The+Wonderful+World+of+Wikis

=The Wonderful World of Wikis=

Click on the links below for resources from //The Wonderful World of Wikis// presented by Jane Cook, CWP Technology Program Leader, on October 12 2009.

Handouts
Web Resources
 * **Agenda for The Wonderful World of Wikis on 10/12:** [|Agenda for The Wonderful World of Wikis 10-12-09.doc]
 * **Instructions for Creating a Wikispaces Account & Logging Onto the HJMA Wiki:** [|Instructions for Creating a Wikispaces Acccount & Logging into the HJMA Wiki 10-9-09.doc]
 * **Instructions for Creating a Delicious Accout from David Warlick:** [|delicious_setup_David_Warlick.pdf]
 * **The Chocolate Personality Test:** [|The Chocolate Personality Test.doc]
 * **The Wonderful World of Wikis PowerPoint:** [|The Wonderful World of Wikis 10-12-09.ppt]
 * **HJMA Wikispaces Page on Wikis:** http://hjma.wikispaces.com/Wikis
 * **Jane Cook's Tech SI Wikispace:** http://techsi.wikispaces.com/
 * **Jane Cook's Delicious Bundle of Wikis Sites:** []

**The Wonderful World of Wikis: ** October 12, 2009 ** **Workshop Description:** Wiki-wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick. In this one day workshop, participants will learn how quick it is to create a Wiki, a collaborative online learning environment where they can post resources and assignments and have their students participate in online threaded discussions and create their own content. Using www.wikispaces.com, teachers will learn how to join an existing Wiki, create their own Wiki, invite students or colleagues to join, and post content including files, Web links and widgets. Participants will create a dynamic online collaborative learning space for their students and provide an online space where students have a real purpose for their writing as well as an authentic audience. This workshop will build on the work begun in earlier sessions by helping them learn about Wikispaces as a tool for teaching and learning and giving them “hands on” time to build their own Wikispace to engage their students in media literacy. **Objectives:** As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Create a user account on Wikispaces so they can join Wikis and build their own. 2. Access the resources on Wikispaces created by their instructor. 3. Find useful educational blogs and Wikis on the Internet. 4. Create a Wiki for use with their students.  Jane holds a Grades 7-12 certification in English and a K-12 Intermediate Administrator certification. She has a BA in English and Secondary Education, an MA in Adult Learning, and has nearly completed a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Administration.
 * New Tools for Engaging Students in Media Literacy
 * Brief Bio: Jane Cook  **has worked as a Staff Development/Literacy and Technology Specialist at EASTCONN, the Regional Educational Service Center that serves the 36 school districts in the northeast corner of Connecticut, since 1985. In that role, Jane works as a Literacy and Technology Coach for Windham Public Schools and coordinates a statewide technology grant and provides training and technical assistance to districts in the EASTCONN service area. Jane also works as the Technology Program Leader for the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) at the University of Connecticut, designing and maintaining their Web site and providing technology and literacy professional development on a variety of topics. She regularly uses Wikispaces to create and participate in online learning environments with teachers and students. Jane blogs at [] and maintains several Wikis for the projects in which she is involved. For the past two summers she has run a Technology Summer Institute which was a joint collaboration between EASTCONN and CWP. To review Jane’s Tech Summer Institute Wiki, go to: http://techsi.wikispaces.com/.