Best+Practices

**Ashley Jasmer**
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 * 1.** Provide clear & explicit instructions
 * 2.** Remind students of course deadlines & schedules
 * 3.** Model collaborative assignments
 * 4.** Create a safe wiki environment

Samantha Nielsen
1. Create a private wiki. Make your wiki only visible to the class so that you can protect your the identity and work of your students. 2. Involve your parents. Give them access to the wiki and encourage them to participate in with the wiki and have them sign a permission slip for their children. 3. Do not disclose any personal information on your wiki. Keep personal information personal to protect your students. 4. Be patient with your students as they learn to use the technology.

https://educators.pbworks.com/w/page/18697805/Protect-your-students-online http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/

**Camille Stuart**

 * 1. Have a common goal for all participants -** same expectations for everyone using wiki including what is allowed and what isn't and what is required.
 * 2. Be patient with students and realize they may need help -** be willing to help because this is something completely new to them.
 * 3. Assign meaningful, authentic activities -** don't make this a waste of time! Give meaningful activities/ a reason to keep using this technology and have a feeling of accomplishment.
 * 4. Provide time for practice -** don't expect them to just dive right in. Give time for practice and exploration.

http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/ []

1. Involve the parents!! Have parents sign a permission form, and Invite Parents to join: share the invite key - Encourage parents to participate. 2.Stay away from junk**- S**how students how to turn on content filtering. This will help eliminante anything inappropriate. [] 3. You can use a wiki as a workspace for students to plan and develop a final product. [|http://virtualicebreakers.pbwiki.com] 4. Make sure that directions are clear, and students have been shown exactly how to use wiki's. Have rules and guildines to help the children. [] **Sara Pickering** Source: []
 * Katharine Price**
 * 1) Make accessing wikis simple.** By providing detailed instructions or a link to a wiki page, students will have less difficulties accessing wiki pages and completing assignments.
 * 2) Be Patient.** Realize that not every student will be teach-savvy and be patient with those that take longer or require extra help to complete an assignment. There is a learning curve!
 * 3) Have Rules**. Giving guidelines or rules for students to abide by will keep them focused and the assignment successful. If students do not have well define parameters their focus could go in many different directions creating a mess rather than a cohesive work.
 * 4) Make activities meaningful**. Students often wonder "what is the point of this?" or "when am I going to use this in real life?". Don't make an assignment just for the sake of making an assignment. Show that the assignment has purpose and application to the real world and students will be more engaged and better quality work will be produced.
 * 5) modeling, Modeling, MODELING!** Show students again and again how to work with wikis in a collaborative environment. Good modeling promotes good habits and best practices in your students.

Megan (Reed) Jenkins
1. Determine who really needs to edit the wiki. I have to choose if I want just my students to be able to edit it or if I want students and their parents. 2. Create a culture of trust in your wiki environment. I want my students to feel comfortable and safe when working with wikis. 3. Provide clear and explicit course expectations. My students should know what my expectations are and how to accomplish those with wikis. 4. Model examples of collaborative activities. I need to model what I expect from my students so they have a good example of what to do. 5. Remind students of course deadlines and schedules. Even though wikis encourage freedom and independence, I still need to set clear due dates. URL's: https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/advwiki/Best+Practices+and+Permissions http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/

Janni Richards
1. Be clear on what your objectives are. 2. Keep things informative and relate to those personally without disclosing personal information. 3. Be sure to keep your settings safe so that only those who are invited to the Wiki can be there. 4. Allow students time to figure out how to use Wiki and provide aditional help if needed. []

Kelina Knowles
I found best practices for educators using wikis, and it mainly focused on keeping your students safe. Here are some tips.

1. **Create a private Wiki /blo**g - this is open only to the class -- eliminating the possibility to interact with a broader spectrum of people. Possible mentors and contributors can be invited if you want to include more people. This is great for younger grades who need a more protected environment. 2**. Do not disclose personal informatio**n - Encourage your students to use only their first names, and not to upload personal photos. Students who blog publicly use only first names and avators in place of photos. 3. **Linking** - To dissuade access to the broader internet, encourage younger students to only link to internal wiki pages/blog posts. For older students linking is a great way to teach information literacy and determine what sites are credible and what aren't. 4. **Use RSS feeds / notification email**s - so you know exactly what students are blogging/ editing 5. **Filter out the JUNK** - Whenever possible, show students how to turn on content filtering. Search engines such as Google.com and Ask.com give you the option to turn on filters. This eliminates some of the unwanted content out there, especially inappropriate images. 6. **Learn about the security tools that are available to yo**u - PBworks has many security controls to make your wiki as open or closed as you want. Make sure you understand the tools before you implement them in your class.

Source: https://educators.pbworks.com/w/page/18697805/Protect-your-students-online

**Cynthia Wells**
These are the guidelines that I found to be very useful: ** 1. Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice ** ** 2. Create a culture of trust within the wiki ** ** 3. Assign meaningful, authentic activities ** ** 4. Model examples of collaborative activities ** ** The guidelines that I chose help students to want to use your wiki. It is exciting to set up a new, fun opportunity for the students, but if they don’t use it you will be crushed. So these are ideas to help you make them feel more comfortable and willing to use the wiki. ** ** Source: ** [] =Matt Maxwell= Matt Maxwell INST 4015 Spring 2011

1) Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice. [] 2) //(Nags Head Elementary School (NHES) makes every effort to ensure that published information is accurate and current. However, this is a collaborative space, NHES makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the absolute accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this web site and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents. Many of the links are third party websites we have found useful in classroom learning. At school, we use an Internet filter that protects us from inappropriate websites, you will not have that same protection at home unless you have setup your own filter. Many Internet service providers will offer parent controls included in their service, but it is not on by default.)// Amber Wilson** Sources: [], [] 1. Assign activities that will be meaningful. If an assignment is viewed to a student as not meaningful or has no purpose, there will be no motivation for the student to do the activity. That is why it is important that they have a purpose, I want my students to get the most out of what I am teaching them. 2. Create trust within Wiki and make the students feel comfortable using it. I know that as someone trying a new thing at first, I am unsure at first. Creating trust within wiki with the students will make the student feel comfortable and safe using it. 3. Have a goal to encourage students to work together and collaborate. If there is a goal for what I am having the students do, they will most likely work together and collaborate with each other to get to that goal. 4. Many students will need help using a Wiki at first, so be patient. Not every student is going to know how to use a wiki right away, I know I didn't, so it's important that I have patience with students using it for the first time and try to help them to the best of my ability. Source: []
 * Make sure to check with my school's administration to see if anything similar to the above statement must be stated!
 * 1) Wikis need to have a focus in order to be successful. They need to have a goal and be relevant to the information you say you are sharing. Establish and define what the purpose of your Wiki is early.
 * 2) Have respect for your wiki and others. Building a good reputation on wikispace is really importnant and common courtesy.
 * 3) Be patient with your students when teaching them how to use wikis, because they most likely have not used them in the past.
 * 4) Make assignments clear, meaningful and authentic.
 * Cassie Payne**

1. Make sure your wiki has rules and etiquette that the students can abide by. If some students aren't following the rules, or post inappropriate things, the learning environment can be disrupted. I think if I was going to have a wiki in my classroom, I would make sure that the students knew what was appropriate or not when it came to posting on the wiki. 2. Include a common goal for the wiki. Wiki's work best when there is a goal or a problem to be solved. The goal will encourage the students to work together to complete a task. I think this would be the reason I would have a wiki in the classroom. I would let my students do research on a project and all work together to find the answers they needed. 3. Define and identify student roles. I think this one is important because it would be a good idea to make sure each student knew what they were doing on the wiki. It would make the wiki more organized and less chaotic if everyone had a specific thing they were in charge of posting. http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/
 * Madeline Newhouse**

Catherine Johnson 1. Give students clear instructions and allow them some time to practice so that they feel comfortable in the medium. This allows them the confidence to freely work within a wiki. 2. Have a list of etiquette rules for your wiki. such as those found at [] There won't be any misunderstandings. It is similar to setting up the classroom rules. 3. Assign meaningful and authentic activities. Students will be more likely to participate if the activities have some validity. This is a standard that applies to anything done in the classroom. 4. Model examples. Demonstrating helps with student understanding. http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/ 5. Assign a moderator or editor to keep collaboration moving or to reign in potentially inappropriate content. [] [] [] 1) **Focus**: A wiki needs to be about something to be successful. It needs to appeal to a niche that isn't entirely satisfied elsewhere and its main purpose is to share information. I think this is really important. If you want people to look at your Wiki, make it worth their time and effort - why else are they going to want to do it.
 * Ashley Lundquist**
 * 1.** Include explict instructions and provide time for practice. I think this is so important- you can make your wiki a place to go for review, for extra help or for a place to check understanding. To exclude pressure from an educational situation makes learning enjoyable.
 * 2.** Create a culture of trust within your wiki. I think this is key. For students and parents to feel comfortable, trust needs to be built. If the trust is present, then the participation will occur
 * 3.** Assign meaningful activities. To have your students feel the importance of the subjects or topics, it is important to make the activities meaningful or it will lose credibility with students and parents
 * 4.** Model Examples. Any successful activity inside or outside a classroom has modeling. It gives students a better idea of what is expected so there are no surprises!
 * Katie Jenson**

2) **Content is king**: Adding useful content to a wiki should always be one of the main purposes of a wiki. Users should be encouraged to add information without worrying about making it perfect or polished. Another great practice - this way it encourages others to respond, without having to feel pressure that it isn't just right.
 * http://wikis.sun.com/display/Help/Wiki+Best+Practices**

Just like me, I'm new to this whole Wiki thing, and if I don't know what I'm doing, I probably won't use it.
 * 3)** Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice. Most students have never used a wiki before and will need instructions and practice on how to actually use the software.

4) Remember, not all students are technologically savvy and may need some initial help with the wiki. However, once they get going and see how easy and quick a wiki is, they should start feeling more comfortable and eager to use the wiki for its powerful collaborative features. Like I mentioned above, we may not know what we are doing. If we do understand, helping others will only encourage them to keep trying.
 * http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/**

5) The idea is that with proper processes, checks and testing, a desired outcome can be delivered more effectively with fewer problems and unforeseen complications. You need to make sure that what you place on your wiki works! That way others will feel better about using it and will probably be more willing to collaborate with you more often.
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_practice**

Make sure off-school sites are appropriate for students' use. Learn to take a screenshot so if you need it you'll have proof of the website. Educate yourself; be familiar with the computer, software, and other online programs. Make sure you know how to use the programs you expect your students to use. Have a clear set of rules for going online. Have parents' involvment and keep them up to date. Make them aware of the risks and benefits; make sure you have their permission. [] [|http:/http://inst4015-group2.wikispaces.com/Best+Practices/coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2009/09/5-steps-to-online-safety.html] [] []
 * Jenaye Milano**

1.Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice: This is a great guideline because this way, students, or those who have used wiki's often know exactly what to do, what to expect and how to best access and use the wiki. 2.Create a culture of trust within the wiki: This guideline is so important because often students who are shy may not participate as much or students may not be sure what and how they can post and what to expect from their peers. If the students know there is trust within the wiki they will hopefully be more willing to participate. 3. Define and Identify Student Roles, Activities and Assessments: With a wiki, most anyone can do or change anything. Roles have to be clearly defined so students and instructors know just what their role is in the wiki. The instructor needs to clearly define all activities as well as assessments. http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/ 4. Keep Safe: This is so important with anything posted online anywhere. It's crucial that the instructor reminds students to not post any private or personal information on the wiki. https://educators.pbworks.com/w/page/18697893/Wiki-Etiquette-for-Students
 * Summer Lyday**

1. Post wiki conventions and require participants to abide by them (http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/) 2. Assign meaningful, authentic activities (http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/) 3. Cite your sources. Link right to an authoritative source that backs you up. (http://www.opencontent.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_use_a_wiki_to_facilitate_learning) 4. Be patient and provide students with technical assistance. (http://elttech.blogspot.com/2010/05/best-practices-when-using-wikis.html) 5. Create a culture of trust within the wiki (http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/)
 * Kylie Shober**


 * Jill Robinson**
 * 1) Create a culture of trust in order to allow students to feel comfortable. []
 * 2) Model examples of how to work in a collaborative environment, like the Wiki community, so students know how to behave in such a setting. []
 * 3) Don't allow students to tell any personal information, in order to keep it a safe environment. []
 * 4) Remind students of course deadlines and schedules. It can be easy to forget these. []


 * Sara Newman**
 * 1) Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice. Help children be able to feel comfortable with working with wikis. []
 * 2) Have a common goal for all participants-assign meaningful, authentic activities-include explicit instruction and provide time for practice. []
 * 3) Plant the seeds. Start the wiki community with a loose strucutre and modify content over time to define how the wiki is organized. Encourage students to add their own content areas and determine how to tie the content together. []
 * 4) Include detailed wiki instructions or a link, be patient and provide students with technical assistance, create a wiki culture []


 * Chelsie Womack**
 * 1) **I****nclude detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice**
 * http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/**
 * 2. Be patient with students and realize they may require technical assistance as they learn how to participate in a wiki environment**
 * http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/**
 * 3.** **Prepare to lose control.** **Once information is entered you might not have the last say anymore.**
 * http://oxfordmediaworks.com/marketing/wikipedia-and-you-best-practices-for-businesses-and-marketers/**
 * 4. Content is king- what you say is important so make it worth while**
 * http://wikis.sun.com/display/Help/Wiki+Best+Practices**

**Jennifer Millet**
1. Be patient with students and realize they may require technical assistance as they learn how to participate in a wiki environment 2. C  reate a culture of trust within the wiki 3. Assign meaningful, authentic activities 4. Remind students of course deadlines and schedules 5. Provide clear and explicit course expectations I think these are awesome suggestions for using wikis in the classroom. These are all important to me as a student and I know they will be helpful to my future students if I can remember to apply them. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 24px;">source: []
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember, not all students are technologically savvy and may need some initial help with the wiki. However, once they get going and see how easy and quick a wiki is, they should start feeling more comfortable and eager to use the wiki for its powerful collaborative features.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You will need to help your students feel comfortable within the wiki, by creating a culture of trust among all participants. You may want to include some icebreaker activities, to get students to know each other better before they start their “real” activities. You may want to more closely monitor activity at first to engage shy students and to intervene when needed if potentially explosive or harmful interactions occur. In other words, you need to set up and continue to maintain a culture of trust so that students feel safe in the environment while also encouraging them to experiment and take risks. This is not entirely easy to do, but your attitude and leadership can play a huge role in how students perceive their roles and responsibilities toward each other.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, this relates to problem-based learning and should really be a part of any learning experience. Through a wiki, you can facilitate and drive authentic, relevant learning.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The very nature of a wiki allows and encourages a lot of freedom and self-direction. However, sometimes students need to be reminded of course requirements and deadlines.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, this is an essential part of good pedagogy, but is an important part of working within a wiki. Students should have a clear understanding of course expectations and how they are to use the wiki to achieve the course goals.

Maren Reeves
<span style="line-height: 13pt; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Start with structure** Wikis are organized in a bottom up manner. The content that goes in the wiki has a need to be shared. Therefore the structure does tend to define itself over time. Once your wiki has enough content, you can look at what is being posted and let that drive a more formal structure. <span style="line-height: 13pt; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Plant the seeds** It's important to seed a wiki to get the community started. Start with a loose structure and modify content over time to define how the wiki is organized. Encourage contributors to add their own content areas and determine how to tie the content together structurally once you understand what the community is talking about. <span style="line-height: 13pt; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Calling all users** Post links (with a description of why someone would be interested) on forums and blogs after you have some starting structure. This is where most of the traffic comes from followed by email referrals. Forum moderators can also entice users to document their answers or solutions in a corresponding wiki. <span style="line-height: 13pt; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**R-e-s-p-e-c-t** Reputation is important to community users. As with blogs and forums, it helps contributions if the biggest contributors on a page are recognized. <span style="line-height: 13pt; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Regular reviews** Make sure the wiki content is current and correct. Although this should be done by the wiki community, it's important to have a small group of people (experts), including the moderator, who does this on a regular basis. A wiki with updated and correct information will continue to grow and prosper. When the site is reviewed for content, it is also a good time to look at the wiki structure and ensure the most interesting and useful content is easy to access <span style="line-height: 13pt; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">source: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">[] <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">*** These practices are important to keep in mind when starting a classroom that is up with technology. Organizing a wiki is especially key if I want it to be parent and student user friendly.**

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mekelle Tolman
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1. Create a private Wiki . This is open to only the classroom. This allows a safer environment for the students, especially with the younger students**
 * 2. Do not give out any personal information. This goes along with number one. If you are using a Wiki for your classroom you need to protect those who are using it, like your students.**
 * 3. Have parents sign a permission form as well as invite parents join the Wiki. Parent permission is probably one of the most important things if you are going to be putting any information about their child on the internet or anything really. And by inviting the parents they can see what you are doing with so they can feel included more in the classroom.**
 * 4. Filter out the junk. Whenever possible, show students how to turn on content filtering. Search engines such as Google.com and Ask.com give you the option to turn on filters. This eliminates some of the unwanted content out there, especially inappropriate images.**
 * 5.Linking. To dissuade access to the broader internet, encourage younger students to only link to internal wiki pages/blog posts. For older students linking is a great way to teach information literacy and determine what sites are credible and what aren't.**
 * https://educators.pbworks.com/w/page/18697805/Protect-your-students-online**

Rachelle Nielsen
 * 1. Assign meaningful, authentic activities - We can be original through wikis, have fun with it and do something new.**
 * 2. Be patient with students and realize they may require technical assistance as they learn how to participate in a wiki environment - I know technology is not my strongest point. We need to be patient with our students and help them along the way with wikis whenever they need help.**
 * 3. Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice - As a student myself, nothing is more frustrating than not having clear instructions. The more details the better!**
 * 4. Remind students of course deadlines and schedules - Students have a lot on their mind, and as teachers we need to be reminding them of their deadlines often!**
 * http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/**

Whitni Webb**

http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/
 * 1) **I****nclude detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice.**
 * 2) **Post wiki conventions and require participants to abide by them.**
 * 3) **Be patient with students and realize they may require technical assistance as they learn how to participate in a wiki environment**.
 * 4) **Create a culture of trust within the wiki.**
 * 5) **Provide clear and explicit course expectations.**

**Brooke Laursen**
====** 1. Create a culture of trust within the wiki []. **** People want to know that they can believe the information they are receiving and that it is actually reliable information. **==== ====**2. Start with structure []** Having structure on a website makes it a lot more pleasant to look at and it will have a lot more people accessing it if it has a good structure to it.==== ====**3. Users really like recognition, polls, and comments.** []. This gets the people that are using the wiki more involved and helps them connect with the other users.==== ====**4. Don’t underestimate the importance of a good moderator/editor.** []. With people being able to openly post information on wikis it could get out of hand. You want to be sure that accurate information is getting posted so that people will want to continue looking at your wiki. There are people out there that will do things for attention and to get a reaction out of others.====

=Megan Pease=

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 * 1) ====**Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice**====
 * 2) ====**Create a culture of trust within the wiki**====
 * 3) ====**Assign meaningful, authentic activities**====
 * 4) ====**Include a common goal for collaborative activities**====

5. **Keep your project site and wikis behind the company firewall**
=**Jamie Madsen**= ** [] **
 * 1) ==== ** Include detailed wiki instructions or a link on the home page and provide time for practice ** – Because most of your students have never used Wikis before, it is important to give them time to figure them out, and feel comfortable using them.  ====
 * 2) ==== ** Create a culture of trust within the wiki – ** Help students feel comfortable with one another by get to know you games, and icebreakers.  ====
 * 3) ==== ** Be patient with students and realize they may require technical assistance as they learn how to participate in a wiki environment – ** Give students time to navigate through their Wiki, and soon they will be a pro at it.  ====
 * 4) ==== ** Include a common goal for collaborative activities – ** This will help motivate students to work together to accomplish their task.  ====

** 5﻿. **** R-e-s-p-e-c-t ** Reputation is important to community users. As with blogs and forums, it helps contributions if the biggest contributors on a page are recognized
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Nikole Jennings · Make sure to keep your wiki safe. Allow only people with permission to view your wiki. This will keep you and your student’s safe. · Provide enough time for students to practice using wikis. · Create a set of rules that everyone knows and must follow. · Make sure to have authentic and meaningful activities on your wikis. · Create a culture of trust within the wiki. https://educators.pbworks.com/w/page/18697805/Protect-your-students-online []

Naomi Whitmore 1. Protect the identity of your students (make a private wiki and invite them to join) 2. Invite the parents to join and encourage them to participate 3. Have rules for the student to keep them focused on the assignment 4. Be patient. I know that I'm not always that technology savy, so I shouldn't expect it of my students [] []