Goals for this session:

- Give you strategies for using tools that you may already use (or have learned about).

- Show some new tools and strategies to help you start building an online community.

Essential Question(s) –

- Why do I want to/need to create an online presence for my classroom?

- Where do I start?

Teacher Centered Strategies

Classroom Wiki

• teacher controlled - I use wikispaces, but can be anything...

Uses:

• Content Area resource pages - Static -
• **Social Studies** -
  • links to Pennsylvania resources - Webquests and A-Z Map Activity
• **Language Arts** -
• **Bookshare Guidelines**
• Spelling Guidelines -
• **Math**-
  • There are so many math pages, this is a great way to get kids to focus on the ones YOU like!
• Post HW -
  • I recommend waiting to do this

KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS -

• Don't overplan...keep it simple
• Commit to using it regularly

Class Blog

• Use to keep parents updated...

Student Centered Strategies

Classroom Student Wiki

• Students have editorial access
• Collaborative projects -
• Chat -
  • CBox is an embedded chat box.
• I have it on a PRIVATE page so only my students, who are members of the wiki, can access it.

Reading Response Blog

• my is hosted privately, but can be done via edublogs.

More Project Samples -

• **Mr. Henshaw**
• Colonial PA
• Cookie Campaign

Resources –

• Bubbl -
  • online, collaborative concept mapping tool
• Edublogs-
  • free blogs for teachers
• Wikispaces -
  • Hurry and sign up for your free K-12 wiki!
• PB Wiki-
• C Box-
  • embeddable chat box

**Small Group D**- This is my wiki sandbox for our small group...