This document provides information about using wikis with students. It discusses wikis as a creative space for sharing ideas. The largest wiki is Wikipedia, owned by Jimmy Wales. Wikis allow teachers to meet curriculum requirements while getting to know students better through social interaction. The document recommends several free wiki platforms and provides examples of wikis. It offers tips for setting up a class wiki, including organizing pages and introducing assignments. The goal is to motivate students by including them in class discussions and praising their work.

2. What is a wiki?
 Creative space to group share creative
knowledge/planning/ideas.
 Worlds largest wiki – we all know it – it has
more readers than the New York Times,
Wikipedia, owned by Jimmy Wales.
 Wiki in Hawaiian means “fast.”

3. Why wiki with your
students?
 Meet the Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills TEKs art history and technology
components.
 Get to know your students better.
 Cross the curriculum to meet some of the
TEKs for Language Arts/English.
 Teach in a way that students like to learn;
through social interaction!

4. How to set up a wiki …
 http://www.pbwiki.com
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ5OV14
v4xU
 http://www.wetpaint.com
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7BAU2X
X5Ws
 http://www.wikispaces.com
 http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour

5. Examples of Wiki’s …
 http://www.wetpaint.com
 http://artinyear9.wetpaint.com/
 http://www.wikispaces.com
 http://jeni-erik-wedding.wikispaces.com/
 http://www.pbwiki.com
 http://hcmsart.pbworks.com/

6. Gettin’ wiggy with wiki’s …
 Welcome students to the page and
introduce yourself
 Let students know the purpose of the
wiki
 Have a weekly “news flash” where
you make a connection to something
happening in the classroom.
 Post your grading expectations, and
criteria.
 Post your due date
The HOME PAGE and instructions:

7. Gettin’ wiggy with wiki’s …
 Create easy to find class folders so
students know where to go
 Name your pages sequentially so
they are listed in order (i.e., start
the page name, or file name, with a
number)
 Create a folder for students to
make their own pages
Organization:

8. Gettin’ wiggy with wiki’s …
 Introduce artist to comment on
 Artist quote
 Grading criteria – expectations
 Picture of art to comment on
 Sites to help with student research
 Grading criteria – a third time …
 Example of comment
The wiki page to comment on:

9. Sites to find Art History …
 http://www.artchive.com
 http://www.arthistory.net/
 http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
 http://wwar.com/artists/
 http://www.vangoghgallery.com/artistbios/
 http://www.britannica.com/ (if your school
has an account)
 http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mot
her/museums.html

10. Motivating students …
 Include the wiki artist in classroom
discussions – formally, and
informally
 Seek out individual students and
praise their comments, verbally.
 Show all students exemplary
comments on the overhead
 Encourage students commenting
on other students comments

11. How to find this slide show:
 Go to
http://hcmsart.pbworks.com/
 In the navigation menu, find the TAEA 2010
Wiggy Wiki and Art History page
 Open it and scroll down to view the slide
show.
How to contact me:
kdelhierro@eanesisd.net