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Come and learn about one of the latest ways to use technology with students. A wiki is a collaborative, easy-to-use web page that many people can edit. You don’t need to learn any complicated software: it’s easy! Students can post their own work to share with family members and others on the web. It’s a great place to post class news, podcasts, conference schedules, links, photos and more. It’s an outstanding resource for home-school communication, and an exciting way to connect with others around the world. We’ll tour a very active third grade wiki, and then you’ll have time to begin to create your own wiki. Energize your new class and yourself with this great resource!

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Wikis offer many possibilities for education. The following video shows how some teachers have used wikis in their classrooms. media type="custom" key="4160715" [|Click here] to visit our first class wiki. This started out as a basic framework, and grew through the year. Our third-grade students posted most of their own work. [|Click here] to see our second class wiki. You'll see that we moved more information to the SideBar from the Front Page.

Create your own wiki at [] You will have time to begin to create your own wiki during the session. If you have a copy of your class list for next year, you might want to bring it. You can create accounts and pages for each student to get a head start on September. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at: harperc@victorschools.org.