TCEA2014

Tweet out!


If you do the Twitter and find something new or interesting or even something in error, go ahead and tweet it! Be sure to include the hashtags #TCEA14, #EdTech and include me-> @martyd101. Tweeting is great tool for closing and summarizing. It helps to anchor ideas.

Whip Out Your Wiki!


Wikispaces is a popular wiki service for educators and has been around for a very long time. Early on in the Web 2.0 movement, it was the ONLY wiki service that catered to educators. Now there are a number of other education wiki resources such as PBWorks. In the last couple years Wikispaces has customized it's options so that you have a choice of three different options for design.

How can you use a wiki?

 * Use it as a simple website to communicate with students and families.
 * Peer-reviewed projects for students
 * Group projects
 * Manage school and classroom documents
 * Classroom discussion and debate
 * Teacher collaboration
 * Post classroom assignments
 * Collaborate with an international classroom

Using a Wiki There are various reasons for setting up a class wiki. They make a quick and easy way to create a website and share resources. Ultimately, wikis are a useful tool for student collaboration. http://wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

Check out some examples of wikis used for ELA education: High School https://wik-my-pedia.pbworks.com/w/page/8172007/FrontPage http://westwilkeswickedwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/13929096/FrontPage http://sheehy-english.wikispaces.com/Odyssey+9 http://ahsmedia.barrow.wikispaces.net/ https://thecavesofmull.wikispaces.com/home http://bookleads.wikispaces.com/home Middle School http://mslew.wikispaces.com/home (see the portfolios) http://6thgrade-07.pbworks.com/w/page/1071815/FrontPage http://bhms-summer-read.wikispaces.com/home Elementary http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/home http://mrsanderson10.pbworks.com/w/page/33263525/FrontPage • http://mrsoskil.wikispaces.com/ (see the class bookshelf at the bottom) • http://curryatkolter.wikispaces.com/home • http://ashlynhigie.wikispaces.com/home

Creating and Adding Wigets
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