Agenda

=**Agenda**=

__**Module 1: Pre-Training Activities (90 minutes)**__

 * What is a Wiki?
 * [|Introduction to Wikispaces (2:01)]
 * Explore types and purposes of wikis
 * Establish a Wikispaces account
 * Determine if you would like to create a grade level/classroom wiki or a professional learning/collaboration wiki
 * If you decide to create a grade level/classroom wiki, choose a topic of focus from your grade level standards (reading, writing, math, science, etc.) and bring the following to the workshop: 1) a video link, 2) website, 3) photograph(s), 4) document. You may bring the photograph and document on a memory stick or upload them from your teacher drive on the computer


 * OR**
 * If you decide to create a professional learning/collaboration wiki, choose a topic of focus from your area of interest (literacy, math, science, technology, etc.) and bring the following to the workshop: 1) a video link, 2) website, 3) photograph(s), 4) document. You may bring the photograph and document on a memory stick or upload them from your teacher drive on the computer

**Opening Activity** (20 minutes)
Participants will use a[| KWL chart] in Google Docs. Each workshop participants will collaborate on a KWL chart, indicating what they already **K**now and what the **W**ant to learn about Wikis. Once the participants have filled out the K and W columns of the chart, the page will be printed. They will use this chart through out the workshop to reflect upon their learning by adding to the L column when they **L**earn something new and scratching out inaccurate information from the **K** column. The chart will be submitted to Cathy at the end of the workshop.

** Section1: Personalizing Your Wiki (40 minutes) **

 * Activity 1: Watch the tutorial by clicking on the link and follow the directions below.**
 * [|**Personalizing Tutorial (1:41)**]
 * **Take some time to plan out a draft of your wiki. Know the purpose of it and think about the kinds of pages that you would like to include. You can always edit as you go along. Just sketch out your vision of what it will be.**
 * **After watching the tutorial above, you should have some ideas on how you would like to personalize your wiki in its format, color schemes, etc.**
 * **Create pages and name them.**

** Section 2: Adding Files, Pictures and Links (15 minutes) **

 * Activity 1:** **Watch the tutorial by clicking on the link and follow the directions below.**


 * [|**Files & Pictures Tutorial (1:31)**]
 * Add a photo to your wiki.
 * Add a link to your wiki.

**Section 3: Embedding Widgets (60 minutes)**

 * Activity 1:** **Watch the tutorial by clicking on the link and follow the directions below.**


 * [|**Widget Tutorial (2:09)**]
 * **Add a video to your wiki.**
 * **Add a Voki to your wiki. **
 * ** Add an interactive game to your wiki. **
 * **Add another widget of your choice to your wiki.**

**Section 4: Setting Permissions (15 minutes)**

 * Activity 1:** **Watch the tutorial by clicking on the link and follow the directions below.**
 * [|**Permissions Tutorial (1:26)**]
 * **Set the permissions to private in your wiki.**

**Section 5: Sending Invitations (15 minutes)**

 * Activity 1:** **Watch the tutorial by clicking on the link and follow the directions below.**
 * [|**Invitations Tutorial (2:29)**]
 * **Send an invitation to Cathy and at least 2 other workshop participants**

__**Module 3: Evaluation (45 minutes)**__

 * **Use the** rubric **to evaluate another participants wiki**
 * **Make a comment under his/her discussion tab**
 * **Complete the** workshop evaluation rubric
 * ** Make a comment under Cathy's discussion tab **
 * **Complete the KWL chart **