Wiki:  an online tool for collaboration allowing all users to edit a web site – no knowledge of web design needed – it is all about the content.
Wikis in Plain English  video to learn more.

How are educators using wikis to impact student learning?  See the following examples.

Teachers First, Wiki Ideas for the Classroom (listed by content area)  http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm

Horizon Project 2008
http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/

High School Online Collaborative Writing
http://schools.wikia.com/wiki/High_School_Online_Collaborative_Writing

AP Calculus Wiki  https://apcalculus.wikispaces.com/

Foreign Language Teaching Wiki  http://flteaching.wikispaces.com/

PB Wiki in Science Classroom http://cuebc.ca/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=2

20 Ways to Wiki http://wiki.wetpaint.com/page/20+Ways+to+Wiki

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Wiki:  an online tool for collaboration allowing all users to edit a web site – no knowledge of web design needed – it is all about the content.  See the library online newsletter for a great video, Wikis in Plain English or post above.

If you have used Wikipedia, then you have accessed a wiki.  While Wikipedia may be a controversial research tool, the way in which collaboration and connection occur on Wikipedia is amazing.

As a collaboration tool, educators are creating wikis to improve group projects and connect with the world.

For example, in AP Economics, a teacher created a wikiwhere students post notes, comments, and presentations throughout the year.  Before a test, students meet “virtually” to review for the test. 

In technology/computer classes, students from Georgia, Melbournne, and Vienna collaborated on the Horizons Project.

Interested?  Go to www.wikispaces.com or
pbwiki.com to set up an account and learn more.  Need help?  Contact one of the library media specialists.

Examples of Educational Wikis:

goApes Wiki, AP Environment Science
http://goapes.wikispaces.com/

Horizons Project, High School Computer Classes
http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/

Mr. Lee’s Math,
12th Grade Math
http://acrospire.pbwiki.com/

Welker’s Wikinomics, AP Economics
http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/