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 * This is my working wiki **
 * Welcome! **
 * Wiki Workshop for Educators **** For: K-12 Educators **
 * Instructor: Debra Morris **


 * Welcome to our workshop for educators. This workshop is designed to promote using technology to enrich your classrooms, engage students and provide easy access to your classroom news, assignments and resources. The design of the workshop is intended to address the various skill levels of participants. However, a basic knowledge of microsoft word and email is necessary. Participants will be engaged in whole group activities along with small collaborative groups. In addition, participants will be provided with support, opportunity for choice and time for networking with peers. Guest speakers will enhance the vision of application of this technology tool for classroom use. Please note there are some simple pre-workshop task included in the agenda that will need to be completed prior to the workshop. **


 * Goal: **
 * Participants will leave the workshop with a working classroom wiki for which they are able to do the following: **
 * ** invite members **
 * ** add links, videos, widgets, photos and documents **
 * ** manage their wiki **
 * ** create pages and navigation options **
 * ** create additional wikis **
 * reference many resources to enhance their classroom instruction

Please take a look at this voice thread I created to introduce you to your graphic organizer.

h[|ttp://voicethread.com/share/3083315/]



__ Overview: __ __ Topic: __

This workshop will help educators understand and utilize Wikis in their classrooms.

__ Population: __

This professional workshop will be provided for all grade level teachers within the school system.

__ Outcomes: __

Students will create a wiki page for classroom use. Students will embed resources within their wiki such as; pictures, post, video and links. Students will invite members to join their wiki. Students will create navigation options for their wiki.

__ Gaps: __

**Very few teachers in our school system know what a wiki is or the value of incorporating them into the curriculum.**

What do these learners already know?

This group of teachers have basic computer skills and have experience with multimedia tools such as email and facebook.

What do you want them to learn?

This workshop will provide teachers with the knowledge they need to create their own wiki, teach students how to create wikis and equip their classrooms with learning opportunities that engage in collaboration through wiki use.

__** Agenda **__


 * Pre-WorkshopTraining Activity: **


 * Participants will visit a teachers classroom to observe him/her utilizing their wiki with students
 * Email the following to your school email address so that you will have access to these during the workshop.
 * Create a short document in Microsoft word introducing yourself. Include your educational background, hobbies and family information.