Group items tagged

Setting up an External Wiki Setting up a wiki on a wiki website is very simple and involves the following: * Pick one of the various available online wikis and go to the wiki website. Some suggested wikis are PbWiki, Wikispaces and SeedWiki. * Sign up to create a free wiki * Choose a name for your new wiki * Create a username and password for yourself

PBwiki has adfree wikis for use by educators

Wetpaint's wikis in education site

jutecht's wiki - wetpaint

A model school wiki used by Vicki Davis and her students in Georgia

Wikispaces provides educators with adfree wikis for use with k12

Less video, more wiki based on how to plan. Includes rubrics. I thought they were a little too detailed for my use, but a nice place to start.

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Warlick's Redefining Literacy with further hyperlinks

purpose for using tool in our classroom

informative wiki about tagging

First: Determine a mission/goal for the event. (Read part 1 of Mary Beth's series on creating an edcamp) Who is your target audience? What types of discussions would you like your audience to have? Engage your audience in conversation so they will attend the event. Enlist the help of others--an unconference is hard to put on alone! Second: Take care of the "big stuff" (Read part 2 of Mary Beth's series on creating an edcamp) Find a location, date, and secure insurance for your event. Decide how you will handle the finances (PayPal account? Business bank account?) Assign roles to organizers Third: Get funding! (Read part 3 of Mary Beth's series on creating an edcamp) Develop a press release Contact potential sponsors Prioritize your spending Fourth: Do all the "little things." (Read part 4 of Mary Beth's series on creating an edcamp) Get a website up and running. Determine if you will provide food. Decide on any little "extras" (lanyards, t-shirts, etc.). Survey your space and decide how many rooms you will have Create a scheduling board