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=Wiki While You Work: An Introduction to Wikis in Education=

This course will consist of four Activities:
 * Welcome Activity
 * Activity 1
 * Activity 2
 * Activity 3

It is designed to give you a brief overview of wikis, evaluate educational wikis and create your own wiki! We will only cover the basics but by the end of the course, you will be familiar with Wikispaces.com and can further explore on your own!

//This workshop was originally developed by [|Mark Wagner, Ph.D.], President & CEO, EdTechTeam, Inc., to introduce educators to the read/write web.//

//This wiki is a template that you can use for any Professional Development or Training sessions that address the use of wikis in education. With Mark's permission, we are making it available to educational technologists who are looking for tools to show their teams what can be accomplished with wikis in general — and Wikispaces in particular — in the K–12 environment.//

Free Wikis for K–12 Educators
Wikispaces offers a free upgrade for wikis that are used exclusively for K–12 education. These free, ad-free wikis have all the features of Plus wikis, //and// User Creator tool, which will let you create user accounts in bulk (even when your students don’t have email addresses).

This offer applies to any wiki that is used //exclusively// for K–12 educational use (i.e., kindergarten through secondary school). It is available worldwide to teachers, students, and other educators. This offer is not available to universities and higher education.


 * Get your K–12 Plus wiki**
 * Any time you want to create a new K–12 wiki, go to [].
 * If you already have a wiki on Wikispaces and you’re not sure whether your wiki is on the K–12 Plus plan, go to **Manage Wiki** > **Subscription**. After **Plan**, you should find the text, “Your wiki is currently on our Plus plan. Your Plus plan wiki is free, compliments of Wikispaces.” If it says something else, follow the **Request Your Free Upgrade Now** link at the bottom of the page.


 * Learn more**
 * If you're not clear on what a wiki is, this excellent [|video] from Common Craft explains it in simple terms.
 * Take a look at the educational wikis wiki to see what some of your peers are doing. It's a wiki, too, so you can contribute your own examples and ideas. You may also want to check out the [|Wiki Walk-Through] from TeachersFirst.

You can find answers to some common questions on our teachers help page. Or just shoot us an email any time at help@wikispaces.com.