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What is a wiki?
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http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6538&title=Wikis_in_Plain_English
A wiki (from the Hawaiian word 'quick') is a webpage that anyone can edit at anytime from anywhere. Wikis allow for asynchronous collaboration and communication between groups of people. On a wiki many people can edit the page and many people can read the page.
A wiki can imitate the way that you surf the web -- you can add pages in all directions and expand as needed through internal wiki page links and external links to outside sources. (From Shayne)
How can I use a wiki?
Instructional wikis
Teachers can post information for their students to use outside of the classroom. Wikis are accessible from anywhere, so students can easily log on to find the most up to date class information. Teachers can post syllabus, homework, vocab list, additional homework resources, videos, and podcasts of lectures.
On an instructional wiki the teacher is the only editor; students can read the information but can't contribute.
Collaborative wikis
Teachers can create interactive lessons where students contribute to the content on the wiki. Students create, publish and post work. On a collaborative workspace, students can peer edit and comment on other student's work, work collaboratively and have easy access to a variety of links.
On a collaborative workspace, students can edit the page and contribute to the content on the workspace.
Faculty Wiki
Many schools use PBworks to communicate between staff. Here are some ideas on how to use a wiki for collaborating with staff:
Document Repository - We used the repository template page to include all of our documents (forms, calendars, memos, notices) significantly cutting down on paper. This also helps those of us who always were misplacing paper copies.
Discussion- We also use the wiki for discussion purposes (new ideas, meeting reactions, announcements).
Share Information- The wiki contains a library inventory and software inventory.
Training- Several video tutorials have been posted on the wiki.
Interesting Forum Discussions for you to explore:
Three ways to use a school wiki
Beginning to use wikis with students
Wikis for collaborating with staff
Some great wiki examples:
FrontPage | Wikis for Everyone | CMS Library Catalog
Researchers' Page | Maryland Black-Eyed Susans | CMS Wiki Book Club
Creating Your Project | Online Books
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