Practical Uses of Classroom Wikis

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8 Ways to Use School Wikis
Lisa Nielsen shares innovative ways to use wikis to facilitate daily announcements, professional development, curriculum mapping. and collaborative lesson planning.

50 Ways to Use Wikis For a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom
The staff at SmartTeaching.org presents a creative list of how to use wikis in five areas: resource creation, student participation, group projects, student interaction, for the classroom, and community.

Tips For Using Wikis For Teaching and Learning
 David R. Wetzel lists tips for effective use of wikis in the classroom, including strategies for controlling access. Included are links to articles with excellent strategies for using wikis in science and math.

Wiki Grading Rubric Template
Jeff Utecht’s rubric defines effective wiki participation in five areas: idea and content, post frequency, writing quality, community, and use of enhancements.

A Collaboration of Sites and Sounds: Using Wikis to Catalog Protest Songs
Chris Kawakita has created an excellent model lesson plan which helps students apply critical analysis skills while learning to collaborate on a wiki.

Educational Wikis
Browse numerous K-12 wiki examples from a variety of subject areas.

Animal Ark
Fourth grade students at Agnes Risley School have created a wiki on animals and their habitats.

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