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Activity 1: Evaluate Educational Wikis & Participate in a Wiki Discussion Steps:1. Locate an educational wiki (relevant to your content area if possible) There are a few below or you can perform a Google search.Examples: Mrs. Lower- http://branchesofgovernment.wikispaces.com http://scientificmethod5.wikispaces.com


 * The Wikipedia - [|http://www.wikipedia.org]
 * Dave Conlay's Aristotle Experiment - http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com
 * A Moby Dick example - http://mdt-p4.wikispaces.com/Race%2C+Ethnicity%2C+and+Diversity+in+Moby+Dick
 * Eva Wagner's Houghton-Mifflin Tech Resources Wiki - http://hmtech.wikispaces.com
 * Eva Wagner's Technology Integration Projects for Grades K-3 - http://techtips.wikispaces.com
 * Leigh Murrel's wikis for Spanish class - http://lm3.wikispaces.com/ & http://lm4.wikispaces.com/
 * A 5th Grade project wiki from Karen Kliegman - https://survivormd.wikispaces.com/
 * Wikis for Social Change recommended by Dan Rezac - http://global-poverty.wikispaces.com/ & http://theglobalwarmingproject.wikispaces.com/

//**High School Wikis**//


 * Bergmann Science http://bergmannscience.wikispaces.com/
 * Computer Science w/Mrs. Davis http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
 * Mills High School http://milliswiki.wikispaces.com/
 * Mrs. Carpinello's Wikispace http://misswargoenglish.wikispaces.com/
 * Ms. Dunn's AP English Literature & Composition http://dunnapenglish12.wikispaces.com/
 * Teaching with Technology http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/

//**Projects & Professional Development Wikis**//

> 3. http://bissmeyeroleproject.wikispaces.com/ > > 4. http://schoeppner.wikispaces.com/ > > 5. http://kindergarteninstruction.wikispaces.com/ > > 6. http://krukow.wikispaces.com/ > > 7. http://mrangeloni.wikispaces.com/ > > 8. http://colortheory.wikispaces.com/ > > 9. [] > > 10. http://mishak.wikispaces.com/
 * Flat Classroom Project []
 * Flip Video in Education http://flipvideo.wikispaces.com/
 * Twitter4PD http://twitter4pd.wikispaces.com/
 * Screencasting in Education http://eduscreencasting.wikispaces.com/
 * 2. http://wernet.wikispaces.com/

//**More On Educational Wikis**//


 * [|Why Wiki?]
 * [|The Infinite Wiki Machine]
 * [|Wiki While You Work] (Long Video)
 * [|Wikis in Plain English] (Short Video)
 * See another great workshop about wikis (from CTAP IV): []
 * MANY more examples (of various subject areas, grade levels, and other educational purposes): http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

2. Evaluate the wikis using the following criteria.a. What is the basic description of the wiki? (Include elements such as: grade level, subject area, or other educational purpose)b. Who is the intended audience (grade level/staff/parents)? What would they get out of viewing/using the wiki?c. How does the wiki accomplish something that only a wiki can accomplish? What other websites or media could be used to accomplish the same thing?d. How could you adapt this wiki for your own content/work?3. Click on the Discussion Tab above to post your evaluations in the discussion area.Be sure the subject post is titled, "Activity 1, Date, lastname, firstname"4. Time permitting, explore your classmates' evaluations of their chosen wiki. Reply to at least one. Try to provide one positive comment and ask 1 question that would help them to further evaluate the wiki.