THINK WIKIS
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WHAT IS A WIKI?
A wiki is a collaborative website that is considered part of the second generation of Internet-based services that allows users to instantly create and share web pages.
Definition of Wiki from Wikipedia
Wikis in Plain English
Wikis are a place to:
add, edit and share quickly
build a community
collaborate
create picture galleries
manage a project or team
plan an event
share stories
store documents and files
In a time when everyone is talking about globalization, wikis are geographically agnostic.
Wikis are a place for:
adapting a document for a new audience
brainstorming
chronicle an ongoing event
class practice tests
class-produced exam study guide
classroom learning beyond the classroom
classroom websites
club activities
collaboration of notes
collective note-taking
computer program coding
concept introduction
content presentation
discussion questions
exploratory projects
experiments
favorite booklists
frequently asked questions
group collaboration on writing sentences
group presentation
group problem-solving
help-desk training
lessons summaries
individual assessment projects
instructional design plan
interactive library research
lab report
newsletter
open storytelling
organizing audience sessions for speech class
peer counseling
peer editing
peer tutor training
poem construction
posting web quests
presentation/paper/course development
problem-solving
procedural manuals
proofreading
role playing
scenarios, potential indicators
students papers
teacher editing marks or corrections
teacher collaborative on best practices
what if?
website design
teachers posts
FREE WIKI HOSTING
PBWiki
Wikispaces
Wiki.com
Seed Wiki
Free software wiki package originally written for Wikipedia - server-based
WIKIS IN EDUCATION
PBWiki Power Educators Wiki
Westwood Schools Wikispace
St. Francois Xavier Community School
Irving, TX ISD Professional Development
Villa di Maria Elementary Booklist
Wiki in a K-12 classroom
Tim Fredrick's ELA Teaching Wiki
The Science of Spectroscopy
Wiki Wiki Teaching- The art of using wiki pages to teach
Wiki Ideas for the Classroom
New Answers for E-Learning: Wikis and avatars are improving the educational experience
LINKS TO OTHER WIKI SITES
Web-logged Presentation Links Wikis
Wesley Fryer's Workshop Resources
David Warlick's CoLearners Wiki
Women of Web 2.0
Education Technology Association of St. Louis
Webster Groves School District IMC/Technology Facilities Wiki
HOW ACCURATE IS WIKIPEDIA
Academics question Wikipedia’s credibility
Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica
Wikipedia Profile
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