Wiki+Help

 toc =**All classes' wikis**= http://aplang-7.wikispaces.com/ || //Need more help getting started with wikis? This is a clear tutorial: // TeachersFirst Wiki Walk Through
 * = **Block** ||= **Address** ||
 * = 1 ||= http://cohenclass1.wikispaces.com/ ||
 * = 2 ||= Planning ||
 * = 3 ||= http://shslang3.wikispaces.com/ ||
 * = 4 ||= http://cohensclass04.wikispaces.com/ ||
 * = 5 ||= http://cohenlit.wikispaces.com/ ||
 * = 6 ||= http://cohen6.wikispaces.com/ ||
 * = 7 ||= new wiki:
 * // Some basics on how to edit the wiki: Click here //**

=Advice and Suggestions= Check out "Technology and Visualization" on the Jobs page.

**Using the Wiki Effectively**
How we use wikis in class Visit Wikispaces' Help page on how to edit text

Arrangement is super important on wikis: Wikipatterns, a collection of adoption patterns and anti-patterns for spurring increased use Some inspiration: media type="custom" key="11420830" media type="custom" key="10880690"

Wikispaces has a nice help section and a video: http://help.wikispaces.com/PL+animation

//A book on using the wiki effectively.//

**Design and Structure**
A big part of learning about effective visual rhetoric today is understanding something about web design. For example, arrangement and organization become incredibly important. Here is an example of stream-lined organization: http://greenonions.com/portfolio/travel_sitemap.pdf I also recommend looking up more about Edward Tufte and doing some searches on his blog. And think about how you are delivering your information on your wiki contribution: Usability.gov standards and information

Wikis in Education
Courtesy of one of the Technology Managers, here is a Wikispaces link to other wikis in education: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

**Start Marketing**
If people are still not "adopting" the wiki as a central place to discuss, post notes, etc., consider some Facebook and/or Google+ marketing: How to add a "Like" button from Facebook How to add a "Plus one" button from Google

Also consider featuring some of the cooler things that appear on the wiki in an in-class poster. Let me (Ms. C) know if you need paper and/or printing.

**Cannibalize sets of links you like!** For example:
http://woottonlang.wikispaces.com/AP+Lang+Resources (the danger here is that pages can go dead, but you can pull links from others' pages too:) Websites **College Board Course Description and Resources** @http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/2123.html
 * includes course description, sample syllabi, full exam, and lots of College Board approved resources

**AP Central: AP Language Exam Questions** @http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html
 * includes links to recent essay questions, sample student responses, and scorer's commentary

**On posting visuals and videos:**
Use a video hosting site that can be accessed from school. One that works is Teacher Tube. However, this site can be slow.

Also check out: a number of services listed on this forum post: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/531957

A list of resources in the public domain, from another Wikispace: http://105.wikispaces.com/Public+Domain+Images+%26+Clip+Art also check out Archive.org for audio books, video footage, and a lot of other tools.

Here is another, from a British site on using tech in education: http://c4lpt.co.uk/directory-of-learning-performance-tools/video-hosting-sites/

= **Follow the Wikis** = I keep track of what you're doing on the wikis using an RSS Reader. You can also get a reader and follow changes on this wiki and/or your class's wiki.

What I like to see in the feed: Lots of different people contributing. What I don't like to see: 1-2 people and I using the wiki.

Here's the feed: rss url="http://www.google.com/reader/shared/user%2F05007096347757061791%2Flabel%2FWiki%20Changes?hl=en" link="true" number="10" date="true" author="true"