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What's a Wiki?** A [|wiki] is a type of website that allows users to easily add and edit content and is especially suited for collaborative writing. That means that on typical wikis, anyone can edit anything at anytime. Fun! Because of how open most wikis are, many educators find them a bit tough to deal with.

Wikis facilitate "the purposeful work of negotiating and creating truth" and they support the philosophy that "the quality of the collectively produced product is more important than owning the idea."


 * Wiki Key Words**
 * Collaboration
 * Co-creation
 * Shared space
 * Collection


 * Wiki Uses**


 * Easy, simple website
 * Easy group authoring
 * Data collection
 * Projects
 * Reviews
 * Presentations
 * Professional collaboration
 * Class texts


 * Specific Uses** ([|Stephanie Sandifer])
 * Leadership and Administration
 * Communication and Knowledge Management
 * School Improvement Plans, Technology Planning
 * Personal Portfolio
 * Professional Learning


 * Idea Resources**
 * Educational Wikis (One of the best starting point resources out there.)
 * [|Teachers First Wiki Ideas]
 * A great presentation (movie) by Mark Wagner: "[|Wiki While You Work"]


 * Wiki Strategies**
 * Reading
 * Check the history: you [|can] tell how active a particular wiki is by checking the clicking the "history" or "recent changes" links. More activity doesn't necessarily mean better quality, however.
 * Wikis can be good starting points for research. Verifying what you find is always a good idea.
 * Writing
 * If you know something that isn't on the wiki, add it!
 * If you see something wrong, fix it!
 * Discussion
 * Use the discussion tabs on each page to add to the content.

[|Wikis in Plain English]


 * Sample Wikis**
 * The poster app for the Read/Write Web is [|Wikipedia].
 * [|Indian Ocean Earthquake] entry
 * [|Wikitravel] is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date and reliable world-wide travel guide.
 * Mix passion and easy collaboration tools and [|this is what you get]. (Start Trek wiki)
 * [|Wikinews]
 * [|Wikibooks]
 * [|Anatomy and Physiology of Animals]
 * Got ideas for using Google Maps? Share [|them here.]
 * [|Skype in Schools]


 * Classroom Wikis**
 * Flat Classroom Project
 * [|Welker's Wikinomics]
 * [|Others from WetPaint]
 * [|Censorship and Responsibility] (College level wiki)
 * Wissahickon Schools "EToolbox"
 * Springfield Township Virtual Library (Joyce Valenza)
 * [|Wikieducator]
 * [|Twitter4Teachers]


 * Wiki Tools**
 * [|Wikispaces]
 * [|Wetpaint]
 * [|PBWiki]
 * [|Google Sites]
 * [|MediaWiki]--Runs Wikipedia


 * Wiki Resources**
 * [|Pedgogical Potential of Wikis]
 * [|Heavy Metal Umlaut Screencast]
 * [|Wikipedia vs. Britannica] (Nature Magazine)
 * [|Wikipedia Animate]

How might wikis be used in a K-12 school setting? What might be some obstacles to their use?
 * Your Ideas**