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WIKI? Vous avez dit Wiki?
12th June 2012
Wiki, vous avez dit wiki?
Creating a wiki to raise the
profile of the MFL department
University Of Southampton
Talk to MFL PGCE students
Vanessa BURNS
Curriculum Leader of MFL
Wyvern Technology College
a simple webpage
easily edited
online collaboration
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http://missabrahams.wikispaces.com/
http://madameabrahams.wikispaces.com/MF
L+Olympic+Projects
www.wikispaces.com
Let’s get started!
- Register Create a username and a
password
- Go to MAKE a WIKI
- Or if you already have an
account…sign in
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Think of your new wiki’s name as this also will be your wiki’s web address
i.e MFLatwyvern www.mflatwyvern.wikispaces.com
Choose the PROTECTED option, remember a wiki is a public website but
you can restrict the editing rights to wiki members only.
Wiki type: K-12 education (primary & secondary)
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Getting started
TASKS:
- Edit the front page by typing a welcome
message.
- Change your Wiki’s colour scheme
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Start thinking about the pages in your wiki:
Insert a new page
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Name the page
Add tags to enable searches
• For each page, select your own font / size / colour or just use the
default one.
• Insert web links or links to other wiki pages.
• Insert one of your files (Word / PowerPoint / PDF / Images) or an
external image from the web.
• You can decide whether you want to embed the document or just
provide a link to it.
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• Insert a range of Widgets
What kind of information could
you include in your wiki?
Info about AS/A2 specification
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Example of pupils 'work
Example of pupils 'work
Advice for Controlled Assessments
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Advice for Controlled Assessments
A music page
Examples of VOKI
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When inserting VOKI or widgets, think
about inserting them in a table.
Quirky pictures
…or links to websites
http://pinterest.com/nessalovesshoes/teaching/
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QR codes
Pupils can upload their homework
Start collecting widgets!!
http://www.widgetbox.com/home/
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“It ain’t what you
do; it’s the way that
you do it – that’s
what gets results.”
Bananarama
Want to find out more:
@nessalovesshoes
[email protected]
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