Wiki+What!


 * Everything you need to know about wikis... ****Wikipedia is the grandfather of all wiki's. Here's the Wikipedia article on wiki's...** [|**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki**]


 * And some more about why we chose to use this 2.0 tool at Glendale Sciences and Technology School... **

**21st Century Communication...** - **The "future is today"... the culture of learning has already changed for kids, and it continues to evolve. There are more learning tools at their disposal than ever before. We (teachers) need to stay ahead of the game... our students are "digital natives."**
 * __Joe's Non-Netbook__** []

//*Chris is the Principal of the Science Leadership Academy; a partnership high school between the School District of Philadelphia and The Franklin Institute. SLA is an inquiry-driven, project-based high school focused on 21st century learning.//
 * Growing our tech school culture... (not "the schools we've always had, plus some computers") **
 * __Chris Lehmann: School Tech Should Be Like Oxygen__** []

- Kids like "cool" stuff... the "WOW" factor in education is becoming more and more necessary... PlugintoTheSmartGrid.com...
 * Keeping kids engaged and captivated within the teaching and learning process... **
 * ... So yeah, it's really just about creating a workspace where staff (e.g. Math, Language Arts, Science) students (e.g. CARE CLUB) and parents (e.g. Parent's Place) can collaborate together on the teaching and learning process, 21st Century style.**

*We have created an open system platform for effective and green communication;  - A workspace for staff and students;  - An effective and simple way to promote our tech school culture by connecting our Mattie staff, students and parents together within our wiki network;  - A free, efficient and fun way to connect school to home and home to school:  - An academic forum to assign, complete and display school work;  - And also an appropriate, private web environment to explicitly teach students responsible  social networking.

We're really excited about our technology!

**TEACHERS:** Click here for a sample set of instructions for parents detailing how to get connected to a WikiSpaces wiki, (of course this can be adapted for any prospective user group)...