Wikis have become one of the most vital Web 2.0 tools in 21st Century Learning due to their unique characteristic for multiple contributors. Teachers have embraced wikis to serve as their website and act as a working document for group projects for their students or their colleagues. In this workshop, you will learn what a wiki is, how it differs from other Web 2.0 tools like blogs, and how teachers might use it in their instruction. There will be opportunities to view and discuss popular wikis such as Wikipedia as well as wikis by teachers and students. Participants will open a wiki account in PBWorks, which is highly regarded as the most kid-friendly product available. Target audience: Teachers of grades 4-12
Related NJCCCS: Technology 8.1

Instructor: Carine St. John, K-12 Technology Staff Developer
Dates: December 1 and 8, 2010, 4:00 to 7:00 PM*
Location: Tenafly Board of Education, 500 Tenafly Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670

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*MSUNER is a registered provider of Professional Development for the state's 100-hour requirement. You must attend a mini course in its entirety to receive recognition of professional development hours toward the state requirement. MSUNER regrets that it cannot grant any professional development hours if you are absent from any portion of the mini-course.