Wikis

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Technology: Wikis Website: http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com/

The Aristotle Experiment is an effort by the Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, California. The objective is to bring interactive learning more fully into the high school experience, by encouraging students to teach themselves. The wiki allows for online communication for students in support of their in-class learning. Students share examples of their work, and participate in discussion online.
 * Description**:

This site contains many great examples of how wikis can be used to enhance traditional classroom learning. The online calendar reminds students of due dates for assignments. The students organize and share content that they find on their own via the wiki pages, and teachers update resources and requirements for assignments online. These ideas can be used and modified to fit any topic or assignment, from literature discussions, to online group work for a research project, or interactive storytelling.
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Sarah Tischer Scully
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Technology: Blogs Website: www.**blogspot**.com/

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Although this isn't exactly a wiki, blogging is a fantastic tool that can be used in multiple ways to enhance the educational experience. Blogging allows materials and resources to be posted so that students can access them from school or home. Blogs allow online discussions as students respond to blog posts and discuss topics teachers have assigned. Password and plugin safety measures can be managed and controlled by the administrator. Blogs may also provide a forum for a collaborative online class publication with student contributors, authors and editors. Information and news can readily be shared. Teachers may also benefit from sharing collaborative lesson plan ideas via the blog forum. Multimedia can be integrated without the need for CDs--online video, slideshows, podcasts and more can be embedded in the blog to illustrate and engage interactive learning. Blogging across a school district or between grade levels, or blogging across state and national boundaries opens opportunities for students to discuss issues and books they have read.
 * Description:**

I have started a blog that my students will be using to discuss some of the concepts on a novel the class will be studying. I will add students to the blog as participants and have them post their thoughts as we read through Lois Lowry's //The Giver.// It is my hope that they will enjoy blogging their study guide responses. Who knows? I may ask them to collaborate on an online publication about the novel once we start blogging.
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Linda G Christensen
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 * Which Wiki is Right for You?

Technology: Wikispaces

Website:** [|**http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6438167.html**]

This is an article from the School Library Journal. It talks about several different software and websites available. The article also talks about the pros and cons of each. I also liked that you could leave feedback about the software/website that you liked the best. It is always good to hear feedback from someone that has already used it.
 * Incorporating:** Before starting a wiki for my school library I would want to know about the available software and websites available. Also, I would want to know how others have used the websites.


 * Posted by: Ashley Robertson**

Technology: Wikispaces


 * Web Site Address **: http://nutmeg2008.wikispaces.com/

Students work together to using wikis in order to have a student created encyclopedia for the Nutmeg Book Award 2008 nominees. Participants add information about the books, pictures, ideas, comments and other ideas about books. This is a great example on how teachers can use Wikipedia for a group project. This makes sure students work collaboratively and they understand the concepts of Wikipedia, editing as well as reading.


 * Posted by: Gabriela Bustamante**


 * Web Site Address**: http://www.wikispaces.com


 * Using Wikispaces in the School Library:** //Resources for School Librarians// (http://www.sldirectory.com) provides a link to an example which shows how Wikispaces has been used to create a high school library wiki. The Decatur High School Library Wiki (http://dhs.wikispaces.com) has three main sections on its home page: announcements, research, and pathfinders. The general research section has links to five other pages in the wiki. One page contains links to websites and subscription databases, and another has links to the library catalog and Accelerated Reader test site. Links to citation tools are given on a third page, and a fourth page provides links to practice tests for a variety of standardized tests. A fifth page contains teacher resources. The pathfinders section of the wiki has a selection of pathfinders for topics in the curriculum, which in turn provide links to related resources. The pathfinder section also has class project information, a pathfinder for college-planning resources, and a link to summer reading lists. Additionally, the wiki provides links to the library’s blog and the school district’s home page.


 * Incorporating Wikispaces into an Educational Setting:** To integrate Wikispaces into an educational setting, a workshop could be given to teachers showing how Wikispaces works and how they may add to a school wiki such as the library’s wiki or how they might create a wiki for their own class.


 * Posted By:** Linda Twells Loop


 * Technology** - Wikispaces

WebTools4u2Use is a wiki that provides information about various Web 2.0 technologies and ideas for how they can be used by K-12 school librarians. The site features pages dealing with podcasting, blogs, social networks, and many other useful tools. The wiki page offers an explanation of how wikis work, wiki tutorials, lists of ways that school library media specialists are using wikis, numerous links to other sites with information about wikis, and links to actual school library wikis, such as the wiki from the Harambee School in Maplewood, Minnesota.

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The Harambee Library Wiki is a great example of how a wiki can be used in an elementary school library. Students post book reviews, which are organized by genre. The home page lists rules for posting and a link to examples of book reviews written by kids. Even Kindergarten and first grade classes are represented on the wiki through art gallery pages.=====

Vicki Peters

 * Technology: Wikispaces**


 * Web Site Address//://** http://monarchlibrary.wikispaces.com/#ixzz0WsHSmEHr

This inviting K-5 school library wiki website shows many examples of how this technology can be used in a school library setting. On the homepage, the “Dial-A-Story” link allows students to dial a local phone number for the Monarch Library or Oakland Public Library and listen to a story for free. In the “What’s Up in November?” link, users can go to their grade level to search for November events. “Our Featured Book” for November is **//Knuffle Bunny//** **//Too//** by Mo Willems. For students, a click on the book jacket opens another link to activities related to this book such as //interactive// vocabulary games, word searches, matching games, etc. The librarian uses “The Library Lowdown” link to announce all new titles in the library including a picture of the cover of each new book. The link for “Centers” includes a page for each grade K-5.The page for Kindergarten includes links to 7 centers with the name and a picture for that center. Also included are Nursery Rhymes, Alphabet and Sorting videos. The other grades include links to Interactive Stories, Typing, History, Social Studies, etc. There are links to Spellingcity.com, Pathfinders, Collaborative Projects, Class Pages, Student, Teacher, and Family Resources.


 * Incorporating Wikispaces into an Educational Setting//://** The librarian in the wiki above posted the following invitation on the homepage: **Teachers!!!! Do you want to create your own Wikispace?** **What is a wiki? Take a look at this** [|4 minute video]!

Begin by promoting wikis. The way to incorporate wikis in an educational setting is to train the school staff on how they can be used as a place for internal communication, a way to disseminate important information to library users and a place where the community can exchange ideas. It can also be used as a resource guide, for school projects, book reviews, etc. As with most new technologies, people may be slow to contribute to the wiki, but in time, they will learn how useful a wiki can be. For ideas on structuring and organizing a wiki, view other wikis at
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Posted by: Alma White

This website helps teachers answer the question of how wikis can be used in the classroom. It provides aricles and resources on best practices for wikis in the classroom, as well as, how to get started. It also has an extensive list of existing wikis currently being used in classrooms.
 * Technology:** Wikispaces
 * Website Address**: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

An example of a classroom wiki is Collaboration Nation at http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/. Collaboration Nation is a middle school Social Studies wiki. The wiki contains user guidelines; information on the current unit and homelearning; "How-to" pages with links on how to set up blogs, wikis, and post videos; past and present student lists; blogging and discussion pages; 2.0 tools; a place to post videos that students create each month as an assigment; copyright and cyberbullying information; and a resource page for research. All of the posted information aids the class in their study of 19th Century U.S. History and is a place for students to share the information they are creating.


 * Incorporating Wikispaces into the Classroom or Library:** Collaboration Nation takes full advantage of using a wiki in the classroom. It is focused on studying U.S. History with students participating in editing the wiki. In addition to what these students are currently doing, a reference space could be created in which the teachers and students could create a KWL chart, and write research papers. Students would be able to make changes to their documents during the writing process by having peers edit their drafts and comment directly onto the draft. Students would then be responsible for making any necessary changes. A "history" feature would allow users to compare two documents at the same time and allow teachers, students, and parents access to the drafts to monitor revisions. It would also be beneficial to collaborate with other districts and grades to create projects about topics being studied. Working with another school or district allows students to see how collaborating on a project works and allows them to share a wealth of information that they may not have gotten otherwise.

Posted by: Kelly Statz


 * Technology: Wikipedia

Website Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Schools** This site is the FAQ for Schools and Wikipedia. Not only does it provide educators a wealth of information on the uses and limitations of Wikipedia for students, it also provides ideas for teaching students about wikis, open-source media, and using wikis in schools.

The FAQ includes a preliminary discussion on teaching students to evaluate information and how to edit actual articles on Wikipedia. It links to a blog entry that discusses this in more detail at http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/07/turning_wikiped.html. The author, Andy Carvin, suggests that students investigate a topic of interest on Wikipedia, break down the content into smaller chunks, and then fact-check the information. Once this process is complete, they will have either verified the information or found errors. If errors are found, the teacher can create a login, allow the students to present their fully researched case on the talk page, and then edit the actual entry. By showing the students the process and allowing them to be a part of it, they will learn to not only learn to appreciate Wikipedia and utilize it appropriately, but also hone their research and writing skills.


 * Incorporating Wikipedia into the Classroom or Library**: A specific use of this technology would be to allow students to access either their own particular city or ISD page in Wikipedia. Students would begin their research by contacting the local historical society to conduct interviews with its members and view primary documents. Students would then fact-check the content of the site against the research they have conducted, present their case for modifications, and edit the page. Since many city and ISD pages are fairly short, this activity will expand the available information. It will also allow students to learn more about their community.

Melissa Everhart

Technology: Wikis

Website: http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/

Many teachers are excited to introduce new technology into their lessons. However, some have been let down when students are not enthusiastic about using the technology. This page gives 10 useful tips for incorporating wikis into the classroom in a more effective way. It discusses how useful a took wikis can be in projects where collaboration between students is needed and stresses that there needs to be an authentic reason for using a wiki for students to buy into it. Also, teachers need to build in time for students to get familiar with how to create and edit wikis. Students may not be familiar with this technology and it may hinder their willingness to contribute to the overall project. Other ideas discussed are: teaching wiki etiquette, setting clear expectations for group work, teaching students how to collaborate with one another, and more.

Wikis could be a great addition to many lessons in either the library or classroom setting. A great way to introduce wikis in elementary schools is for the librarian or teacher to create a wiki on a book with a basic outline. Next, the book is read aloud to students and then they are split into groups and assigned a topic (setting, characters and attributes, problem and solution, etc.). Then they are shown how to contribute to the wiki in the computer lab and are given time for their group to add their assigned information to the wiki page. This would provide a very short hands-on introduction to wikis. Other ideas for using wikis include: building wikis for a social studies unit on different Native American groups, compiling a math dictionary of terms for third graders, or a school-wide math dictionary could be assembled. Science concepts learned by fifth graders could be made into a wiki page, instead of creating a science journal on paper. The ideas for using wikis in education are limitless!

Posted by: Barbara Ott-Slaven

**Technology: Wikis**


 * Website Addresses:** [], LibraryZone: http://libraryzone.wikispaces.com/

The first address takes the viewer to a slide presentation which was originally shown at the International Association of School Librarianship annual conference in Taipei in 2007. It was created by Dr. Dana Dukic of the West Island School of Hong Kong. Dr. Dukic defines wikis and identifies some popular wiki tools, then promotes the tool Wikispaces for use in educational endeavors, including the library. Among the strengths she touts are it’s free, no-ads version available to K-12 educators, members-only editing capabilities, the ability to upload and/or embed various types of files, searching and tagging functions, a discussion forum, and usage statistics. Like other wiki tools, it’s interactive and is accessible from any computer with an Internet connection.

Dr. Dukic then goes on to discuss LibraryZone, a wiki created using Wikispaces. LibraryZone is a wiki created as a supplement to the website of the Kowloon Junior School Library in Hong Kong. It is maintained by the school librarian and its contributors are third year students. With guidance, students use this site to build and refine their research skills, build information resources, write stories, discuss various topics, and communicate with each other and the librarian through the wiki email and discussion pages.

Included in the LibraryZone wiki are lessons on research skills, projects created by student members of the group that are currently available as library resources, and stories authored and published by the students. The stories are often connected to research topics covered by the group projects. With teacher and librarian guidance, students can learn information literacy as they evaluate web resources in the course their project work.


 * Incorporating Wikis into an Educational Setting **//** : **//// Both links provide educators with numerous ideas about possible ways to incorporate wikis into the classroom and the library. Both school staff and students will need to be trained how to use wikis, but then the possibilities are great. At a time when seemingly unlimited information is available via the World Wide Web, lessons in evaluating web resources and on developing information literacy would be very timely. This could include evaluation and discussion of resources such as Google and Wikipedia, two sources which have already stirred up much debate. //

// Posted by: Mary Totin //

=**Following an Author's Journey Using Google Earth, Wikis and Skype**= []
 * Technology:** Wikis, Webcasting, Google Earth
 * Description:** This is a School Library Journal article discussing how several students are following author Greg Mortensen on his journey to build schools in areas where the Taliban have been closing them. They are logging on to Google Earth to see where the author is going and where he has been. In this way, students are able to take part in his journey. Students are also building wikis to share the new cultural knowledge that they are learning while following Mortensen on his trip. Finally, the author is using Skype to have virtual book groups via web cam.


 * Incorporation in an Educational Setting:** This article introduces some novel ways that wikis, Skype, and Google Earth can be used in a school library or classroom. I would love to incorporate this into my library by having student read a book in a class, then have them come in to the library and use Google Earth to plot the trip that the protagonist takes. Students could create wikis about the books. These wikis could be used to discuss the cultural information that they are learning through Google Earth. They could also use wikis to create a character analysis: each group is assigned a character, and they work together on their wiki to create an adequate character analysis. Finally, the students could use Skype, or other video communication software, to have a virtual book group with another group of students located elsewhere.

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 * Posted by: Jade McKenzie

Technology:** Wikis


 * Web Address**: []


 * Brief Description**:The article begins by introducing the controversary that surrounds the use of Wikipedia as a research tool. The author suggests that rather than "ban" Wikipedia, librarians should find a way to incorporate Wikipedia into their library services. She says that by contributing to Wikipedia, librarians can raise awareness of their libraries. The article goes on to tell how to get involved in Wikipedia, from setting up an account to making contributions to pages.


 * Incorporation in an Educational Setting:** The data in this article would be very helpful for someone interested in taking on the challenge of contributing to Wikipedia in hopes of raising awareness for their library. They suggest leading Wikipedia users to a link to the libraries home page. This will increase hits on the library home page and allow librarians to post additional research links. These links can be used to validate the data found in Wikipedia. It would almost serve as a starting point in the student's research process. By making the link available, librarians are taking control of the student's research.The step-by-step process is described and provides as a great resource for getting involved in Wikipedia. The article will serve as a guide to "Putting the Library into Wikipedia".


 * Name:** Julie __Diane__ DeSalvo


 * __Technology__**: Wiki


 * __Website__**: []

__**How the technology has been used in a school library setting**__: Students have used it to sharpen their writing skills. They write better when they have a real audience that is reading their work. The teacher or other students can then edit their work.

__**Other Incorporations in a library setting**__: A class researching something could get in groups and each group be responsible for a certain amount of resources over the topic. Then each group could post their information to the wiki and all the information could be used by the entire class for some end product such as a research paper or powerpoint.


 * __Name:__** Brooke Clore

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 * Technology**: Wiki

**Website** : [] **How the technology has been used in a school library setting** : This is an article from School Library Journal that lists the pros and cons of several different wikis. It lists PGWiki, WikiSpaces, and WetPaint. It describes how the wikis work, as well as, provides a link to an example of that wiki.

**Other Incorporations in a library setting** : The article recommends using wikis instead of a library website. If you aren’t interested in making a webpage for your library, this article guides you in creating an alternative online source for information regarding your library.

**Name:** Stacey Guyse

Technology: Wiki

Website__:__ []

**How the technology has been used in a school library setting**: This is a page that gives lists of wikis that are available for others to use as an example of how to set up their own wiki This web site also has available a space for a user to list his/her own website that is available to the other users. This site is used by teachers, staff, librarians, and students to share book reviews, various forms of writing, lists of reviews of reference resources – databases, websites, etc. These sites are open to all to add his/her information regarding the topics listed.


 * Other Incorporations in a library setting**: I would make this website available to the patrons of my library and suggest that they frequent this site to find information needed. Many visitors to this site will be students, I expect, because they will be looking at reviews of books and wanting to add to the book reviews. The teacher could possibly offer extra credit to the students for adding to the website of book reviews. I would suggest to various teachers that they form a wiki themselves with their classes and add to the website for the students to experience the full world experience of technology.

Website__:__ []

**How the technology has been used in a school library setting**: This technology has been used in the school library setting especially to inform and teach faculty and staff. This is a powerpoint presentation used by a librarian in Hong Kong to inform her faculty of the many options that one has in creating a wiki. The options are endless -- all the way from students sharing book reviews to faculty sharing lesson plans.


 * Other Incorporations in a library setting**: In my library setting I would use this website to show the faculty, staff, and students. This powerpoint is very informative and shows how easy it is to set up and use a wiki. This site is an excellent educational tool that's available to all. I could show just the faculty and staff who in turn could show their students if time wouldn't allow for me to show them and explain wikis.


 * Name:** Karla Sonnek

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 * Technology:** wikis

http://bookleads.wikispaces.com/
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 * How technology has been used in a school library setting:** This website gives access to reading suggestions, young adult author blogs, book-related podcasts, a section for librarians, an ebook portal, book clubs with discussion guides, book widgets, and a section titled "If you liked __, you're sure to like__ _." I'm sure that this website has proven useful to students, teachers, and school librarians. I spent several hours purusing the site myself. Allowing students to log on to this particular site would help them to choose books and show them how students their age are contributing to school libraries across the country.


 * How I would incorporate in an educational setting:** Before I started Grad school, I was not very techno savy and I am still learning. This website would be a wonderful way to introduce teachers to the world of Web 2.0. The site is very user friendly and has a very contemporoary feel. Students would also benefit from having access to features that will help them to read blogs about new books and old books. I especially like how this tool will help to update the school library setting. Allowing students to listen to podcasts and read blogs written by their peers is a great way to get them reading as well. Additionally, it is a great resource for school librarians planning special programs. I was thinking of a scavenger hunt for students through this site as a great introduction to the library, especially for new students to a high school setting.


 * Name: Shelly Starr**

=Using Wikis in the Classroom= Technology: Wikis

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis
 * Description**—Educational Wikis is a wiki devoted to wikis in the classroom. It provides, to those of us looking to get started, simple ideas of how to bring wikis to our students. One contributor, Vicki Davis, shares in her article "Wiki Wiki Teaching- The Art of Using Wiki Pages To Teach" her first experience teaching students how to contribute to a wiki. Furthermore, there are posts sharing ideas for wiki uses in elementary, middle and high schools. An added bonus—there is a link for examples of educational wikis.


 * Incorporation**—This site shares some easy jumping off points that are accessible to any teacher willing to incorporate Web 2.0 tools into his/her classroom. Personally, I am excited because this site has spurned many ideas for use in my classroom. To start, I’m going to use the "choose your own path" story wiki idea to initially teach my students how to build a wiki. Even though my students are middle schoolers I thought that they would have fun while they were building their technological confidence. Then once they have the basic understanding, I will have the culminating project for their research unit be a wiki.


 * Posted by:** Heather Bay


 * Website address:** []


 * Description**: This is a wonderful website that highlights all the different ways that wikispaces can be used in libraries and also gives examples of wiki collaboration in libraries across the nation. This website is a companion to an article written by Matthew Bejune that documents all the different library communities that use wikis as some type of collaboration device either between libraries, library staff, library staff and patrons, or library patrons. By clicking on one of the collaboration links the user is taken to a page with a list of web pages where wikis are currently being used in libraries. There are several links per category where the user can access information about wikis, setting up their own wikis, research tools on wikis, and how to make library information available to staff and patrons.


 * Incorporations**: I think it would be beneficial to make this website available to the students and the teachers of your school. Teachers could use this site as a learning tool to set up their own wikis. In general, wikis would make a great tool for school libraries because they could easily incorporate all the different databases available to students. Having a wiki could keep all those databases and links to their sites in one place that the students have easy access to. Setting up a wiki for this purpose would give students unlimited acces to library materials that they may need for research and learning. Teachers could easily set up a classroom wiki where they could post classroom information, makeup work, lessons, worksheets, extra credit, and any other needed materials for class.

Name : Alyssa Nance – Van Winkle


 * Technology:** wikis


 * Website:** Wikispaces.com


 * How they are being used:** Large libraries are using wikis to communicate between librarians. Wikis are also being used as research guides in the library as well as for the internet. Wikis can be used by the librarians as well as patrons.


 * Uses in the Elementary Library:** Librarians can set up a wiki page for their paticular library for students to discuss their favorite book. They could tag it by genre and grade levels that might be interested. When students are having a hard time picking a book in the library they could refer to the wiki and see what other students are recommending. Students could tag books with common language like "scary books" which is something I get asked for at leaste five times a day. It would teach them how to talk about books and think about what they have read and what they might want to read. Maybe even get them interested in something a little different than what they normally read.


 * Uses by Teachers:** Teachers can respond also and encourage book talk and variations in reading. Teachers can see what students are interested in and what they would like to learn more about. The Librarian could also set up a wiki for teachers booktalk. The wiki could be for one elementary school or all of the elementary schools in their district. Teachers could tell about lessons they have taught using books from the library and unit suggestions. Teachers could use tags to organize by grade levels and subject areas while connecting the materials that are available to use from the library. Teachers could also have a page of education related websites. I am constantly bombarded by emails containing linksto great web sites. It would be great to have one place to keep all of these links and be able to organize them using tags. They would be accessible and not get lost in your email.


 * Name:** Jackie McDaniel

__**Technology**: Wikis


 * Website**: http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/


 * "10 Best Practices for Using Wikis in Education"** offers practical advice for educators who want to utilize wikis in their classrooms and libraries. I particularly like the quote "just because you build a wiki does not mean they will come." This site will help ensure that your wiki gets some action.


 * Uses for Wikis**: As a librarian, I will use wikis for research. I am working on building a wiki for a 5th grade science research unit so that students can collaborate as a class but also with other 5th graders.


 * Name**: Amianne Bailey


 * Technology**: Wikis


 * Website:** http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6277812.html?industryid=47080

Type in "wikis" in the search field and you will have a myriad of articles about wikis. I took a look at "If You're Curious About Wikis..." Great article for those of us who are new at this technology. The article is broken down into segments covering topics such as virtua; communities, teacher - created lesson plans about wikis, and a project that is sponsored on the OCLC website which I am going to take a look at where we can, through their wiki, post books reviews ( what a great tool to use when ordering...)


 * Uses:** Each segment has its own link to click on and connect to. It's an all-in-one wiki index for the beginner!


 * Submitted by**: Patricia Giorgi__

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 * Technology** : Wikis
 * Website**: https://ridgeviewlibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * Description**: This is a wiki page from a school in my district. There are several different tabs on the side, including Book Club, Read It Forward(district reading program), a Citing page, the Lone Star Reading program and several others. On the home page there is a good video showing kids how to search for a book on the district's library catalog. I particularly like the fact that Book Club has a tab. Students can debate what books to read and then discuss them on-line once they are finished.


 * Incorporation**: I think this site is a very good starting point. It appears, according to the history and discussions, that very few people have used the wiki this year. I think to help incorporate it more into everyday use I would do a few things. First, I would add several tabs, including Book Reviews, Suggest a Book and New Books. Book Reviews would be exactly what it sounds like, a place for students to review books they have read. Suggest a Book would be used for students to suggest books they think should be considered for addition to the library collection. Sometimes our students know about a good book before we do. And finally, New Books would be a place for the librarian to list new books as they are added to the collection. Next, I would try to encourage the teachers to use the wiki as well as to encourage their students to use it. The teachers could even incorporate it into their grades/plans. Instead of turning in a hard copy, students could simply post to the wiki.

Posted by: Wendy Tucker

Technology: Wikis

Address:http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Wikis

Description: Libraries are using wikis to provide even more resources to both teachers and students. The site gives examples such as- Learn about wikis and web design Teach about wikis and web design Provide reference materials Teach students about wikis Teach about "authority" in web and reference materials Teach about copyright and/or Creative Commons licensing Compare and contrast Wikipedia with other information sources Help students understand how reference materials are created

Incorporating this technology: I just started working as an elementary school librarian. I work with 2nd through 5th grade students. I think wikis would be perfect for my age group kids to write reviews about the books they read. Many times students ask me to recommend a book for them (and their reading level). After setting up a wiki for students to write reviews, students will be able to go there first and find recommendations for books. I also liked the idea of using wikis to explain how reference materials are created. I can even explain library procedures using a wiki site.

Submitted by: Mercedes Jasso

__ **Name of Technology**: Wiki
 * Website Example:** []
 * Description:** This is website is actually a wiki that revises the many possibilities of incorporating the use of a wiki into a library setting. This wiki has a large collection of links of libraries from across the United States that are currently using wikis to increase patron interactions with other patrons, library staff and between libraries. One of the libraries listed on the wiki kept a list of research sites and reference materials on its wiki. As a teacher, this would be extremely helpful in the school library setting so students can conduct research when they are not physically at the library.
 * Incorporation:** In a school library wikis can be used as a virtual book club. Students can sign up to participate and then create reviews on books found within the library. Students can also create profiles on authors and create a suggested book list based on their readings.
 * Submitted by:** Howard Buras __


 * Name of Technology**: Wiki
 * Classroom Wiki** - http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
 * Description** - Mrs. Davis of Westwood schools uses wikispaces as a place for her students to meet and publish their projects. She encourages students to become tech-savy as they blog, collaborate with students from around the world (in the Flat World Project) and publish their own material. They can explore work submitted by other students, with exceptional work highlighted in an "Hall of Fame" section of the wiki.
 * Incorporating technology** - Mrs. Davis does not just teach technology, she askes the students to become active consumers and participants in the internet. Teachers and librarians can use her model to create their own classroom wiki or school wide wiki. Students can be encouraged to blog and publish, giving them the tools to become active consumers of the world wide web. This type of classroom wiki would be take time to establish, but would bring great results. Students can research and publish their own findings. The research done by various students would then be brought together and shared. It would be an excellent lesson in collaboration aswell as insight into the future of online collaboration.
 * Submitted by** - Emily Fultz

This is a specific example of a lesson created for the site. In addition to resources create for classroom use in all of the core subjects, there are many topics available for professional development. This lesson is intended to introduce teachers (or librarians) to Web 2.0, covering topics such as social networking and virtual worlds. As a librarian, I would use this site to create lessons for information literacy instructions and/or to aid in my own professional development and in that of my co-workers, and to contribute my own lesson plans. I would also recommend it to content area teachers as a resource.
 * Technology: Wikis**
 * Site:** [|www.curriki.org]
 * Description:** Curriki is a curriculum sharing wiki that provides free access to curriculum and instructional materials for grades K-12. The site claims to take lesson sharing a step further by providing entire curriculum frameworks as opposed to isolated lesson plans. Editing tools enable members to contribute to the existing Open Source Curriculum (OSC) or use the free materials to create a curriculum for personal use.
 * Application:** []

//-Cassie Janda//


 * Technology**: Wikis
 * Site** - dhs.**wikis**paces.com/
 * Description** - This site is a wiki for Decatur High School Library. It includes a lot of valuable information and links for the students and staff of the school. The site offers searching of articles and resources, searching books, MLA citation information, test practice, and teacher resources. It also offers pathfinders which are web pages designed to help students find information on specific topics that are assigned by their teachers.
 * Incorporations**- This site could be used to help students with their research skills and obtaining credible information. It shows how information can be organized to enable students to more efficiently locate the information they need on the internet. It also can make it easier for teachers to communicate and share information directly with their students. Including the MLA citation information will help the students to cite information correctly.
 * Submitted by** - Melissa Quirl