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** Home ** EOE grade level wikis are private, which means only students, parents, and staff members with a related interest to this class are allowed to add to or edit the wiki. Only registered members can see the wiki. Wiki and web 2.0 tools will provide students with age appropriate material in an Internet environment that is safe and appropriate for the maturity level and need of student users. The goal is to ensure that our students become proficient in the information and communication technologies competencies necessary for success in 21st century learning. According to the //Washington Library Media Association////(WLMA)// **Technology Instruction for 21st Century Learning** students need to become proficient in the information and communication technologies competencies that will help students acquire the following skills: ===  **This WIKI will be used by the students and classrooms for the following purpose**  ===
 * Students learn information literacy skills including evaluation and analysis of the credibility, relevance and currency of information
 * Students learn to use emerging learning technologies for school and lifelong learning
 * Students learn to be critical consumers and producers of information
 * Students learn to be safe, ethical and responsible digital citizens
 * Creating and facilitating an online learning environment
 * Blended learning
 * Electronic Portfolios (eFolios) – serve as learning repositories
 * Two way webs (web 2.0): allow users to create, publish, share & update entries
 * Availability of software tools
 * Collaboratively authoring class texts
 * Allows for scaffolding
 * Writing Projects
 * Group Projects
 * Sharing Resources
 * As a presentation tool

**Benefits:**

 * Student engagement and motivation
 * context embedded, inquiry driven and collaborative learning
 * Students learn 21st Century skills
 * Access 24/7 to assignments, lessons, tutorials, glossaries, resources and eFolios
 * Learning is differentiated
 * Integrates Multiple Intelligences
 * Creativity

**Safety**
This wiki will be created using a wiki tool at //www.wikispaces.com// //(each grade level has an exact link to their grade level wiki. Each grade level link is posted on the EOE library homepage).// In the interest of students’ safety the following restrictions have been configured on the wiki: = **Wiki & web 2.0 Etiquette for Students****: ** =
 * Only the teacher can enter registrations
 * Only students, parents, and staff members with a related interest to this class are allowed to add to or edit the wiki.
 * Only registered members can see the wiki
 * All wiki content is subject to teacher approval and/or deletion.
 * The teacher will be notified of any edits to the wiki.
 * All wiki content will be removed from public view after the 2011-2012 school year has ended.
 * No individual or identifiable profiles are available on the wiki or web 2.0 tools

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