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=Links to My Wikispaces:= 4th Grade Wikispace from Internship: http://herrington4thgrade.wikispaces.com/

ATOMS 2xp Science and Technology Resource: http://atoms2xp-technology-presentation.wikispaces.com/

My Current 8th Grade Science Wikispace: http://armstrong-herrington.wikispaces.com/

= = = = = media type="scribd" key="39699996" ARG0="key-1e50fg6ht8c665zd0v67" height="600" width="800" = =__ Helpful Websites for Your New Wikispace __= == == == =Creating Wikis= It's easy and free to create your own wiki on any topic. School library media specialists report they are using wikis to: 2. Publish policies and procedures 3. Publish slideshows and photos 4. Publicize special events 5. Share meeting minutes 6. Collaborate with teachers to provide vetted unit-or subject-based resources 7. Communicate with parents 8. Collaborate with other library media specialists 9. Share ideas and resources with colleagues 10. Locate information on a topic, edit, or add to existing information 11. Post reading questions 12. Post trivia questions 13. Publish information as a follow-up to instruction 14. Publish information as a follow-up to staff development 15. Provide a forum for students to comment on books or new titles 16. Post book reviews 17. Post assignments and collect student work 18. Collaborate with teachers to brainstorm units or ideas 19. Create webpages on temporary (or timely) topics: Teen Tech Week, Banned Book Month, homecoming events in the media center, current events, salute to graduates, etc. 20. Create collaborative online glossaries, dictionaries, subject or unit specific resources 21, Learn from colleagues 22. Create pathfinders 23. Publicize resources for home use 24. Plan and provide an online meeting place 25. Link to or embed videos, slideshows, trailers, websites for books and authors 26. Set up class projects 27.Provide guidelines and rubrics 28. Serve as an electronic handout for classes and workshops (no repeating those dreaded long URLs) 29. Provide professional development 30. Promote and provide online book clubs 31. Enhance class discussions 32. Provide annotated lists, links, resources 33. Provide a "launch pad" for student work on a topic; link to each student's project or report 34. Make student work public 35. Provide an interactive library media calendar for the school community 36. Provide a vehicle for an online professional portfolio 37. Collaborate on an article or manual 38. Collaboratively plan a conference or event 39. Create a staff intranet 40. Create a page of frequently ordered items with details and links to online catalogs 41. Launch surveys and opinion polls 42. Provide a page of frequently asked questions (FAQs) 43. Launch slideshows and presentations from classes, students, teachers 44. Create pages for parents 45. Publish annual report of activities for the library media center 46. Teach students about wikis, web publishing, page design, etc. 47. Create templates for projects and reports - individual and/or group
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=See Wikispaces Beyond the Ground Up= =for even more great things and cool tricks you can= =do with your new Wikispace.=