Get+Going+with+Wikis

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 * SETTING THE STAGE** //(To be reviewed before the session begins.)//

//In this session, participants will learn what a wiki is and how it can be useful for the ISquad and the work they do.//
 * Session Overview**

//What are wikis? How can I use a wiki space to make the ISquad more effective?//
 * Focusing Questions**

The following materials are used in this session: -Laptops -Projector -Other
 * Materials**

The following resources are used in this session. The Internet :
 * Resources**

http://162.wikispaces.com http://oit.wikispaces.com

INSTRUCTION //(Typically lasts about 20% of session.)//

Give participants an introduction and purpose/reason why you are teaching this session:
 * Framing the Session**

//"In speaking with some of you I've begun to realize that you have learned a great deal about being members of an ISquad. I think we need to find a place to record all of the things you have learned so that future ISquad members can benefit from your hard work.There is a place on the Internet where we can store all of your ideas and you can all contribute ideas for the squad. At this point I would link to the 162 wiki and navigate through the space to expose the students to a wiki.//

Demonstrate for participants how to: //“Watch me as I show you how I use a wiki to give our teachers a resource that they can use in their classrooms. At this point I would walk the students through our wiki and point out the different pages and resources there.//
 * Teaching**

Guide participants through the process of locating resources and identifying the different file name extensions to identify the file type. Now we will visit a wikispace that is more robust than the 162 space. Navigate to http://oit.wikispaces.com//
 * Guided Practice**


 * WORK TIME** (Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.)

Tell participants what they will be doing during their work time, and how much time they have: “Take the next 15 minutes to poke around in the OIT wiki and make a list of all of the different resources you find there. Be sure to note all the different types of files that are on the OIT wiki. Think about why the different resources might be included in the wiki. After you have completed your investigation of the OIT wiki, you will use the last 15 minutes to work in your groups to brainstorm a list of the kinds of resources we could include in an ISquad wiki.
 * Getting Started**

Participants will navigate the OIT wiki. __Step 1__ - Explore several different pages on the OIT wiki __Step 2__ - Make a list of the types of files found on the OIT wiki __Step 3__ - Discuss how these pages make the work of OIT staff easier and more effective __Step 4__ - Work with group members to make a list of the different pages we might include in an ISquad wiki
 * Participant Activity**

Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Make sure that students are finding all the different resources on the wiki. Point out different types of files they might have missed. Probe how the files wold help the OIT staff to be more effective..
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share.


 * SHARE** (Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)

Ask selected participants to share resources they found on the OIT wiki and their value to the OIT staff. Lead a discussion about how a wiki could make the ISquad more effective. Compile a list of resources that might be included on an ISquad wiki.
 * Share**

Author: Chris B Email: cburwel@schools.nyc.gov School/Employer: Title: Tech Coach
 * ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**


 * TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION**


 * Each session contains the following components and can be conducted in 45–60 minutes:**

This is a concise summary of the session, and how it fits into the training series as a whole.
 * Session Overview**

These are the specific questions that guide the session. The purpose of the session is to address these questions.
 * Focusing Questions**

This is a list of all materials that the facilitator must make sure are present at the training site, including technology resources.
 * Materials**

All handouts can be found linked from the Resources section of the participant agenda. Participants will be able to access these materials online during the session, but the facilitator should review them ahead of time, and any instructional support charts should be posted in the room before the session begins.
 * Resources**

The facilitator explains to the participants what will be covered in this session, how it fits into the training series as a whole, and how it may be incorporated into their reflective practice.
 * Framing the Session**

This is a short period of facilitator-led instruction designed to prepare the participants for their work time. The facilitator might demonstrate a specific use of technology in an authentic curricular context, selected participants might be invited to share relevant experiences, or the group as a whole might contribute to a shared brainstorming list. The facilitator should be careful to avoid giving a lengthy lecture or straying too far from the focusing questions.
 * Teaching**

Sometimes it is helpful for the facilitator to walk the participants through a process step by step. This gives the participants the hands-on experience of work time before losing the scaffolding of facilitator-led instruction.
 * Guided Practice**

The facilitator gives instructions to the participants for their work time, and lets them know what they will be expected to share at the end of the session.
 * Getting Started**

Participants are given time to practice the specific process they have seen demonstrated. They may be working independently, with a partner, or in small groups.
 * Participant Activity**

As participants work, the facilitator moves around the room holding short conferences to help guide the work and make it more productive. The facilitator should be at eye level with participants during each conference. These conversations need not be especially private; the facilitator may invite someone sitting nearby to listen in. If common needs among the group emerge, they can either be addressed immediately or during the sharing time.
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Participants gather at the end of the session to demonstrate what they have done, discuss experiences they have had, and reflect on what they have learned. This is an opportunity to return to the focusing questions that began the session, and discuss what has been accomplished in the interval.
 * Share**

This section acknowledges those who contributed to the creation of this session
 * Acknowledgements**