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Contact Information: Twitter: @Philip_Cummings Professional Blog: @http://philipcummings.com Class Book Review Wiki: http://brokenspines.wikispaces.com/

Trying to get the "new school" to focus on the why and how via open-ended tools (i.e. wikis).

Reading and Writing has been a concern and focus since the beginning. Three recent research studies indicate that students' u sing a wiki had greater success on final exams, greater retention of course content and information, and greater overall academic success.

Elements of Writing Instruction (11 total) that can match up with work on a wiki Writing strategies Summarization Specific product goals Word processing Process writing (6+ traits) Content learning -Modeling & relevant -Across content areas
 * Collaborative writing **
 * Inquiry activities **

"Wiki's are the simplest thing that could possibly work."

Examples of wiki use... @http://www.flatclassroomproject.org/

Lessons Learned Get Organized, Barn Raising, Real Names/Nicknames, Driver's Ed & Modeling

Stephanie's Preferred Tools: Wikispaces, Google Sites

Reflective Q's:
 * 1) In what ways is my use of wikis learner-centered?
 * 2) How might I use a wiki to support our PBL/inquiry or as an OER repository?
 * 3) What strategy do I have for making the wiki more globally collaborative?