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Wiki Math Mindmaps
Subject: Mathematics Wiki Math Mindmaps
Age Range:14 - 18
Application Types: Social Networking; Web Application
21st Century Themes:
Global AwarenessFinancial & Economic LiteracyCivic LiteracyHealth Literacy
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21st Century Concepts:
Creativity & InnovationCommunication & CollaborationResearch & Information FluencyCritical Thinking & Problem SolvingDigital CitizenshipTechnology LiteracyGrowth & Leadership
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The Project Description

This project promotes creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, as well as a number of other 21st century skills through the creation of a wiki about math terms. The example project demonstrates how pupils might use the wiki format to create a visual dictionary of math terms and concepts. Pupils will be responsible for creating wiki entries that present the definition of a term or concept they have chosen and a visual representation of that term or concept. Pupils will be able to edit, evaluate, and comment on entries that others have made. The tutorial movies describe the process of creating a wiki, as well as discuss issues related to digital citizenship and other 21st century skills and concepts. Discussion questions, assessment rubrics, and information about adapting and extending the example project are included in the resource materials available for download with this project.
expand  Project Preview
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 75126 2:04
Subscribers have access to download the resource materials for this project, which includes discussion questions, assessment rubrics, and information about adapting and extending the example project.
The Project Tutorials
The following tutorials demonstrate, step-by-step, how to complete the example project, as shown in the Project Preview.
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Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Signing up for a wiki account 75120 3:31
2. locked My Account - Using the dashboard & mail 75121 1:10
3. locked My Account - Changing the settings 75122 1:39
4. locked Creating your first page 75123 1:40
5. locked Copyright & your wiki 75124 2:43
6. locked Managing the look & feel of the wiki 75125 1:17
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Adding a new page 75128 1:36
2. locked Uploading files for the wiki 75129 1:13
3. locked Creating a term definition page with an image 75131 2:33
4. locked Linking to internal & external pages 75136 2:05
5. locked Editing the navigation sidebar 75137 1:44
6. locked Adding more content & managing tags 75138 2:45
7. locked Reviewing changes 75139 2:38
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Inviting new members 75132 1:23
2. locked Accepting a member invitation 75135 1:38
3. locked Establishing "ground rules" 75133 1:50
4. locked Adding new content as a pupil member 75134 4:50
5. locked Setting page permissions 75140 1:45
6. locked Commenting on a page 75141 2:13
Infusing 21st Century Skills       back to top
The example project created in the tutorials illustrates one way this project might be completed, using subject-specific content, targeted for a certain grade range, and using a specific application. As demonstrated, this would make a fine technology skills integration project for your pupils. However, the basic project can be easily extended to more fully support the teaching and learning of other 21st century concepts and skills, beyond those related to technology.
A stated Performance Indicator of a 21st Century teacher is the ability to "customise and personalise learning activities to address pupils' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources" (ISTE NETS•T 2c). The Project Activity Guide and The Professional Development Workbook, included in the downloadable Project Resource Packet, will help you practice this critical skill by guiding you through the process of modifying the example project to infuse 21st century skills, to help you adjust the project to suit your own classroom needs, and to assess the end result.
The following tutorials address ways you might adapt the basic project, as well as provide examples of how the project can be extended to more fully incorporate specific 21st century concepts. Please note that these suggestions may involve using Web resources that are blocked or filtered by your school or organisation.
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expand  Adapting & Extending
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Adapting - Using a different application 75127 2:07
2. locked Adapting - Using a different subject 75142 1:06
3. locked Adapting - Planning for accessibility 75130 2:49
Tutorial series by Philip K. Harmer
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