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I'm would like to be able to take a picture of student writing work (we don't use identifying information in our work), add an audio note about the strategy the student used, and upload the connected photo/audio file to the wiki. Any suggestions? Students could also audio annotate their own photos of work. Authors teaching authors.

(We don't have enough computers for everyone to be writing, commenting, annotating on the computer.)

How to keep the Audio on the Same Page

1. Create an mp3 file from your audio file (QuickTime Pro, iSquint, Audacity).

2. From PB Wiki Manual:

...add music or sound to my pages?

1. Go to your wiki and upload your MP3 to the files page.
2. Go to: http://www.google.com/ig/directory?sy...
3. Click the "Add to your webpage" button
4. In the song URL text box type in "/f/" and then whatever the file name is, ie: "http://yourwikiname.pbwiki.com/Audio-Notes/f//yourmusicfile.mp3"
5. Click "Get the Code" and copy the code that appears in this text box.
6. Go to the page on your wiki where you would like this mp3 to play and enter edit mode.
7. Click "Insert Plugin," choose "Productivity," and then "Any Google Gadget."
8. Paste the code from the website in this box.
9. Click "Preview," then "OK," and then "Save" the wiki page.

If all goes well, your mp3 should work on your site.

pbwikimanual.pbwiki.com/How-do-I?SearchFor=audio&sp=1

When to start: As soon as students are writing. Even primary students who create pattern stories could cite: "Patterned after..."

How do I check: Throughout the writing process, we discuss their ideas, their style choices, their accuracy, and what to cite. On final drafts, students should learn to follow citation standards (see Citation Machine: http://citationmachine.net/).

I like this footnote feature because students can use it to begin the citation process with the needed information, and therefore not forget to include the citations on their final product bibliography (using standard protocols).

The footnote feature lends itself to many options, as indicated by all the marvelous ideas above:
citations
definitions
acronyms
explanations
notes
name of person editing section
questions

The footnote feature is fantastic.

Your comment about alter-egos helped me think of the idea of allowing students to create their own codes names from their real names. That still helps me (and their peers) know who is who. So Joe Adams could be Joad. Thanks. – Sheri, on August 18, 2008 22:34

In the past my students "code name" are the first three letters of their first name and the first letter of their last name. So John Adams is joha. The students rather like it -- it might be that "persona" mentioned by Selena above. This year I may have students choose a nickname based on their real name, so John Adams might become JoAd or JoeAd or Jdam. It would then be something the kids like and choose. Some of our "code names" seemed silly, so student choice would be better. That does mean I won't be ready to start the first day, however!

Hi Casey, I did find the student etiquette page and did adapt that. I agree that the AUP can be too much. I'm thinking for my students that I will do as you suggest, use the etiquette page as a first start for signatures and discussion, and build our own AUP with the students. Then I could show them the TOS/AUP which they will probably see has all their ideas in it. The older students can see the value in "reading a contract" -- as well as writing one! Thanks for your suggestion and clarification for me. I hope this discussion helps others as well. Sheri – Sheri, on July 30, 2008 21:33

I'm so glad to be able to learn a better organization strategy for my wikis. The first week has really helped me fine-tune what I have done already. I'm beginning to love pb 2.0 :) The folders are great. I realize that I can't use the security yet until I upgrade to premium, but the organization ability is wonderful. Also, tagging is important. I created a tag code to enter into my pages so I can easily search for them by searching for that code-- no one else would use that. I noticed on a help site today the coded tags at the bottom of my answer, so that must be a trick and a strategy.

i also cannot sign up. I did click the edit button and the get access button.

Thanks -- looking forward to the solution.

Sorry end of school year and family issues kept me from responding.
Are we still discussing this? Is there a link to a page to review the new ideas? I'm still hoping for the invite key/ one password. I included pbwiki in my fourth quarter writing class. Being able to change the wiki password daily made it so easy to manage. I don't think I could have done managed without it because I have four classes and 70 students to manage. Until the kids understand and follow their responsibility and the ethics involved in internet use, I like the security of the password. Just checking; I'm sure a good solution will arise that will serve everyone's needs in some way. Thanks.

Login and passwords need to reflect ease, security, and anonymity. My students do not have email accounts they can use for school projects. I can't use their names. I have 70 students in grades 5-8 for which the wiki is a fantastic forum.

However, I need to know who is on and who is editing what.

I need to restrict certain pages (locked is nice).

I see a "page-level" access in 2.0, but I don't know what that means.

I'm thinking it would be nice for students to be able to create their individual pages which are locked except for their password. Some pages would be locked, others are for collaboration.

I just created a whole site in 2.0 (silver), not realizing that each person had to login (and they don't have emails) and that I can't control the level of use.

I thought at first that I could have editors, moderators, writers, and page-level only passwords. Oops, I blew that one. Copy and paste to 1.0, I guess, although the new folders and page security is great !

A way I've heard other wikis use, is the teacher sends in student names and passwords which are set up for the site by the wiki admins.

I see why 2.0 went to PB Identities, but I need more control over the students' use, instead of giving them PB access like adults have -- the PB identity page invites them to create their own, add other wikis, etc. I wish the world were a nice place, so open and free. But I've must provide a more in-house solution. The techy kids will still go off on their own -- but not on my watch.

I noticed one discussion mentioned something like adding student names to their emails? like teacher+student@gmail.com Is that possible? I wouldn't use the students' names, but I could use their class code. I would not suggest using any "official" student number.

So: easy to set-up student usernames (not real) and passwords; still need differing access levels; would like page level access code for certain pages to prevent others from editing their final work.

Thanks. Sheri

I have a free pbwiki which I use as the link page for students and families, so they cannot edit those pages at all. I have also used team wikis so only teams of students can have access to those wikis. I login at the beginning of the day for those so I don't need to change the password. The pages can be public for families to view also. For a class of 20, the team idea may work well for you.

In my premium wiki, I lock some of the pages so students cannot edit them.

Also, although I have low computer ownership among my students, almost all families have access to a computer somewhere -- work, friends, relatives, etc.

Internet safety lessons are a must; internet literacy is also. I also have only had a few inappropriate items, just in the storytelling, though. Not in the bullying aspect. Students don't use their names; we use a code name or initials.

Wikis are such a powerful tool. Thanks for your input.