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Wikis for School Leaders:
Using Technology to Improve Communication and Collaboration
ISBN: 9781596671843
Product Code: 7184-3
©2011 / 7 X 10 inches / 160 pages
About this Title
Maximize the effectiveness of your professional activities through the use of wikis, and raise student achievement in turn! With strategies from online educator and technology expert Stephanie Sandifer, this book provides how-to advice on the way in which wikis result in a more efficient use of time, better communication, and increased adult learning for the members of your school community. Inside, you'll find out how to promote collaboration and productivity in your school, all while contributing to improved student learning.
Topics include:
- The Dos and Don'ts of Wikis
- Social Networking Tools and Wikis
- Wikis for Leadership and Administration
- Wikis in the Classroom
- Wikis for Home-to-School Communications
Implement each of these practical, innovative ideas and "wikify" your school today!
Contents
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Free Downloads
Online Resources
Introduction
1 Organization and Collaboration in the B.W. (Before Wiki) Era
2 What Is A Wiki?
3 Why Use A Wiki?
4 When & Where?
5 How?-Making It Work in Your Organization
6 Sustaining Wikis
7 Web 2.0 Tools That Support Wiki Use
8 Wiki Continued-Edit This Chapter
Resources for Successful Wiki Use
Habit Building Guide
Recommended Resources
References
Reviews Write a review
Through the use of a wiki, according to Sandifer, a "paradigm shift" can occur. The shift we are experiencing today challenges us to create an entire new identity (or definition) of "teacher." Today effective educators are life long learners who guide students and challenge them. Educators, in other words, are a part of the team that is responsible for learning in the classroom. They can no longer be the sole voice of expertise and all knowledge, speaking from the scholar’s podium. —Sister Geralyn Schmidt, SCC, Wide Area Network Coordinator for the Diocese of Harrisburg
There's no doubt in my mind that Sandifer's Wikis for School Leaders will quickly become a quick reference guide for leaders interested in streamlining how they manage, organize interactions with staff, students, and community. —Miguel Guhlin, Director of Technology Operations, San Antonio Independent School District
Sandifer offers a throrough, practical guide to the creation and maintenance of wikis. Readers will appreciate the process outlines for constructing them and connect with the many examples. —Frank Buck, Frank Buck Consulting, Inc.
Administrators will find this text useful in facilitating the principles of democratic leadership through the use of a wiki to reduce bureaucratic hierarchies. —Ronald A. Styron Jr., Director, Gulf Coast Instructional Leadership Center, University of Southern Mississippi
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Online Resources
Check out the Wikis for School Leaders Facebook page!
Wikis for School Leaders reviewed by Miguel Guhlin.
Wikis for School Leaders reviewed on PLP’s Voices from the Learning Revolution Blog.
Download Using Wikis for Communicating and Collaborating in Your School by online educator and technology expert, Stephanie Sandifer by completing the form.
Wikis for School Leaders reviewed in The School Administrator.
About the Author
Stephanie Sandifer is an educator with nearly 20 years of experience educating children and adults at all levels. As a K-12 and college-level educator she has over 16 years of experience in the classroom — face-to-face and online in virtual school settings. Additionally, she has 10 years of experience in a wide range of school administration and curriculum/instructional roles.
