Wiki Structure Examples and Homework
- Go back to your workspace and edit your page,
- Chose one age group and answer the questions for that group.
- Things to keep in mind: Examine if these wikis are for just one project or for the entire year. Notice how some teachers choose to centralize their handouts and assignments on a wiki. Other teachers chose a more collaborative approach. Is it clear how students should participate from the directions on the front page?
PS: Did you a link to your new workspace to our district directory?
Remember: These are LIVE wikis in a REAL classroom. Please do not leave a comment or request editing access
Elementary school
The following workspaces provide various examples of how to use a wiki with young students.
- What important conversation did Mrs. K have with her young students?
- How did Mrs. K's students interact with eachother on the workspace?
- How did her students react to this workspace (note the comment section).
- How is this space organized? Is there a better way to organize this information?
http://harperallenteam.pbwiki.com/
- How did this wiki welcome visitors from around the world?
- What are three of the digital media forms that you found on this wiki?
Middle School
http://iaspace.pbwiki.com/FrontPage - This space was created by a former PBworks mentor and features one of my favorite projects of all time!
- What is the purpose of this workspace? What project will students complete on this workspace?
- How did they incorporate research and collaboration? (Please note the use of footnotes, an important PBworks plugin)
- Were the directions clear for students?
- How could you better organize this space?
http://eagleswrite.pbworks.com/
- Is this site collaborative or instructional?
- How are students collaborating, or supporting each other's work?
- How is this site structured so you can find what you're looking for?
(Hint: Please look in the PDS folder to see student work)
High School
- How did this teacher integrate a wiki with her research project?
- How did this teacher organize the site? Can you think of a better way to clearly group pages?
- Look at the page history for the student research papers, can you see how often each page was edited?
- How would you grade the student work on this site? (IE: "I would consider the final product, the level of activity, how often students commented on each others work...")
http://grantlabstudents.pbworks.com/
- Can you find instructions to the current event project? What were students asked to do?
- Do you notice that the student pages have a standardized set of information? How did this happen ;)
- Is this a collaborative workspace or a way to share information from the teacher to the student?
- How would you grade the student work on this site? (IE: "I would consider the final product, the level of activity, how often students commented on each others work...")
- How did this teacher use security contols to limit the students exposure? (Hint: Why can't you see this set of pages?!)
Library
http://aklibraryhandbook.pbworks.com/
http://prhslibrary.pbwiki.com/
- What role do these wikis play for their constituents?
- How is it structured to make information easily discoverable?
- What additional technologies are these librarians using to reach out to their community?
- How might a library patron interact with the library wiki?
- Who is this wiki for?
- How is the staff at the fresno library working together on this workspace?
- What fun challenges are offered on this site? (This is a good way to keep people coming back to your workspace, and keep people involved in the beginning)
http://aclayouthservices.pbworks.com/
- Who is the Allegheny County Library reaching out to?
- What information are they providing on the wiki that wouldn't be on their website?
http://booksforchildren.pbworks.com/
- How is Lisa involving the community on her wiki?
Excellent School Library Examples
http://crossroadsnorthlibrary.pbworks.com/
http://ttspmediastudents.pbworks.com/
