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=So Doc............ What is a wiki? =

Lets get started with a short, very simple, and well explained video clip from Common Craft on wikis
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**__A 'wiki' is often called a 'wikispace'__**
In educational terms a wikispace is a collaborative space, set up by the teacher, to which the teacher invites students members. Once students become members they can edit areas of the wikispace determined by the teacher. Students can add text, set up their own page, insert images and video links and edit each others work.

The advantage to a teacher is that all edits are logged by date and user name so the students are immediately accountable for their work. All the edits made can be viewed by clicking on 'history' at the top of the page. For instance on this page I am the only one who has made the changes since I am the only member. However whomever I invite to become a member of this space can then make edits and these would appear in the History.

Any number of new pages can be added to the wiki. For example I have added a page with my research based page article and pages with my Hunter Lesson Models.

Why Use a Wiki?
Well...... the State Technology Standards suggest that the following should be incorporated into every curricula AND COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE.
 * Educational Technology Standard 8.1** - ALL STUDENTS WILL USE DIGITAL TOOLS TO ACCESS, MANAGE, EVALUATE, AND SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE

These are some examples of the wikis I have used in class as a resource for the students. I set up the basic framework of the wiki, invited the students and then let them go with it. All the important info was entered and edited by the students. You can see this by checking out the history at the top of each page

__ //**Some examples**// __ Skeletal System Essential Question Lab Write Ups

A point of reflection. Like any of the recent Web 2.0 applications that have appeared.......

There are a few places where you can read about wikis and get some examples of how they are used
Still not sure...check out the TeacherFirst: [|Wiki Walk Through]

Check out the Ideas for the Classroom Page

[|Subject Specific Ideas for using a wiki]

Help pages for Teachers

==Ready to start your own page? You could set up one for your next course and ask people to post their assignments rather than email or paper copies. Everything would be in one spot. Let me know and I could help you set it up== Use the link below to view screen shots and audio of how to start setting up your wiki [|Tour of wikispace and how to start]

[|Set up a wiki]

For additional information on how to complete various tasks try the Wikispace Help Page