Training+Day+6



= Workshop Title: Creating, Using and integrating Wikis into web-sites**.** = toc ** Day: 6 ** Subject of the day's workshop: Integrating educational opportunities in to a Wiki that will develop higher level thinking and reasoning skills.

=Prerequisite knowledge: =
 * 1) Basic computer and software skills.
 * 2) Skills and knowledge acquired in previous sessions.
 * 3) Positive attitude and can do spirit.

=Content: = This course is designed for middle and high school teachers who would like to learn to use wikis with their students. Teachers will learn the basics of creating and maintaining Wikis. Teachers will learn how to incorporate these resources for maximum effect. Teachers will also learn how to keep students safe while using these resources and how to instruct and guide students in the creation and maintenance of their own Wikis. Some of the other topics that will be addressed include using wikis for group assignments, using to extend class discussions and communicating with students and parents outside of the classroom.

=Objectives: =
 * 1) Teachers will create a wiki in order to connect the classroom to student's homes.
 * 2) Teachers will integrate a wiki into their class homepage in order to make communication and collaboration between teacher and student more transparent and effective.
 * 3) Teachers will use wikis to create advanced learning opportunities for students.
 * 4) Teachers will use integrate their Wiki into their class website.

=Lesson Details: = =Materials:=
 * 1) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Teachers will log into the instructor's course page and click on the Wikis tab under Day 6 on the menu bar.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Once teachers have gone to the Wikis tab under the Day 6 menu option, they will visit the instructor's blog. Once at the blog, the will read their task for the lesson.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Instructors will explain the goals of the course and answer any question from day 5.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Instructors will use a wikis found on the internet to demonstrate ways that they can be used to connect students to the classroom while they are away from school.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Teachers will also learn how to avoid the dangers that come with wikis, including student privacy and safety, as well as monitoring the wiki for inappropriate language and material.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Teachers will learn how to provide access to students and how to create and design their wiki to meet their needs.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">They will follow a tutorial that will be posted in under Day 6 in the course website to create their wiki.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Teachers will work independently to create a wiki. They will focus on the design and appearance of the wiki today.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Using the tutorial provided by the instructors, as well as the instructor website, teachers will create a wiki.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">They will set up all of the basic elements of the wiki, including the layout, color, font styles, and graphics, taking into consideration the typography guidelines discussed previously.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Once they have set up the basic design of their wiki, teachers will start a new page for their wiki called, "On the 6th day Group Activity". It will be used later in the day.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have created. These groups will also use the wiki page that they created earlier to participate in an activity.
 * 13) Teachers will research a question to post on the Group Activity page. Questions might include "How much water is in the Pacific Ocean”, or any other question that people likely would not know.
 * 14) Once every member of the group has researched and posted a question, the other members of the group will attempt to answer the question without finding the answer online. Each question will receive a number of responses. It will show one type of activity that could be done with students.
 * 15) Teachers could post a trivia answer for students on a wiki. Students could then post their best guess, or could research the answer. This activity is designed to get group members comfortable with working in a wiki and to present an idea for classroom use.
 * 1) Instructor's wiki page http://districttechnologytrainingwikis.wikispaces.com/
 * 2) Instructor's website[]
 * 3) Yola websites
 * 4) Teacher's wiki
 * 5) Instructor’s Wiki tutorial
 * 6) District technology trainingplan []

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Evaluation: =
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete a Wiki reflection and evaluation of course.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers go to the instructor's wiki page either directly, or through the course website. They will post their answer directly to the instructor's wiki page.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete the following evaluation and reflection survey. This will be used by the instructors to guide further training.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">media type="custom" key="11336626" =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Schedule: = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 6 = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meet and Greet: 7:30-8:00session <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Review of day and introduce day 6 goals. 8:30-9:00 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Break: 9:00-9:15Session <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers complete warm up respond to wiki activity in instructor prompt 9:15-10:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Educational uses of Wikis 10:15-10:30 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Practice creating Wikis 10:30-11:00 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Group Activity 11:00-12:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reflection 12:15-12:30

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Questions or Comments: = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> email Don Bierschbach at mrbhistory@yahoo.com