Using+Wikis+in+the+Writers+Workshop

=__ Core Technology Beliefs __=
 * === Technology must transform ===
 * **Does not add to what we do already **
 * **makes tasks easier **
 * **Makes tasks more 'real-world like' **
 * ===Technology must be invisible ===
 * **Ubiquitous, underlying, under the radar **
 * ===Technology must motivate ===
 * **Using laptops can be a motivator **
 * **Publish to an authentic audience **

media type="custom" key="6654085" =__ The Woodster's Writer's Workshop __ (//Adapted from Lucy Calkins' Writer's Workshop//)=

A mix of old school and new school!
=__Old School__= Seed Stories and Mini-Lessons Share Choose a seed 'to plant' Tell the story 100 times (Maurice Sendak) Storyboard Draft

=__New School__= 'Wiki Type' [|Discussions and Rewriting Phase] Student Collaboration Publishing Phase
 * Transfer to Word
 * Font, layout, spacing, etc
 * Publish

=__Important Note__= Blog = Publish and Reflect = = =__Benefits of using the Wiki__= =__Limitations__= =__The Future of Wikis in the Writer's Workshop__= Formation of a community of authors- Increased student-to-student collaboration Parent Collaboration (Very carefully) Woodsters' Great Reads- An online catalog of book reviews written by students
 * // Wiki = Work Space //**
 * Eases Frustration- Both the student and the teacher
 * Not my writing, it's the kids
 * Real World
 * Universal Access
 * Teacher work load
 * Access
 * Slow typing

=__ Getting Started __=
 * 1- Open an account! **
 * District Based
 * Wikispaces
 * PBWorks Educational Wikis
 * Wikinomy.com


 * 2- Begin working- Take it slow! **
 * Edit This Page
 * Write
 * Save


 * 3- Add Students **
 * Consider Student Usernames and Passwords
 * Create Links to Student Pages
 * Create Links to Writing Pieces


 * 4- Get Students Writing and Collaborating **