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 * EDET 603 Fall 2010 Name: Amy Carter**


 * PSA Project: The DESIGN Phase**

To view my outline in its traditional outline formatting, please view this pdf file.
 * Outline**


 * Project Title**: Gettin’ Wiggy Wit’ It: A Digital Classroom Experience Using Wiggio


 * General Goal:** This video will be a tutorial that teaches educators how to use Wiggio in the classroom and professional setting.


 * Specific Outcomes**: My audience will be able to use Wiggio as a digital classroom and professional workspace for collaboration, file sharing, virtual meetings, and planning.


 * Audience**: Who will use this project (e.g., teachers, students, other; be specific)? My audience will be my colleagues at Chapin High School. This includes administration and fellow teachers.

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 * Content Outline**


 * I. Introduction: What is a wiki? What is Wiggio?**

a. The word: Wiki wiki is the Hawaiian word for “quick.” According to Ward Cunningham, who seems to be the coiner of the web term, he was on a trip to Hawaii and in a hurry to get to his hotel when he came up with it. He asked the receptionist which bus to take. She replied, “the wiki-wiki bus.” He inquired what that meant, and she said it was the quick bus.

b. The web tool: A wiki is an online collaborative tool for sharing documents as well as other information. Different wikis have slightly different applications. Wiggio is a wiki that makes it easy to collaborate with a group. (“WIGgio” = Working In Groups) The content can be edited by anyone who has access or is invited to the wiki.

c. Requirements to use it include:

i. A computer

ii. Internet access

iii. A free account with Wiggio

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 * II. Justification for incorporating technology in the classroom: So what? Isn’t most of this technology just another “toy”?**

a. “A Vision of Students Today” – @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o This is “a short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime. Created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University” (@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o). This video is licensed under Creative Commons.

b. “Did You Know 4.0” – @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8“This is another official update to the original "Shift Happens" video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist” (@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8).

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 * III. Getting Started: Creating an account**

a. Sign up at www.wiggio.com

b. Management: You wouldn’t open your classroom without taking time to plan lessons. This is no different. While much of incorporating technology can be “learn as you go,” it is important to be comfortable with and understand the basic features and implications of the site. Practice/play with features using “My Demo Group”

c. Create groups for as many classes as you like.

i. Manage group settings, especially for security. You can control the access each invited member has on your Wiggio. Members can have a range of freedoms concerning chatting, editing, making changes, and sending messages.

ii. Invite members: Use student email addresses to send invites.

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 * IV. Wiggio’s Features: What does it offer?**

a. The home page reports activity that occurs on the site. If someone adds a link or a file, this page will reflect it. Members can post, text, or email comments and respond in threaded conversations.

b. The calendar page alerts group members via email or text when a calendar event is approaching. You can schedule events for the whole group or for certain individuals.

c. The folders page allows members to share and edit files. This page also allows users to create files and add links.

d. The meetings page allows you to host web meetings, conference calls, and chat rooms. The web meeting offers an interactive white board and allows file sharing in real time. Additionally, chats are archived for reference.

e. The poll page allows you to poll groups in real time and receive feedback in yes/no, short answer, or multiple choice formats.

f. The message page allows members to send messages to the whole group or certain members. The types of messages include text, email, an informal “sticky note”, or a voice note.

g. The to-do page offers a way to manage group tasks, assignments, projects, and more.

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 * V. Practical Applications in the Classroom: How do I use it?**

a. Planning: Deadlines posted on the calendar can be emailed or texted to students as reminders before the due date. So long to the excuse, “I didn’t know it was due” or “I didn’t know I had a test today.”

b. Group projects: Students can share and collaborate without ever needing to “meet” outside of school in person.

c. Posting class notes: You can post notes and diagrams online for students to access. Advantages include a database of class files for students’ reference, especially for absent students.

d. Class projects/portfolios: Using the folders feature, you can post completed projects online for others to view student work.

e. Peer review and collaborative writing: Students can edit and revise their own and their fellow classmates’ writing.

f. Course links and resource notes: Offer “extra help” and enrichment by posting links and other documents that you may not have time to cover in class. These can reinforce the concepts you teach in the classroom and save both you and the student unnecessary meeting time after school.

g. Professional meeting and collaboration: What would it be like to have a department meeting from your own desk? Need to have a quick discussion? Meet in a chat room, make quick decisions, and have an archived chat to reference later. No need to keep and record Minutes.

h. Online storage: Store and have access to assignments, lesson plans, notes, curriculum resources, and course materials wherever you have an Internet connection. You are no longer limited to your “H Drive” account.

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