The document discusses using wikis in a junior school in Cape Town, South Africa. It provides examples of how different grades have used wikis for projects on geography, early man, writing, and more. Ideas are presented for creating tables and chains stories in a wiki. Resources are shared on creating wikis and using them for classroom projects, including slideshows and videos that provide more information on implementing wikis. Contact details are also included for the author.

1. Using wikis in a Junior school. Cape Town, South Africa Carolynn Bruton Springfield Convent Junior School [email_address]

4. Lee Lefeber “Wiki’s in Plain English” from You tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

5. Example – Grade 6 Geography – “Designer Africa” using wikispaces.com http://designerafrica.wikispaces.com

6. Using an online bibliography maker – OSLIS http://secondary.oslis.org/resources/cm

7. In 2007 these Gd 5’s used www.pbwiki.com for a paired project on early man. http://springfieldearlyman.pbwiki.com/Welcome%20to%20Springfield%27s%20PB%20Wiki%20on%20Early%20Man?doneLogin=fc8b2f6332d4c4a31dd2dc7fd9cce01f2e7d233c http://springfieldearlyman.pbwiki.com/FloBia

8. Wiki project ideas “Me in a shoebox” – past and present http://www.globalclassroom.org/shoebox.html

9. Example – Grade 3’s writing project – not e-mail but sharing a wiki. Maryland, USA and Cape Town. Ongoing. http://willardswriters.wicomico.wikispaces.net/South+Africa-Willards+Writing+Project

10. Example – Grade 5’s personal diary – a way to plan or to just “vent” http://convent.wikispaces.com/

11. Ideas: creating tables in a wiki and making comparisons Image acknowledgments: http://www.graphics.iparenting.com/clipart/kidsday/kda009.jpg Data Data Foot sizes Name

12. Ideas: a chain story using a wiki – from Croydon in Victoria Australia http://yrps5m.wikispaces.com/Adventure+in+the+Trench Image acknowledgements to Wikimedia commons

13. Idea: student-created pages using wet paint wiki. Adding detail to a project http://aquasquad.wetpaint.com/

14. Wiki ideas for the classroom from Canada’s Teachersfirst.com http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm

15. Jennifer Wagner's slide share on use of wikis in the classroom - for those who need more information http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/wikis-in-the-classroom

16. From Jennifer Wagner’s slide share

17. Jennifer Wagner’s “Salute to Suess” – award-winning online project http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com

19. Talking of books – try Shelfari.org and build a virtual bookshelf with the aid of your students. http://www.shelfari.com/o1517966342/shelf