: Do not have them sign-up for their own wiki). After they created a account have them go to the URL of your class wiki and "Request to be a member." After they have requested membership, you can accept or decline their request.

2. Create your class wiki and have students go to [|www.wikispaces.com] and create a wikispaces account. Next, go to 'Manage Wiki' and click on 'Invite People.' Type in the students wikispaces usernames and send them an invitation to join your space.

3. Create wikispaces accounts for your students (see below).

If you don't want your students to have to create accounts themselves, just email help@wikispaces.com with a list of usernames, e-mail addresses (optional), and passwords in the following format and wikispaces create the accounts for you!

user1,email1@address.com,password1 user2,email2@address.com,password2 user3,email3@address.com,password3

or

user1,password1 user2,password2 user3,password3


 * Tips from Wikispaces** Help for K-12 Teachers

We have a large number of accounts on Wikispaces, so many combinations of first names, last names, and initials are already taken. It's much more likely we can make all the accounts you ask if you add a school identifier to your students' usernames. For example, if your school is called John Smith High, instead of asking us for the usernames, //adam//, //james//, and //dom//, we recommend //jsh-adam//, //jsh-james//, and //jsh-dom//.
 * Usernames**

Please make sure that usernames are at least 3 characters long (we allow letters, numbers, underscores _, or dashes -) and that passwords are at least 6 characters long.
 * Length of Usernames and Passwords**

Finally, make sure to let us know which spaces we should add them to as members.
 * Which Space?**

Wiki Help

 * Wikispaces Help for K12 Teachers
 * [|Teacher's First, Wiki Walk-Through]
 * [|Welcome to the World of Wikis]

Copyright / Citing Sources

 * [|A Teachers Guide to Fair Use and Copyright]


 * Research and Citation Guides**
 * [|NoodleTools]
 * [|Research and Documentation Online]
 * [|Dartmouth College: Sources]
 * [|Springfield Township High School: MLA/APA Style](scroll down the page to find info on citing online images, video clips, audio etc.)


 * Citation Generators**
 * [|bibme]
 * [|Citation Machine]
 * [|easybib]

Wiki Rubrics

 * Flat Classroom Project Wiki Rubrics
 * Biomes Project Wiki Rubric
 * [|Vicki Davis, Wiki Grading Rubric]

 Online Conduct / Wiki Code of Ethics

 * [|Netiquette]
 * [|Online Manners Matter]
 * [|Teacher's First: Sample Wiki Warranty]
 * Horizon Project, Student Code of Ethics
 * Social Networking Acceptable Use (Scroll down the page to see the 'Code of Ethics')

Great Websites
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 * [|Slideshare:] Allows you to upload PowerPoint prentations, browse publicly shared presentations and embed them on your wiki.
 * [|Jing Project:] "Always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere." \
 * [|Pics 4 Learning:] "A copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers."
 * [|Flickr Creative Commons]: Freely usable images made available by Flickr users.
 * [|Wikimedia Commons]: Provides access to over 3 million freely usable media files.
 * [|Discovery Education, Clip Art]
 * [|Media Builder:] "Free clip art backgrounds and online tools."\
 * [|Google Custom Search] : Create a custom search engine and embed it on your wiki.
 * Create Your Own:** To create your own Google Custom Search Engine, you must sign-up for an account with google (it's free). To sign-up for an account, go to [|www.google.com] and click on **Sign-in** in the upper right hand corner of the page. Click on **Create an Account Now.** Once you have signed up for an account follow the steps below.


 * 1) Go to [|google.com]
 * 2) Click on **more** at the top of the page.
 * 3) Click on **even more.**
 * 4) Click on **Custom Search** - located under **Explore and Innovate**
 * 5) Follow the instructions.

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 * [|Voki:] Allows you to custom create an avatar and embed it on your wiki.

 Guarding Against Plagiarism

 * [|Doc Cop]
 * [|Plagiarism Checker]

Professional Development

 * Famous Names in Tech Learning**
 * Vicki Davis, [|Cool Cat Teacher Blog]
 * Will Richardson WebloggedWill Richardson Wiki[|Blog]
 * Alan November, [|November Learning website]

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 * Associations**
 * [|International Society for Technology Education]
 * [[http://www.masscue.org/|Massachusetts Computer Using Educators


 * Conferences**
 * [|MassCUE Technology Leadership Conference]
 * [|MassCUE Fall Conference]


 * Good Books**


 * Burrows, T. (2007). Blogs, wikis, MySpace and more: Everything you want to know about using web 2.0 but are afraid to ask. Chicago, Il: Chicago Review Press.
 * November, A. (2008). Expanding the boundaries: Blogs, rss, podcasts, and wikis. Web literacy for educators. (pp. 79-94). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
 * Lamb, A., & Johnson, L. (June 2007). An information skills workout: wikis and collaborative writing.(infotech). Teacher Librarian, 34, 5. p.57(3). Retrieved September 09, 2008, from General OneFile via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS
 * [|Edutopia: Wiki Woman, How a Web Tool Saved My Career]
 * Bull, Glen L. and Lynn Bell. (2005). Teaching with Digital Images. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.