1. W ik is f o r C o lla b o r a t iv e
a nd
P r o je c t - B a s e d
L e a r n in g
This demonstrates how to
create, establish and
maintain a wiki to use for
standards based curriculum.

2. P u rp o s e
The ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards for
Students (2007), and the Framework for 21st Century Learning
shows that technology tools are integral to helping students
meet or exceed these and other standards. One of these tools
is a wiki, and teaching students how to use this tool will change
the way they learn. Also, incorporated into a wiki, is the ability
to add videos, podcasts, audio, and other web tools.
In previous days of teaching, the learning from textbooks was
synchronous, and linear. Also, with earlier websites, these
were passive. A student could read information from the page,
but was not allowed to add to the information or change it in
any way. A wiki focuses on the Web 2.0 tools because they
allow for much more interaction and user-created content.

3. W a y s t o U s e W ik is
 As an organizational hub for the classroom, e.g., assignments
collaborative groups, projects, rubrics, study guides
 For communication such as class discussions, class questions,
assignments, class notes (for absentees)
 In Reading: create a vocabulary wiki that could be easily
placed in chart form, students or teachers could list new
vocabulary words in one column on a page and students could
define in another column, or develop linked pages for Word
Walls
 In Math: use pages to illustrate step-by-step word problems or
illustrate the meaning of math vocabulary definitions
 An FAQ or KWL page can be added for any subject, a KWLH
chart would allow students to submit resources for in-depth
study (i.e., how I can learn more)

4. A d d it io n a l W a y s t o U s e
W ik is
 Science: explain or demonstrate the scientific method,
collaborate with other schools on 'green' projects or practices,
give detailed descriptions of scientific processes
 Social Studies: debate past political issues, post current
events, develop a community contact list for local government.
Virtual field trips and travelogues could be housed here, or
create a project such as Flat Stanley and post Flat Stanley’s
travel itinerary
 Writing: start a never-ending classroom story, post book
reviews, (podcast, video, or text), begin discussions of poetry
or classic literature, have a writer's workshop, interview
character, post grammar tips, create class dictionaries
 Health: post nutrition information, exercise tips, proper
medication uses
 Galleries: post exemplary student work, or student
contributions of favorite classroom creations

5. E d u c a t io n a l G o a ls
 To integrate technology with project-based, collaborative
learning
 To build greater connections between new and prior knowledge
of standards based content
 To incorporate Bloom’s taxonomy especially synthesis and
evaluation
 To engage creativity skills along with elaboration and fluency
 To encourage “hitch-hiking” on ideas (a type of creative
elaboration and analytical thinking: If X is true, then what about
Y?)
 To introduce and reinforce the idea that a creative piece is
never finished, information can be continuously added
 To increase engagement in learning
 In lieu of being a passive “consumer”, a student must respond,
change, and critique

6. A d d it io n a l E d u c a t io n a l
G o a ls
 To develop interpersonal and communication skills, especially
consensus-building and compromise, in an environment where
the product motivates interpersonal problem-solving
 To develop true teamwork skills
 To create an awareness of a wider, more authentic audience
 To help students articulate issues about ownership
 To find and restate different conceptualizations of the same
content
 To kindle metacognition
 To meet the needs of the various learning styles of students

7. E d u c a t o r F r ie n d ly W ik is
 PBWorks: (also known as Peanut Butter Wiki) This
offers library templates, great wiki etiquette tips for
students and teachers, presentation ideas,
screencasts and more for educators
 Wikispaces: Offers free wikis for K-12 educators,
embeddable easy -to-use widgets, frequently asked
questions with answers from teachers
 WetPaint: Free wikis with a special section for
educators
 PikiWiki: Free wiki space that offers great ideas for
using a wiki

8. L e s s o n P la n
 The objective of this lesson is to facilitate collaborative learning while
integrating content-based standard material.
 Part 1: Establish rules for safely using the internet and review copyright laws
 Part 2: Explain the purpose of the wiki
 Part 3: Teacher will create a wiki on PBWorks; complete the registration form,
and name the wiki 5thGMathVocab. Name has to be unique and one the
students will remember.
 Part 4: Create a Front Page describing the wiki with instructions for the
students to follow: Find the goal that matches your definition and click on the link to
add to the appropriate category. Then type in your definition. If you see a definition
that is incorrectly placed, please change it to the goal that the definition belongs to.
Remember to always click on the SAVE button after you have edited.
 Part 5: Create a page for each of the math goals.
 Part 6: Have students edit information collaboratively and collectively
throughout the a nine-week period.
 Part 7: Teacher monitors the wiki and assesses the students’ work.

9. C r e a t in g a W ik i
Go to http://pbworks.com/
Click on New User, Educational
Go to Create a free PBworks
Scroll down, click on Free Setup in 60 seconds
Next: Click on Basic, then Free
Complete the Signup Page
Keep your address simple and brief
Continue to next page
At the Front Page with two headings
View and Edit, this is now your wiki

10. E s t a b lis h in g t h e W ik i
 First log workspace at m y . p b w o r k s . c o m and chose
the wiki you created
 Click "Edit" at the top of your workspace, now you can add or
change information on the page
 Always “Save” your changes
 To link pages together to make navigation easier, click on “Edit”
 Click on “Link to a New Page”, Select “New Page”
 Under “Page Name”, type the name of your new page
 Highlight the text and click the "Insert link" button (the world
icon on the tool bar), “Save”
 Now you have created a new page to add to your wiki
 Now create a link back to the Front Page, Save, and that page
now links to your Front Page
 Create as many pages as necessary

11. Other Wiki Instructions
 How to Embed a Video on a Wiki: h
ttp://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=81725&title=Emb
 PBWorks has webinars you can sign up for along with technical
support

12. W ik i R e s o u r c e s
 http://www.wikiindex.org/Welcome: lists over 3,400 different
wikis, along with language, topics and wiki engine
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis: websites that use a
wiki model
 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki: popular wiki engine
(Used for Wikimedia projects and wikiHow)
 http://www.yourwiki.net/wiki/YourWiki: a wiki host that provides
MediaWiki services
 http://pbworks.com: formerly, PBWiki, an easy to use wiki that
has free and paid services
 http://www.springnote.com/ena: a free wiki-based online
notebook, used for a wide variety of purposes - from writing
notes, organization, scheduling, and group projects, among
many other possible scenarios
 An example of my wiki:
http://3rdgrademathvocabulary.pbworks.com/

13. A d d it io n a l R e s o u r c e s
 Educational Wikis - Listing of classroom wikis
 http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education:
another educational wiki
 http://knol.google.com/k: a Google
competitor to wikipedia

14. R u b r ic s
Rubistar is a web-based source for rubrics. Search
specifically for the type of rubric you desire, or create
your own. Another source of ready-made rubrics is
iRubric. Again, you can create your own or change
an existing rubric. iRubrics can be embedded in the
wiki also.
 Wiki Page Rubric
 Wiki Participation and Creation Rubric
 Wiki Rubric for a Collaborative Project
 Building a Wiki: Individual Contribution to a Group Wiki