The Prime Example - Wikipedia
An example lesson plan to introduce the conceptual framework of Wikipedia: http://murcha.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/walking-a-wiki-the-marathon-style/
Here's a recent article about cross-cultural implications of controversy as revealed by "edit wars" on Wikipedia: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/517101/edit-wars-reveal-the-10-most-controversial-topics-on-wikipedia/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130717
Examples of educational wikis
We're looking for good examples of *collaborative projects* - especially for language learning!
Can you add more? Do you have a wiki you've used for class?
Database of CMC activities - search for "wikis"
Some grade school creative writing and audio
A district uses this space to share rubrics and other information
http://deepriver.wikispaces.com/
Regions de France - collaborative class project: regionsdefrance.wikispaces.com/
Ideas for using wikis for world language education:http://worldlanguagewikis.wikispaces.com/Examples
Wiki Features
- each student has their own login
- security features, especially with "premium" account
- accountability - you know who did what when
- embed multimedia (graphics, text, movies, gadgets)
- "rollbacks" to change mistakes or damage
Trade-offs
- CMS with internal wiki - one login
- customization
- public
- ease of use
- plugins
- advertising
There are many places that offer wiki spaces - here are a few of them in comparison
Articles with information/ideas
Borja, R. (2006). Educators experiment with students-written wikis. Education Week, 25(30).
Cool, but I have to grade this...
Use a participation rubric:
Teacher and peer ratings
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