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CMSCE 2007-2008 Workshops
The Center for Mathematics, Science and Computer Education

Title: Wiki 101
Course ID #: 050608

Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Location: CMSCE lab
Cost: $195
Presenter(s): Lisa Thumann
Audience: Grade 2-12 Teachers, Supervisors, Technology Specialists, Special Ed Teachers

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of word processing

Description:
A wiki is a series of interlinked collaborative online articles that can be edited and added to by a group of people. This workshop introduces teachers to wikis, what they are, where they can be found, and how they can be created and managed in an educational setting. This practical, hands-on workshop explores appropriate educational uses for wikis. Please come prepared with a topic in mind to write about.

Objectives:
  • Learn about free web-based software for wikis - what it looks like, how it works, where to get it
  • review real examples of wikis, set up by multidisciplanry teachers from around the world
  • Learn how participants might use wikis with their own learners

    • Benefits:
  • 5 professional development hours
  • Free eBoard for one year (www.eBoard.com)
  • Participants will make their own sample wikis (to use with their own students if possible)
  • Return to the classroom with exciting ideas on how to use wikis with your students

    • Click here to REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP!