1. Tritt Elementary
and
Wikispaces
Presented by Amy Crandall

2. Wiki?
O "Wiki wiki" means “very quickly" in the
Hawaiian language.

3. What is a Wiki?
O A website that allows visitors to
add, remove, edit and change content.

4. What is a Wiki?
O A website that allows visitors to add,
remove, edit and change content.
O It also allows for linking among any
number of pages and websites.

5. What is a Wiki?
O A website that allows visitors to add,
remove, edit and change content.
O It also allows for linking among any
number of pages and websites.
O It is easy to use and an effective tool for
collaborating.

6. A Video About Wikis
from Common Craft
http://youtu.be/-dnL00TdmLY

7. Ok, I understand a wiki.
So, why wikis in education?
O Both teachers and students can use wikis
for publishing, organizing, and sharing
virtually any kind of information –
professional, creative or academic.

8. Ok, I understand a wiki.
So, why wikis in education?
O Both Teachers and students can use wikis
for publishing, organizing, and sharing
virtually any kind of information –
professional, creative or academic.
O Teachers can collaborate within grade
levels and vertically. (1st can share with
Kindergarten and 2nd can share with 1st
grade.)

9. Ok, I understand a wiki.
So, why wikis in education?
O Both teachers and students can use wikis for
publishing, organizing, and sharing virtually
any kind of information – professional,
creative or academic.
O Teachers can collaborate within grade levels
and vertically. (1st can share with Kindergarten
and 2nd can share with 1st grade.)
O Students take on the responsibility of teaching
others. (That’s right, higher order thinking
skills)

10. Example of a Tritt Wiki
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade Blog
Tritt
Crandall
Elementary
Student
4th Grade
Pages
Teachers
5th Grade Blog
Arasi
Student
Kindergarten
Pages
Scope and
September
Sequence
Standards Math Student
By Month Standards Resources
Website
August
Links
Language Teacher
Arts Resources

11. Wikispaces offers several account
types from free to private label
premium.
O $2000/year for a school
O $4000/year for a district
O $1000/year/100 users

12. Example of a Private Label Portal

13. References
Special thanks to the following for sharing their
presentations:
Keller, Carl. Using Wikis in the Classroom. 2009.
http://www.slideshare.net/cgkel/using-wikis-in-the-
classroom-2009
Hokanson, Kristin. Wiki While You Work. 2008.
http://www.slideshare.net/khokanson/wiki-while-you-
work
For information about Wikispaces go to:
http://www.wikispaces.com/