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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=031130002-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>At a recent conference I was introduced to the idea of
Wikis.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=031130002-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>So impressed by it that I decided that my next research
assignment would result in a class wiki.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=031130002-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>My Year 10 programming class was researching a old
programming languages (please don't start a thread of the educational merits of
this) and they pasted their research into a Wiki which only the class could
access. This shares the information instead of having oral presentations which
may take up 2 or 3 classes and generally bore the students.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=031130002-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Since then I have an Art teacher creating a Wiki for her
students who are researching various modern photographers. She has dumped the
planned PowerPoint presentations they were all to do and they will share their
research in the Wiki.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=031130002-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>We are using <A
href="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers">http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers</A>
which is free for educators and on-line so access can be from home as
well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=031130002-07092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>My network administrator also liked the idea and is
creating a technical support wiki for staff and students that is accessible
internally only.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>With thanks</FONT></SPAN></B> <BR><B><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Torsello</FONT></SPAN></B>
<BR><B><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Director of
Computing</FONT></SPAN></B> <BR><B><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>St
Margaret's School, Berwick</FONT></SPAN></B> <BR><B><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Ph: (03) 9703 8111</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Stephen
Digby<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 7 September 2006 8:22 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Year 12
Information Technology Processing and ManagementTeachers'Mailing
List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] wiki textbook, blogs and
podcasts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=561521422-06092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think it is a fantastic idea !!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=561521422-06092006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Wouldn't it be loverly when all contribute to wiki's within
wiki's in a free online sharing rather than the Current Continually reCreated
Copyright Compartments......</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>======================================================================================<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager <BR><A
href="mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A>
<FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT><BR>Cheltenham Secondary College <A
href="http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/">www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> Ph: 613 955
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friend Winnie is a procrastinator. He didn't get his birthmark until he was
eight years old.- Steven Wright </SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph
Papaleo<BR><B>Sent:</B> 06 September 2006 09:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Year 12
Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailing
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 IPM] wiki textbook, blogs and
podcasts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>In relation to the digital textbook idea, I have waited for someone
else to suggest this, but no one has. So I'll go out on a limb and put
this idea out into the IPM community, perhaps to ridicule, perhaps others have
also considered it, but not put it up for comment. <BR><BR><BR><BR>I am
seriously considering having my students write their own collaborative textbook
online. I am looking at having a class text book (Potts) and then creating
a set of blank wiki pages for the class. At this stage, I am undecided as
to whether it would be restricted access or open to the public. <BR><BR>Their
task will be to prepare a summary and answer questions and put their work onto
the wiki. Students will share the workload, but it will be their task to
read additional material (other books or websites I will source) and add to the
notes. Of course, this sounds like a lot of work, bit as "Student A" may
have already done most of the summarising, "Students B, C D E ..." just have to
add other tidbits or fix errors (the beauty of a wiki). By carefully
rotating the tasks amongst the class, each will be given a variety of tasks that
must be done carefully as the other class members will hopefully rely on them.
<BR><BR>I have been playing with a wiki for my Year 12 class in the latter half
of this year and found that weaker students had their answers corrected online
by better students and all of a sudden, they realised how poor their work
standard was and it improved each time it was their turn to add work to the
site. <BR><BR>I hope to then keep the wiki content for 2008 and beyond
(remove the questions each year) and then use this and Potts as a textbook which
they can continue to develop.<BR><BR>I'll be the first to admit their are flaws
with this, but I can see lots of benefits too. So do the students who
contribute regularly as they are sharing the resource and then doing extra
reading/writing. <BR><BR>If there is interest from other list members, I would
consider opening it up for others to join in.<BR><BR>I am now looking at
establishing a class blog or bloki and finding ways to incorporate these ideas
into the curriculum. I saw other members of the list discuss the
possibilities of using podcasts and am keen to look at this (I was stoked a few
weeks ago when one of my students took his iPod out to retrieve a .txt file of
the Information Processing Steps he had entered onto the iPod). has anyone
else seen other examples of this use of the iPods? <BR><BR>I struggle with
numbers like many others and so with the new Study Design, I've decided to use
IT in my IT class and make it rich, real and relevant.
<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Joseph Papaleo<BR>Ivanhoe Grammar School <BR>Mernda
Campus, <BR>Plenty<BR><A
href="mailto:joseph.papaleo@igs.vic.edu.au">joseph.papaleo@igs.vic.edu.au</A><BR><BR>
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