Week1

=__Week 1__ =  **1. Introduce yourself to our group. ** > introduction, then reply to my post.
 * At the top of this page are 4 tabs.
 * Select DISCUSSION.
 * Click on the topic INTRODUCE YOURSELF, read my
 * Do **__not__** start a new thread.

**2. What is a wiki? **
 * The word "wiki" and "website" are interchangeable. Wikis do not require any special software or programming knowledge, and the user can give editing privileges to other users, unlike a traditional website.
 * This video from [|CommonCraft] explains it best.
 * TeacherTube [|link] to this video:
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**3. What can I do with a wiki?**
 * Plan and organize an event
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Collaborate on a project with someone from across the street or across the globe
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Provide information to parents and community
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Showcase your classroom and student projects (careful when using pictures of students)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Anything you want

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**4.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Listen to this message: ** media type="file" key="wikiclass1.wav" width="300" height="50"

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 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__ **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Wikispaces ** __

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no ads || an ed tech leader ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Digital Research Tools] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Charlotte Area Math Educators Wiki] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Mrs. Richau's Classroom] || elementary classroom ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Anatowiki] anatomy ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|A Family's Site] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Will Richardson
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mr. Sheehy's English Class Wiki ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Room 15]
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Flat Classroom Project ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Educators Wiki] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Shanghai American School Asian History] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Organic City] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Spanish and More ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|OnlineTools4LanguageArts] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|ePortfolio] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Ski Club] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Teaching with Technology] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Librarian Chick] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|The Ghost Whisperer] ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Play Group] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">AP Bio ||= <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Podcasting: Wes Fryer] ||=  ||=   ||

=<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Assignment: = <span style="color: #4e05bd; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">1. Join wikispaces and create a space of your own. 2. Start here at [|Wikispaces for Educators.] 3. View this [|screencast] for help. 4. Need a little more help? <span style="color: #4e05bd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Visit our group discussion (on this page) and answer the question for Week 1.
 * <span style="color: #4e05bd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Wikispaces Help Index
 * <span style="color: #4e05bd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Web Tutorial
 * <span style="color: #4e05bd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Take a [|Wiki Walk-Thru] (created by TeachersFirst)