6.+Wikis

=The Wiki-Wiki Web=


 * Developed by Ward Cunningham in 1995
 * Wiki is a Hawaiian word for quick.
 * Wiki = What I know Is (backronym)
 * A collaborative website with many authors
 * Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites in the world

Wissachickon School District's eToolBox:
a wiki full of resources for integrating technology into the classroom: http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/

=More to Explore=

Common Craft's Wiki's in Plain English
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The entire national high school curriculum for the country of South Africa is now in a wiki. (@http://tinyurl.com/nvu9v)
 * Wikibooks: Example - South African Curriculum**

Wikis have great potential as an educational tool for both teachers and students because they encourage collaborative learning and resource sharing. The following are just a few of the many ways that wikis can be used in education:
 * Integration Into Higher Education**
 * Group Authoring and Collaboration
 * Brainstorming
 * Creation and organization of content and study guides
 * Lesson summaries
 * Group note taking
 * Dissemination of classroom information
 * Literature circles
 * Resource collections
 * Vocabulary study