2007+Scitech-Wikispaces

//**UM'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE: AN ONLINE COLLABORATION**// Welcome to the on-line version of Scott A. Cox's presentation at the Montgomery County Science Teachers Association 2007 Mini-Convention.

The wikispace that inspired this presentation can be found here: http://scitechcourse.wikispaces.com

The rationale for the SciTech course can be found in this file, and this Word document. (An [|article] published in The Physics Teacher describing the course is available to AAPT members, or for a fee.)

The general purpose of a wikispace is summarized on this wikispace (click on the first embedded video).

Some examples of the educational use of wikispaces are listed on this wikispace. (Check out classroomgoogleearth, reich-chemistry, PrimaryExtension, and teacherknowledge.)

The distinction between a wikispace and a blog is summarized in this [|YouTube clip].

The tour of wikispaces.com is presented at this site: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

The offer of free wikispaces for educational purposes can be found at this site: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

"All of Wikipedia's official policies an guidelines can be summarised as [|five pillars] that define Wikipedia's character"